Contemporary Atrium Architecture: A Sustainable Approach to the Determination of Smoke Ventilation Criteria in the Event of a Fire

Atria within buildings present an environment which allows smoke to spread around a building in fire situation. This could create dangerous conditions for the evacuation of people. Smoke control ventilation systems atria work case fire, keeping routes available They play significant role sustainable, holistic strategies, and are most often designed following prescriptive requirements. However, contemporary, complex with additional architectural elements—such as transversal balconies—may not meet standard approach, require individual, performance-based research. article proves thesis that atrium’s architecture can impact effectiveness systems, suggests how verify them based on CFD simulations. In presented example, authors suggest improvement people’s safety scenario by extending preliminary system parameters, or providing curtains at levels atrium.