Transport Facilities
Passengers arrive with rolling luggage, carts, wheelchairs and service equipment. Map the route from the forecourt or drop-off area through the entrance, including queues and the space needed to turn inside.
Public Entrance Planning
Automatic Doors for Public Entrances
Plan public entrances around visitors, luggage, wheelchairs and equipment. Review the route, clear opening and operating needs before choosing a sliding or revolving door arrangement.
- Mixed Visitor Flow
- Clear Passage
- Daily Operation
Building Context
Plan Around the Building and Its Visitors
Public entrances bring together visitors who move at different speeds, carry different loads and may not know the building. Begin with the way each entrance is used.
Cultural & Event Venues
A museum visit and a conference arrival create different patterns. Record group arrivals, ticket or security queues, event peaks and the transition from the entrance into the venue.
Civic & Public-Service Buildings
Visitors may be unfamiliar with the building or need more time to pass. Coordinate the public arrival route, reception and waiting areas with staff access and the opening hours of each service.
The Whole Passage
Plan the Route Beyond the Door Opening
An opening measurement tells only part of the story. Review the approach, the passage and the space people enter together, especially when luggage, wheels and queues share the route.
Conceptual route · not to scale
01Approach & Waiting
Visitors · luggage · queues
02Door Clear Opening
Leaf travel · usable passage
03Onward Route
Turning · reception · next doorway
Approach and activation
Show where visitors approach and where people cross in front of the doorway. Include canopies, nearby doors, signs and queue barriers when reviewing activation and presence detection.
Clear passage with people and loads
Record the usable opening needed by a person with luggage, a wheelchair and companion, or staff moving equipment. Door-leaf travel, fixed panels and frame details belong on the same plan.
Space after the threshold
Follow the route beyond the open door. Check turning space, the next doorway, reception and security positions so users and carts have somewhere to go after entering.
Queues and peak arrivals
Mark waiting areas separately from the passage. Describe when groups arrive and how queues form, disperse or cross the entrance route during a busy period.
Door Arrangements
Compare Door Arrangements for Public Buildings
Review automatic sliding doors for public buildings around the route first. The proposed construction, sensors and controls follow from the measured opening and operating requirements.
Primary Direction
Commercial Automatic Sliding Doors
Sliding leaves create a direct passage for visitors, carts and equipment. Review single-slide or bi-parting movement against the opening, fixed glazing and the space available beside the passage.
- Confirm the required usable opening and door-leaf travel.
- Include approach sensing, presence detection and door timing.
- Coordinate façade support, weather exposure and maintenance access.
For a Suitable Footprint and Route
Automatic Revolving Door With a Separate Side Passage
Consider a revolving entrance where the building provides a suitable dedicated footprint and a clear circulation route. Plan the side passage for users and loads that need a direct route.
Confirm its clear opening, approach, operating method and access requirements. The side doors shown do not establish automatic operation or accessibility compliance.
Review Automatic Revolving Doors
When Side Space Needs Closer Review
Telescopic Automatic Sliding Doors
Multiple sliding leaves can be considered when a conventional arrangement competes with the available side space. A measured layout must confirm the resulting clear opening, panel stacking, track depth and support conditions.
Explore Telescopic Sliding DoorsCompare Standard and Telescopic LayoutsOperation & Interfaces
Coordinate Daily Operation and Building Interfaces
A public arrival door can serve different operating conditions during the day. Agree the intended behavior and which party supplies and coordinates each interface.
| Operating Condition | Review Together | Project Input |
|---|---|---|
| Daily public access | Approach directions, activation, presence detection and opening time for the expected visitors. | Daily users, luggage or equipment, opening hours and entrance layout. |
| Event and arrival peaks | Group movement, queues and any planned change in operating mode or hold-open behavior. | Peak arrival pattern, queue positions and the person responsible for changing modes. |
| Controlled-access hours | Who may enter, who authorizes release, how users exit and how locking coordinates with the door. | Credential or reception-release method, access schedule and interface responsibilities. |
| Cleaning and maintenance | A managed work area, alternative pedestrian route and access to the header and moving components. | Site maintenance arrangements, service clearance and local installation responsibilities. |
| Power or emergency events | Configuration-specific Emergency Opening, Manual Release and building-system interfaces. | Required door response, power arrangement and the project team's approved operating requirements. |
Emergency Opening and Manual Release depend on the agreed configuration. Confirm power-loss response and emergency interfaces with the project team; these functions are not assumed to be standard on every arrangement.
Project Experience
Public Entrance Project Examples
These approved projects show different entrance requirements and supplied directions. Their configurations belong to the individual projects and help frame questions for your own site.
Airport Terminal Sliding Entrance
- Entrance Need
- Passengers, luggage carts and airport service equipment sharing a direct entrance route.
- Supplied Direction
- The approved project used a heavy-duty bi-parting sliding glass entrance configured for the terminal.
Convention & Exhibition Center
- Entrance Need
- Normal visitor use and concentrated arrivals before conferences, exhibitions and public events.
- Supplied Direction
- A customized revolving entrance was supplied around the venue's arrival and circulation requirements.
Museum & Art Gallery Entrance
- Entrance Need
- A calm visitor transition and the relationship between the gallery environment and the exterior.
- Supplied Direction
- The project used a customized revolving entrance developed for the museum's particular conditions.
Prepare Your Project
Prepare Your Entrance Details for Review
Share the information already available and identify what still needs site verification. For several entrances, keep the dimensions, users and operating requirements attached to each opening.
Building, Users & Operation
- Building use and the role of each entrance
- Visitors, luggage, wheelchairs and equipment
- Queues, peak arrivals and operating hours
- Public access, staff permissions and exit arrangements
Opening & Surroundings
- Opening width, height and required clear passage
- Side space for sliding leaves or revolving footprint
- Approach, turning and waiting space on both sides
- Façade, headroom, support, exposure and service access
Drawings, Interfaces & Supply
- Plans, elevations, opening schedule and site photos
- Activation, safety, locking and building-system needs
- Entrance quantity, destination and project stage
- Requested package and installation responsibilities
- 01
Share the Entrance Brief
Send the available drawings, dimensions, photographs and usage notes. Identify separate entrances rather than treating every opening alike.
- 02
Review the Route and Door
Compare passage needs and available space, then coordinate sensing, controls and the proposed door arrangement.
- 03
Define the Proposal
Align the quotation, supplied items, interfaces, site work and installation responsibilities in one written scope.
- 04
Confirm Before Production
Review drawings, construction, finishes, components and packing. Agree the support and handover information for the project.
Agree the Supply and Support Scope
Complete door packages remain our priority. Complete automatic sliding door operator systems can also be supplied separately without door leaves. Individual components and accessories generally support existing customers' replacement, spare or repair needs; sufficiently large standalone component orders are reviewed separately.
Confirm the door leaves, frames, glass, sensing, access devices, wiring and other included items in the proposal. SEPPES provides remote online support, including installation guidance and troubleshooting, within the agreed scope. Local installation, commissioning and building work need their own assigned responsibilities.
Common Questions
Public Entrance Planning FAQ
Which automatic door arrangement suits a public entrance?
Start with the entrance route, required clear passage and available space. Commercial automatic sliding doors provide a direct route when suitable leaf-travel space is available. A revolving entrance needs its own footprint and an independently planned side passage. Review telescopic sliding where the required opening and limited side space justify a closer layout assessment.
What should we provide for luggage carts, wheelchairs and group arrivals?
Share the dimensions of the people-and-equipment movement, including companions or staff, together with the approach and onward route. Describe peak arrival periods and queue positions. These inputs help review the clear opening, turning space, presence detection and opening time without assuming one arrangement suits every user.
How should a separate side route beside a revolving door be planned?
Treat it as an entrance with its own passage, approach space and operating requirements. Confirm who uses it, how it opens, its clear opening, locking and any required interfaces. A photograph of a side door does not establish automatic operation or compliance with the project's accessibility requirements.
Can public opening hours and controlled-access periods use different operating arrangements?
They can be reviewed as separate operating conditions. Define who may enter and exit, how access is authorized, who changes the operating mode and how locks, the door controller and safety detection interact. Confirm the final behavior and responsibility for each interface with the project team.
What information is needed for a public entrance quotation?
Provide the building use, entrance quantity and destination, opening dimensions, side space or revolving footprint, required clear passage and visitor or equipment movement. Add available plans, photographs, access and operating requirements, and the requested supply scope. Identify information still awaiting site verification so the proposal can make its assumptions clear.
Your Public Entrance Project
Discuss Your Public Entrance Project
Tell us about the building, the visitors and loads using the entrance, and the route on both sides. Send the available opening dimensions, drawings and access requirements so we can review the door direction and quotation scope.
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