vini007
Active Member
i had no idea that is such a thing.. thank you for the info...
Toronto CIBC SQUARE | 241.39m | 50s | Hines | WilkinsonEyre
vini007
Active Member
Maybe i've missed this piece of info.. but is that the elevator shaft they are on if so so huge..
raptor
Senior Member
yes. all in all there are about 45 elevators in this building
vini007
Active Member
wow.. holy crap.. thank you for your info..
Amare
Senior Member
Oh my goodness 45 elevators?! I had no idea that's incredible; if only certain condo developers could take note (ie: the ones who install ~5 elevators for a 200+ metre tall building)
ChesterCopperpot
Senior Member
Different code requirements for elevators in office buildings and office towers.
Kitsune
Senior Member
.... 45 elevators ??? Thats going to be fun in the first couple weeks during move in.
Amare
Senior Member
I realize that, which is why I've been calling for a while for the province to look into introducing mandatory minimum elevator requirements for residential buildings. No reason for there to be such a stark difference between commercial/office developments and residential developments.
vini007
Active Member
i assume that if there are 45 all are cubicles..there are a lot to fit in that shaft..
sikandar
Active Member
Technically, 34 out of the 45 will be within the core we’re seeing being formed now.
TheSix
Active Member
Interesting! I completely agree the city should revisit minimum elevator requirements for residential. However, in my opinion I actually see a stark difference in usage between office and residential. For office buildings you have multiple businesses sharing multiple floors, employees using them constantly, outside of the standard usage for breaks (lunch, smoking, coffee, etc.) and ongoing visitors (partners, vendors, etc.). I can't count how many times I am in my office elevator daily (maybe 6?), but I sure can count how many times I use my condo elevator daily. I just don't see condo elevators heavily used beyond the standard rush hours.
Office buildings also have several times more people per square foot than residential, so yes, they have more elevators. Don't know the numbers they plan for there, but I am told that condo developers typically plan for one elevator per approx. one hundred units. Anyone that can tell us more about this?!
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innsertnamehere
Superstar
The general rule of thumb for residential is 1 per 100-150 units, yes. Generally a minimum of two elevators no matter what however, unless it is a really, really small building.
A 600 unit building would typically have maybe 5-6 elevators, depending on how cheap the developer is.
My building for example has about 350 units and has 4 elevators - though my understanding is that this is actually quite a high number for the unit count. My last building had around 300 units and had 3 elevators.
A 600 unit building would typically have maybe 5-6 elevators, depending on how cheap the developer is.
My building for example has about 350 units and has 4 elevators - though my understanding is that this is actually quite a high number for the unit count. My last building had around 300 units and had 3 elevators.
W. K. Lis
Superstar
It can be sometimes very hard to find and use the stairs in any building, if you only need to go up or down one or two floors.
