Making something like that handicap accessible would unfortunately be a nightmare depending on your local building codes. In my country, a ramp for a wheelchair can have a slope of 5 cm per 1 meter (1:20). So if you were to elevate the wheelchair 3 meters above traffic, the ramp would need to be 60 meters long. But that’s not all. Hauling yourself up a ramp for 60 meters is tiring, so you also need resting spots every 12 meters. These should accomodate being able to turn and should usually be 1,5x1,5 meters. So to elevate a person 3 meters would require a roughly 67,5m ramp. You can get around the resting spots if you make the slope less steep with a maximum of 1:25. If we’re to do this, the ramp will be 75 meters long.
Thank you. This kind of information, while disappointing, is helpful, because architecture is inherently messy, expensive, and has to be thoughtfully planned.
Making something like that handicap accessible would unfortunately be a nightmare depending on your local building codes. In my country, a ramp for a wheelchair can have a slope of 5 cm per 1 meter (1:20). So if you were to elevate the wheelchair 3 meters above traffic, the ramp would need to be 60 meters long. But that’s not all. Hauling yourself up a ramp for 60 meters is tiring, so you also need resting spots every 12 meters. These should accomodate being able to turn and should usually be 1,5x1,5 meters. So to elevate a person 3 meters would require a roughly 67,5m ramp. You can get around the resting spots if you make the slope less steep with a maximum of 1:25. If we’re to do this, the ramp will be 75 meters long.
Thank you. This kind of information, while disappointing, is helpful, because architecture is inherently messy, expensive, and has to be thoughtfully planned.