A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A retractable step system comprising a frame provided within a pit. A platform is connected to the frame with an opening proximate the end of the frame. Floating steps are mounted on the frame adjacent one another and aligned with the opening. A set of stairs is provided within the pit aligned with the opening. A lifting mechanism is configured to move the frame between an elevated configuration, where the platform is coplanar with the floor, and a lowered configuration, where the platform is lowered within the pit. The floating steps are adapted to be coplanar with the platform and the floor when the frame is in the elevated configuration, thereby defining a temporary floor covering the pit. The floating steps are adapted to be sequentially deposited on the set of stairs when moving the frame from the elevated configuration to the lowered configuration to provide access to the pit.
A retractable step system comprising a frame provided within a pit. A platform is connected to the frame with an opening proximate the end of the frame. Floating steps are mounted on the frame adjacent one another and aligned with the opening. A set of stairs is provided within the pit aligned with the opening. A lifting mechanism is configured to move the frame between an elevated configuration, where the platform is coplanar with the floor, and a lowered configuration, where the platform is lowered within the pit. The floating steps are adapted to be coplanar with the platform and the floor when the frame is in the elevated configuration, thereby defining a temporary floor covering the pit. The floating steps are adapted to be sequentially deposited on the set of stairs when moving the frame from the elevated configuration to the lowered configuration to provide access to the pit.