stairwells

climb

Ascend using effort

• descendMove to lower position
• ascendMove upward
• trudgeWalk slowly, heavily

sprint · footsteps · echo · pacing · rushing · shuffle · bound · leap · stumble · trudging

echo

Reflected sound wave

• acousticsStudy of sound transmission
• enclosedSurrounded and sealed within
• narrowOf small width

dim · reverb · shadow · footsteps · claustrophobia · confined · drafty · windowless · musty · fluorescent

landing

Descent's final moment

• handrailBar for gripping on stairs
• banisterStairway handrail support
• railingHorizontal safety bar

flights · shaft · concrete · floors · levels · storeys · vertical · multistory · high-rise · tower

evacuation

Removal from danger

• exitWay to leave
• egressMeans of departure
• alarmUrgent warning signal

smoke · safety · sprinkler · panic · flee · rescue · hazard · survival · refuge

• emergency exitsfire exits, emergency exits, exit signs, fire escape, fire escapes
• building featuresentrance, entrances, exits, lobby, lobbies
• fire safetyfire alarms, fire drill, fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, fire drills
• housing complexapartment blocks, high-rises, courtyards, elevators, balconies
• building specificationsblueprints, site plans, structural design, materials, flooring materials
• deck plansfloor plan, promenade deck, upper deck, lower deck, pool deck