ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 6
SITE DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AND LANSCAPPING
E3R
BS. ARCHITECTURE
SPECIALIZED HEALTH CENTER
EZEKIEL A. GARCIA
Submitted by:
Ar. ARISTEO GARCIA Submitted
to:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. ABSTRACT ………………………………………………………..
II. DESIGN PHILISOPHY …………………………………………….
III. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY…………………………………
IV. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM………………………………...
• MAIN PROBLEM …………………………………………..
• SPECIFIC PROBLEM……………………………………….
V. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY……………………………………..
VI. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY………………………………….
VII. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK…………………………………….
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A. DATA BANKING................................................................................
B. DESIGN CONCEPT………………………………………………….
• FUNCTION (ACTIVITYGROUPING & ZONING)……….
• SPACE (VOLUME REQUIRED BY ACTIVITIES)….
• GEOMETRY (CIRCULATRION, FORM IMAGE)………....
• CONTEXT (SITE & CLIMATE)…………………………..
• ENCLOSURE (STRUCTURE, ENCLOSING PLANE AND
OOPENINGS)…………………………………………………
• SYSTEM (MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL)………….
• ECONOMIC (COST)…………………………………………
• HUMAN FACTORS (PERCEPTION, BEHAVIORS)……….
VIII. DRAWING REQUIREMENTS
• SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN………………………………..
• SITE ANALYSIS………………………………………………
• BUBBLE DIAGRAM………………………………………….
• CONCEPT DIAGRAM…………………………………………
• MATRIX………………………………………………………..
• FLOOR PLANS………………………………………………..
• 2 ELEVATIONS……………………………………………….
• 2 SECTIONS……………………………………………………
• PERSPECTIVE (MAN`S EYE VIEW)…………………………
IX. APPENDICES…………………………………………………………..
• RESEARCH PAPER…………………………………………….
• PARKING REQUIREMENTS………………………………….
• FIRE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES……………….
• FAR (FLOOR AREA RATIO)……………………...
• ACCESSIBILITY LAW……………………………..
• SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE…………………
• BUILDING REGULATIONS………………………..
• SKETCH PROBLEMS CASE STUDY………………
• REFERENCES…………………………………………
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ABSTRACT
Changes in health care are not simply adding years to life they are also adding an increased quality of life
to those years. Older people make much heavier demands on health and social services than do young
adults. The most elderly make the heaviest demands of all. The very elderly also tends to be
proportionately highly represented in the most intensive forms of non-home-based care (such as
increasingly important. Identifying and assessing need and then organizing an appropriate response is
essential. Elderly people can benefit from measures to improve their health and well-being. Care of the
aged will depend on the effectiveness, the adequacy of provision and the degree of coordination of the
services. Many health care systems around the world were designed for a relatively young population.
They tend to emphasize curative care for a different set of health needs than those faced by populations
today. In the past, services were often structured around diagnosing and curing acute health issues,
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using a biomedical “find it and fix it” approach. This worked well when communicable diseases were the
most prevalent health care issue.
DESIGN PHILISOPHY
“WE BORROW FROM NATURE THE SPACE UPON WHICH WE BUILD “– TADAO ANDO
“SIMPLICITY AND REPOSE ARE THE QUALITIES THAT MEASURE THE TRUE VALUE OF ANY WORK OF ART”
– FRANK LLYOD WRIGHT
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Another challenge is that older people’s health issues are often managed in disconnected and
fragmented ways, and there is little coordination between care providers, among different settings and
over time. Nevertheless, the involvement of numerous health professionals and the use of multiple
clinical interventions necessitate a high degree of coordination, both between health professionals, and
within treatment levels and settings. The number of older people with unmet care and support needs is
increasing substantially due to the challenges facing the formal and informal care system in the
Philippines. Addressing these unmet needs is becoming one of the urgent public health priorities. In
order to develop effective solutions to address some of these needs, it is important first to understand
the care and support needs of older people.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
This type of care is person-centered, which means that it is grounded in the perspective that older people
are more than vessels of their disorders or health conditions. Instead, they are viewed as individuals with
unique experiences, needs and preferences. It also views older people in the context of their daily lives, as
part of a family and a community.
MAIN PROBLEM
• Focus on the older person’s needs and goals. All elements of an integrated care approach for older
people revolve around each older person’s unique needs and goals.
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• Integrated clinical care. Integration at the level of clinical care is especially important for older
populations. This includes a comprehensive assessment, a common goal and a care plan that is
shared across all providers.
• Health system alignment. Aligned health systems can make it easier to integrate care for older
people. WHO has identified key building blocks of health systems: service delivery; human
resources for health; health infrastructure, products, vaccines and technologies; information and
data, leadership and governance and financing.
SPECIFIC PROBLEM
• Declines in intrinsic capacity, including mobility loss, malnutrition, visual impairment and hearing
loss, cognitive impairment, and depressive symptoms
• Geriatric syndromes associated with care dependency, including urinary incontinence and risk of
falls
• Caregiver support: interventions to support caregiving and prevent caregiver strain.
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
In support of the RA 9257 (The Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2003) and the RA 9994 (Expanded Senior
Citizen Act of 2010), the Department of Health issued Administrative Orders for health implementors to
undertake and promote the health and wellness of senior citizens as well as to alleviate the conditions of
older persons who are encountering degenerative diseases.
• To ensure better health for senior citizens through the provision of focused service delivery
packages and integrated continuum of quality care in various settings.
• To develop patient-centered and environment standards to ensure safety and accessibility of
all health facilities for the senior citizens.
• To achieve equitable health financing to develop, implement, sustain, monitor and
continuously improve quality health programs accessible to senior citizens.
• To enhance the capacity of health providers and other stakeholders including senior citizens
group in the implementation of health programs for senior citizens.
• To establish and maintain a database management system and conduct researches in the
development of evidence-based policies for senior citizens.
• To strengthen coordination and collaboration among government agencies, non-government
organizations, partner agencies and other stakeholders involved in the implementation of
programs for senior citizens.
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SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
An estimated 17% of older Filipinos are current smokers, whilst 32% are former smokers. Current
smoking is higher amongst males (30%) than females (9%). The prevalence of current smoking is lowest
amongst those aged 80+ (11%). Overall, 29% of older Filipinos reported currently drinking. As with
smoking, current drinking is much higher amongst males (49%) than females (15%). There is a steep age-
related decline in the prevalence of current drinking. There is a pressing need to develop comprehensive
community-based approaches and to introduce interventions at the primary health care level to prevent
declines in capacity. These guidelines address this need.
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
The physical and mental impairments were selected because they represent, consistent with the WHO
framework on Healthy Ageing, clinically important declines in physical and mental capacities, and are
strong predictors of mortality and care dependency in older age. The recommendations need to be
implemented using an older person centered and integrated approach. The rationale and evidence base for
doing this has been described previously in the WHO World report on ageing and health. The
recommendations now formed in these guidelines are interrelated, and aim to produce synergistic effects
on the intrinsic capacities and functional abilities of individuals. Although recommendations were made
on the separate interventions, it was recognized that these would be best implemented in the context of a
comprehensive needs assessment and an integrated care plan.
DATA BANKING
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MATRIX DIAGRAM
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ACCESSIBILITY LAW
ILLUSTRATIONS FOR MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS A.
OUTSIDE AND AROUND BUILDINGS 1.
DROPPED CURBS
1.1 Changes in level walkways should be by a dropped curb.
1.2 Dropped curbs should be provided at pedestrian crossings and at the end of walkways of a
private street or access road.
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1.3 Dropped curbs at crossings have a width corresponding to the width of the crossing;
otherwise, the minimum width is 0.90 m.
1.4 Dropped curbs shall be ramped towards adjoining curbs with a gradient not more than 1:12.
1.5 Dropped curbs shall be sloped towards the road with a maximum cross gradient of 1:20 to
prevent water from collecting at the walkway.
1.6 The lowest point of a dropped curb should not exceed 25 mm from the road or gutter.
2. CURB CUT-OUTS
2.1 Curb cut-outs should only be allowed when it will not obstruct a walkway or in any way
lessen the width of a walkway.
2.2 The minimum width of a curb cut-out should be 0.90 M.
2.3 Curb cut-outs should have a gradient not more than 1:12.
3. WALKWAYS AND PASSAGEWAYS
3.1 Walkways should be kept as level as possible and provided with slip-resistant material.
3.2 Whenever and wherever possible, walkways should have a gradient no more than 1:20 or
5%.
3.3 Walkways should have a maximum cross gradient of 1:100.
3.4 Walkways should have a minimum width of 1.20 meters.
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3.5 If possible, gratings should never be located along walkways. When occurring along
walkways, grating openings should have a maximum dimension of 13 mm x 13 mm and
shall not project more than 6.5 mm above the level of the walkway.
3.6 Walkways should have a continuing surface without abrupt pitches in angle or interruptions
by cracks or breaks creating edges above 6.50 mm.
3.7 In lengthy or busy walkways, spaces should be provided at some point along the route so
that a wheelchair may pass another or turn around. These spaces should have a minimum
dimension of 1.50 m and should be spaced at a maximum distance of 12:00 m between
stops.
3.8 To guide the blind, walkways should as much as possible follow straightforward routes with
right
angle turns.
3.9 Where planting is provided adjacent to the walkway, regular maintenance is essential to
ensure branches of trees or shrubs do not overhang walkways or paths, as not only do these
present a particular danger to the blind, but they also reduce the effective footways width
available to pedestrians generally.
3.10 Walkway headroom should not be less than 2.0 m and preferably higher.
3.11 Passageways for the disabled should not be obstructed by street furniture, bollards, sign
posts or columns along the defined route, as they can be hazardous.
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4. HANDRAILS
4.1 Handrails should be installed at both sides of ramps and stairs and at the outer edges of
dropped curbs. Handrails at dropped curbs should not be installed beyond the width of any
crossing so as not to obstruct pedestrian flow.
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4.2 Handrails shall be installed at 0.90 m and 0.70 m above steps or ramps. Handrails for
protection at great heights may be installed at 1.0 m to 1.06 m.
4.3 A 0.30 m long extension of the handrail should be provided at the start and end of ramps
and stairs.
4.4 Handrails that require full grip should have a dimension of 30 mm to 50 mm.
4.5 Handrails attached to walls should have a clearance no less than 50 mm from the wall.
Handrails on ledges should have a clearance not less than 40 mm.
5. OPEN SPACES
5.1 Where open spaces are provided, the blind can become particularly disoriented. Therefore,
it is extremely helpful if any walkway or paths can be given defined edges either by the use
of planters with dwarf walls, or a grass verge, or similar, which provides a texture different
from the path.
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6. SIGNAGES
6.1 Directional and informational sign should be located at points conveniently seen even by a
person on a wheelchair and those with visual impairments;
6.2 Signs should be kept simple and easy to understand; signages should be made of contrasting
colors and contrasting gray matter to make detection and reading easy;
6.3 The international symbol for access should be used to designate routes and facilities that are
accessible;
6.4 Should a sign protrude into a walkway or
route, a minimum headroom of 2.0 meters should be provided;
6.5 Signs on walls and doors should be located at a maximum height of 1.60 M. and a
minimum height of 1.40 meters. For signage on washroom doors,
see C. Section 8.6.
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6.6 Signages labelling public rooms and places should have raised symbols, letters or numbers
with minimum height of 1 mm; braille symbols should be included in signs indicating
public places and safety routes;
6.7 Text on signboards shall be of a dimension that people with less than normal visual acuity
can read at a certain distance.
7. CROSSINGS
7.1 In order to reduce the exposure time to vehicular traffic, all at grade crossing should
7.1.1 Be as near perpendicular to the carriageway as possible.
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7.1.2 Be located at the narrowest, most convenient part of the carriageway.
7.1.3 Have central refuges of at least 1.5 m in depth and preferably 2 m, provided
as a midcrossing shelter, where the width of carriageway to be crossed
exceeds 10 m.
7.2 All crossings should be located close if not contiguous with the normal pedestrian desire
line.
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7.3 Provide tactile blocks in the immediate vicinity of crossings as an aid to the blind. The
tactile surface has to be sufficiently high enough to be felt through the sole of the shoe but
low enough not to cause pedestrian to trip, or to effect the mobility of wheelchair users. See
details of recommended pairing slabs below.
Note: Tactile strips formed from brushed or grooved concrete finishes have not been proven
successful as they do not provide sufficient distinction from the normal footway surface and therefore
should not be used.
7.4 The most beneficial form of crossing as far as any disabled are concerned is the light
controlled crossing having pedestrian phases and synchronized audible signals and should,
wherever
possible, be provided in preference to other types of crossings as determined by the duly
authorized agency.
7.5 The audible signal used for crossings should be easily distinguishable from other sounds in
the environment to prevent confusion to the blind. A prolonged sound should be audible to
warn the blind that the lights are about to change. (Design of such a system shall be
developed by the Traffic Engineering Center.)
7.6 The flashing green period required for the disabled should be determined on the basis of a
walking speed of 0.90 m/sec. rather than 1.20 m/sec. which is what is normally used. The
minimum period for the steady green (for pedestrians) should not be less than 6 seconds or
the crossing distance times 0.90 m/sec., whichever is the greatest.
B. PARKING
1. PARKING AREAS
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1.1 Parking spaces for the disabled should allow enough space for a person to transfer to a wheelchair
from a vehicle;
1.2 Accessible parking spaces should be located as close as possible to building entrances or to
accessible entrances;
1.3 Whenever and wherever possible, accessible parking spaces should be perpendicular or to an
angle to the road or circulation aisles;
1.4 Accessible parking slots should have a minimum width of 3.70 m.;
1.5 A walkway from accessible spaces of 1.20 m. clear width shall be provided between the front
ends of parked cars;
1.6 Provide dropped curbs or curb cut-outs to the parking level where access walkways are raised; 1.7
Pavement markings, signs or other means shall be provided to delineate parking spaces for the
handicapped;
1.8 Parking spaces for the disabled should never be located at ramped or sloping
C. INSIDE BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES
1. ENTRANCES
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1.1 arrival and departure points to the interior lobby; Entrances should be accessible from
One (1) entrance level should be provided
where elevators are accessible;
1.3 In case entrances are not on the same level
of the site arrival grade, ramps should be
provided as access to the entrance level;
1.4Entrances with vestibules shall be provided a level area with at least a 1.80 m. depth and a 1.50 m.
width;
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2. RAMPS
2.2 Changes in level require a ramp except when served by a dropped curb, an elevator or other
mechanical device; Ramps shall have a minimum clear width of 1.20 m;
2.3 The maximum gradient shall be 1:12;
2.4 The length of a ramp should not exceed 6:00 m. if the gradient is 1:12; longer ramps whose
gradient is 1:12 shall be provided with landings not less than 1.50 m.;
2.5 A level area not less than 1.80 m. should be provided at the top and bottom of any ramp;
2.6 Handrails will be provided on both sides of the ramp at 0.70 m. and 0.90 m. from the ramp level;
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2.7 Ramps shall be equipped with curbs on both sides with a minimum height of 0.10 m.;
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2.8 Any ramp with a rise greater than 0.20 m. and leads down towards an area where vehicular
traffic is possible, should have a railing across the full width of its lower end, not less than
1.80 meters from the foot of the ramp;
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DOORS
All doors shall have a minimum clear
width of 0.80 m;
Clear openings shall be measured between
the surface of the fully open door at the
hinge and the door jamb at the stop;
Doors should be operable by a pressure or
force not more than 4.0 kg; the closing
device pressure an interior door shall not
exceed 1 kg.;
A minimum clear level space of 1.50 m x
1.50 m shall be provided before and
extending beyond a door;
EXCEPTION: where a door shall open
onto but not into a corridor, the required
clear, level space on the corridor side of
the door may be a minimum of 1.20 m.
corridor width; 3.5 Protection should be
provided from doors that swing into
corridors;
3.6 Outswinging doors should be
provided at storage rooms, closets and
accessible restroom stalls;
3.7 Latching or non-latching
hardware should not require wrist action or fine finger manipulation; `3.8 Doorknobs
and other hardware should be located between 0.82 m. and 1.06 m. above the floor;
0.90 is preferred;
3.9 Vertical pull handles, centered at 1.06 m. above the floor, are preferred to horizontal
pull bars for swing doors or doors with locking devices;
3.10 Doors along major circulation routes should be provided with kick plates
made of durable materials at a height of 0.30 m. to 0.40 m;
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3. THRESHOLDS
Thresholds shall be kept to a minimum; whenever necessary, thresholds and sliding door
tracks shall have a maximum height of 25 mm and preferably ramped;
4. SWITCHES
Manual switches shall be positioned within 1.20 m to 1.30 m above the floor;
Manual switches should be located no further than 0.20 from the latch side of the door
5. SIGNAGES
(See "SIGNAGES" under OUTSIDE & AROUND BUILDINGS.)
6. CORRIDORS
Corridors shall have minimum clear width of 1.20 m.; waiting areas and other facilities or
spaces shall not obstruct the minimum clearance requirement;
Recesses or turnabout spaces should be provided for wheelchairs to turn around or to enable
another wheelchair to pass; these spaces shall have a minimum area of 1.50 m x 1.50 m. and
shall be spaced at a maximum of 12.00 m.;
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Turnabout spaces should also be provided at or within 3.50 m. of every dead end;
As in walkways, corridors should be maintained level and provided with a slip resistant
surface;
7. WASHROOMS & TOILETS
Accessible public washrooms and toilets shall permit easy passage of a wheelchair and allow
the occupant to enter a stall, close the door and transfer to the water closet from either a
frontal or lateral position;
Accessible water closet stalls shall have a minimum area of 1.70 x 1.80 mts. One movable
grab bar and one fixed to the adjacent wall shall be installed at the accessible water closet
stall for lateral mounting; fixed grab bars on both sides of the wall shall be installed for stalls
for frontal mounting; 8.3 A turning space of 2.25 sq.m. with a minimum dimension of 1.50
m. for wheelchair shall be provided for water closet stalls for lateral mounting; 8.4 All
accessible public toilets shall have accessories such as mirrors, paper dispensers, towel racks
and fittings such as faucets mounted at heights reachable by a person in a wheelchair;
8.5 The minimum number of accessible water closets on each floor level or on that part
of a floor level accessible to the disabled shall be one (1) where the total number of
water closets per set on that level is 20; and two (2) where the number of water
closets exceed 20;
8.6 In order to aid visually impaired persons to readily determine whether a washroom is
for men or for women, the signage for men's washroom door shall be an equilateral
triangle with a vertex pointing upward, and those for women shall be a circle; the
edges of the triangle should be 0.30 m long as should be the diameter of the circle;
these signages should at least be 7.5 mm thick; the color and gray value of the doors;
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the words "men" and "women" or the appropriate stick figures should still appear on
the washroom doors for the convenience of the fully sighted;
Note: the totally blind could touch the edge of the signs and easily determine whether it is
straight or curved;
8.7 The maximum height of water closets should be 0.45 m.; flush control should have a
maximum height of 1.20 mts.
8.8 Maximum height of lavatories should be 0.80 m. with a knee recess of 0.60 - 0.70 M.
vertical clearance and a 0.50 m. depth.
8.9 Urinals should have an elongated lip or through type; the maximum height of the lip
should be
0.48 m.
8. STAIRS
Tread surfaces should be a slip-resistant material; nosings may be provided with slip-
resistant strips to further minimize slipping:
Slanted nosings are preferred to projecting nosings so as not to pose difficulty for people
using crutches or braces whose feet have a tendency to get caught in the recessed space or
projecting nosings.
For the same reason, open stringers should be avoided.
The leading edge of each step on both runner and riser should be marked with a paint or
non-skid material that has a color and gray value which is in high contrast to the gray value
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of the rest of the stairs; markings of this sort would be helpful to the visually impaired as
well as to the fully sighted person;
A tactile strip 0.30 m. wide shall be installed before hazardous areas such as sudden changes
in floor levels and at the top and bottom of stairs; special care must be taken to ensure the
proper mounting or adhesion of tactile strips so as not to cause accidents;
9. PLACES OF ASSEMBLY
Number of seating accommodations reserved for wheelchair users shall be in accordance
with Section 7 of the Rule
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D. SAFETY
2. FENCING FOR ROADWORKS AND FOOTWORKS
All excavations, whether on the road or footway must be adequately protected, i.e. fenced.
Whatever the type of fencing used, it is important the railings should incorporate the
following features.
1.1 The height of the top of the rail should be at least 1.00 M. above the adjacent surface.
1.2 The railing should incorporate a tapping rail to assist the blind, and this should not be
greater than
0.35 M. above adjacent surface.
1.3 The fence should be strong enough to offer resistance should a blind person walk into it.
1.4 Gaps should not occur between adjoining fence lengths.
2. COVERS FOR EXCAVATIONS
2.1 Excavations in the footway or carriageway where pedestrians may walk are covered over
temporarily with properly constructed and supported boards to provide a temporary path
for pedestrians.
2.2 If the footway width will be reduced to less than 1.20 because of the excavation, the
temporary covering should extend across the whole of the footway.
2.3 Minimum dimensions at obstructions
2.3.1 Effective width of footways past any obstruction should not be less than 1.20 M.
2.3.2 If unavoidable, loose materials temporarily stored on footways must be properly fenced
and prevented from encroaching onto the main footway by the use of a kickboard at
least 0.20 M.
high which will also serve as a tapping board for the blind.
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3. LOCATION OF EMERGENCY EXIT
3.1 Wall mounted or free standing tablets with an embossed plan configuration of the
building which also shows the location of the lobby, washrooms and emergency exits of
the building (indicated by different textures with corresponding meanings) should be
provided either in front of the building or at the main lobby. The markings of this tablet
should be readable by both the fully sighted and the blind persons.
4.2 Flashing light directional signs indicating the location(s) of fire exit shall be provided at
every change in direction with sufficient power provided in accordance with the provisions
for emergency lighting under Section 3.410
