User's Manual

Atriums
Cells in an atrium, as shown in Figure 64: An atrium on page
104, are usually larger than the
cells of the rest of the building. This section gives guidelines on how to plan an atrium. There
are no precise steps to follow when deploying an atrium, however there are points to consider.
Also see
Unusual conditions on page 104.
Figure 64: An atrium
Consider the following when deploying an atrium:
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Plan atriums to their full height.
• Plan an atrium as one full size room, not floor by floor.
• Place cell centres within an atrium only when you intend for them to cover the atrium.
• Do not put cell centres in an atrium if you intend for them to serve adjacent areas.
• To serve adjacent areas, put the cell centres into these areas.
• Deploy the atrium first if the atrium is more than a third the size of the building, or more
than one cell in size.
• If cell centres in adjacent dense areas serve one floor of an atrium, check the coverage
of the cell on all of the floors that meet with the atrium.
High rise buildings
Deploy high rises buildings as unusual conditions of multi-floor deployment.
Test through-the-floor coverage first. If there is no through-the-floor coverage, then deploy each
floor. Repeat as many floors as possible where the floor layout is the exact same as any other,
in all other cases deploy floor by floor. A floor with many meeting rooms deploys differently
from a building with cubicle style offices.
Unusual conditions
There are no precise steps to follow when deploying for an unusual condition; however, there
are points to be considered.
To plan an unusual condition, consider the following situations:
Site planning
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