404.6 - Enclosure of atriums
Atrium spaces shall be separated from adjacent spaces by a 1-hour fire barrier constructed in accordance with Section 707 or a horizontal assembly constructed in accordance with Section 712, or both.
Exceptions:
1. A glass wall forming a smoke partition
where automatic sprinklers are spaced 6 feet (1829 mm) or less along both sides
of the separation wall, or on the room side only if there is not a walkway on
the atrium side, and between 4 inches and 12 inches (102 mm and 305 mm) away
from the glass and designed so that the entire surface of the glass is wet upon
activation of the sprinkler system without obstruction. The glass shall be
installed in a gasketed frame so that the framing system deflects without
breaking (loading) the glass before the sprinkler system operates.
2. A glass-block wall assembly in accordance
with Section 2110 and having a
3/4-hour fire
protection rating.
3. The
adjacent spaces of any three floors of the atrium shall not be
required to be separated from the atrium where such spaces are accounted for in
the design of the smoke control system.
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