Part B fire safety second floor protected route design

[PSC88]

Hi,

building regs have advised my loft (second floor) habitable rooms are not fire safety complaint due to all rooms not having a protected route (direct access) to the stair case.

 

I have had this redesigned by architect  and would like an opinion on whether this now meets the regs or how it can be improved?

 

first image is the original design, games room was subdivided into a sep room, 

 

second image the doors removed so it becomes part of the space. The cinema, study and server now all have direct access to the stairwell.

 

 

[-rick-]

Doesn't you architect understand the rules? That's a big red flag, you are paying them for a compliant design.

 

Even if you came up with your own design and then went to an architectural technician they should still be fully aware of the rules and be able to advise you of any issues/propose fixes.

[PSC88]

Hi we originally were not having as much space on the second floor it was just going to be one room and storage but with a redesign of the roof structure and trusses we decided to capitalise on the space hence the first design the games room was almost a bolt on so more our own design.

 

the second design is with the architect input to meet the concerns flagged on the first design so my query isn’t whether my architect is competent it’s whether the design is now meeting regs or any input on if it can be better utilised.