Work area caculation

[TheCommish]

How would you calculate the work area in this project? The small areas as outlined, or the work area of the rooms. The proposal is to remove the non bearing partition, remodel the men's room and bar, add an accessible bathroom.

Building presented as 2650sf work area as 350sf, with a future kitchen appliance reconfiguration and replacement equipment possible

Massachusetts IBC 2015 edition, with amendments, accessibly governed in Mass. by another code

 

[ADAguy]

In what way/world are RRs work areas?
Why are you concerned about work area, to reduce parking required?

 

[e hilton]

It also shows installing a new double entry door; new concrete pad, sidewalk and ramp; new window ... it would be difficult to not consider the entire building as the work area.

 

[TheCommish]

less than 50 percent is level 2 over 50 percent is level 3, L3 requires sprinklers

 

[steveray]

I would probably be OK with level 2, but they have to go outside to the accessible bathroom?

1104.5 Location. Accessible routes shall coincide with or be
located in the same area as a general circulation path. Where
the circulation path is interior, the accessible route shall also
be interior.

 

[e hilton]

but they have to go outside to the accessible bathroom?.

It looks like they are removing a wall and door at the bottom of the stairs and creating a vestibule, with a door to the outside. There is a note “remove door, modify opening”.

 

[classicT]

In what way/world are RRs work areas?
Why are you concerned about work area, to reduce parking required?

Work area has to do with the IEBC, and is defined as:

WORK AREA. That portion or portions of a building consisting of all reconfigured spaces as indicated on the construction documents. Work area excludes other portions of the building where incidental work entailed by the intended work must be performed and portions of the building where work not initially intended by the owner is specifically required by this code.​

 

[ADAguy]

Work area has to do with the IEBC, and is defined as:

WORK AREA. That portion or portions of a building consisting of all reconfigured spaces as indicated on the construction documents. Work area excludes other portions of the building where incidental work entailed by the intended work must be performed and portions of the building where work not initially intended by the owner is specifically required by this code.​

Now I see, he said

 

[steveray]

It just gets to be debatable as to what is a "reconfigured space"......

 

[TheCommish]

If it was easy I would have answered myself.
the HC BR is in the building part of what was the main entrance and closet.
the stairs on the right side go down from the kitchen to the basement and are below the reconfigured men's room on the main floor.

the total occupant count is set to be 99, at 100 by law the building has to be sprinkled, we are right on the edge of occupancy number or levle 3 renovations both requiring sprinklers

 

[Builder Bob]

It would appear as the shaded areas would be applicable to me. At one time, the work area would include any spaces required for scaffolds, ladders,etc. butt he wording of the code changed and it appears to me that the designer provided exactly what was required by code.

 

[TheCommish]

Thanks for all the help, Trust but verify