Construction Method: Concrete

External Step Details

Plinth Lvl 15MM to 25MM

75to100
MM
150 to250
MM
Ground Lvl
75to100
MM
150to250
MM
 Handrail joint to
Baluster
Pin to be inserted
in the groove

Seamless Baluster
Fitting Details

Y member allowing outward

space for fingers to move
around handrail while keeping
footprint larger
Step-1: Drill Hole Step-2: Place Railing Baluster/Post.

Step-3: Insert Machine Screw

Step-4: Sometimes Grout is kept in the hole

Structural Understanding of Stairs
6. Ramps

Reference Link:

https://www.dimensions.com/collection/ramps
 6. Exercise S1
Design a staircase/Stairs for a following situation:

Consider any one of the following functions for your building:

1. 5-Star Hotel in Urban Area of Delhi.
2. Small Boutique Hotel in Jodhpur OR Rann of Kutch (White Desert Area) OR Shimla OR
Trivandrum.
3. Assembly Hall in Mumbai for Red Carpet Major Events(Connecting Ground Level to Podium
Level).
4. Corporate office of a MNC in Pune.
5. Akshardham Temple in Gujarat(Connecting Ground Level to Mandap/Ardhmandap Level).

Design a staircase/Stairs justifying following Deliverables:

qualities:
▪ 2/3 A2 sheets, hand drawn or digitally
▪ Location. made containing sketches,
▪ Spatially Responsive through ideal geometry & proportionate plans, sections,
Orientation. elevations and iso views with human
▪ Anthropometrically Responsive & Proportionate. figure.
▪ Material Usage. ▪ Show material palette & colour scheme.
▪ Aesthetical Responsiveness. ▪ Include brief written narration to justify
▪ Structural stability. your concept.
6. Exercise S2
1. Draft RCC Dog-legged Stairs going from ground to first floor for an office having brick walls of
230MM on all the 3 sides and a window near the landing area, having floor to floor height of
3000 MM and Width of the flight is 1000 mm, finishing material on riser and tread is polished
Granite stone with grooves for grip & Mild Steel handrail, Show Plan & Section in scale 1:20. and
any 2 Details in scale 1:5.

2. Draft an external entrance ramp for an auditorium connecting ground level to plinth level
with plinth height 900 MM and ramp width of 1200 MM, the ramp takes a 180 degree turn from
center-landing to connect to the plinth, the finishing material on the ramp is concrete with
sufficient grip provision and stainless steel hand-rail as per specially-abled people standards.
Show Plan & Section in scale 1:20. and any 2 Details in scale 1:5.

3. Attempt the Following:

A. Explain any 5 terminologies related to stairs in detail.
B. Explain in details types of Stairs & ramps based on geometrical profile and material. Also
mention standards to be considered for creating a specially-abled friendly stair & ramp.

Deliverables in A2 (Number as per requirement) Hand-Drafted/Sketched & Written:

1. Plans, sections, elevation & ISO view of your proposed stair/ramp with dimensions
(Drafting).
2. Details-Joinery, assembly system and method of construction with dimensions(Drafting).
3. Comprehensive Write up.