Kmarie039
SAWHORSE
I have an I-2, Condition 1, Type VA memory care facility that I am working on. Section 407.3 talks about corridor walls can be smoke partitions in accordance with 710 unless required elsewhere in the code. My plan has units along the exterior perimeter of the building with common spaces on the interior and the corridor makes a rectangle. We are bearing on the unit/corridor wall so that wall is rated as required by Type VA. The other corridor wall is separating amenities such as beauty, spa, offices, kitchen, etc. Am I understanding correctly that 407.3 is talking about walls separating units from corridor AS WELL AS other spaces from corridor? Thus meaning the common space core corridor walls need to be smoke partitions? The commentary in this section has made me second guess what I initially thought.