Hoping there are better answers here than what I am getting from sprinkler companies and state fire Marshall. I am looking at converting an old high scool (100,000. Ft2) The initial design will be using +/-12,000 ft2 for retail space, this will be the gym and some hall way area, and a few classrooms, and the auditorium will be used for an auction house with back stage and old band room as holding area for items going up.
Later we would like to convert the old lunch room into a restaurant. The layout of the place is ideal for this. The gym is in the middle right across from the front door. Auditorium is across from Gym and cafeteria is off to the side with a different door into it. The cafeteria can be seperated by a fence wall at antique shop closed hours and reopen during business hours.
My question is will this need a sprinkler system? Looks like all the interior and exterior walls are block and they go all the way to the second floor floor. (I am thinking this would be considered a firewall. If this is the way it should work then the largest area Open area is the gym at about 8500ft2.
I know of a version of this being done about an 1.5 hours away with no issues.
Later we would like to convert the old lunch room into a restaurant. The layout of the place is ideal for this. The gym is in the middle right across from the front door. Auditorium is across from Gym and cafeteria is off to the side with a different door into it. The cafeteria can be seperated by a fence wall at antique shop closed hours and reopen during business hours.
My question is will this need a sprinkler system? Looks like all the interior and exterior walls are block and they go all the way to the second floor floor. (I am thinking this would be considered a firewall. If this is the way it should work then the largest area Open area is the gym at about 8500ft2.
I know of a version of this being done about an 1.5 hours away with no issues.