Horizontal is the new Vertical : The Future of Sideways Elevators by db-production

skyscrapers · @db-production · Aug 12 '17

Horizontal is the new Vertical : The Future of Sideways Elevators

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<p><em><strong>Horizontal</strong></em><strong> ... is the new Vertical</strong> <strong>"MULTI" is world's first "rope-free" elevator. The innovative project was recently introduced by German elevator manufacturer ThyssenKrupp. Their team claims that this disruptive new tech will usher in a new world for elevators and toss away 160 years of rope-dependency.</strong> The pilot project uses linear motors to move multiple cars within a single shaft both vertically and horizontally. What I found especially interesting is that the project drew inspiration from rapid transit trains; technologically and in terms of circulation. Trains work most efficiently in loops, also what MULTI is doing. Trains connect different geographies and neighborhoods within a city. <strong>MULTI argues that skyscrapers are becoming more and more like cities and that we need to discover more efficient ways of connecting the different neighborhoods that reside on each floor.</strong> The proposal is a dynamic solution towards more efficient buildings. As a designer myself, I'm very curious to see how this might change the form and design of buildings as we enter the 21st century.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>&nbsp;<em>"Buildings are becoming like vertical cities, and they need a FLEXIBLE TRANSPORT SYSTEM similar to a metro. SPEED alone does not solve the </em>&nbsp;<em>challenges posed by tall buildings."</em> - Markus Jetter (Head of Research, thyssenkrupp Elevator) &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Horizontal elevators solve a huge waste problem.</strong> Across the globe there are more than 12 million elevators that make seven billion trips and shuffle over one billion people every day. Over the course of a lifetime in New York City (where I live) workers spend a cumulative 16.6 years waiting for elevators. (<a href="https://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/30191.wss">Study conducted by IBM in 2010</a>). That's a massive amount of time. In the city that never sleeps... time is money! <strong>Space is expensive.</strong> As cities grow and expand, traditional elevator banks and shafts will become increasingly cost prohibitive. The infrastructure within buildings will need to slim down in order to keep up with growth.</p>
<p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7QlAsxJP-g&amp;feature=youtu.be</p>
<p>https://amanz.my/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/MULTI-Lif-jerman-2.jpg</p>
<p><strong>Re-thinking Monumentality</strong>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>The skyscraper formula has been passed around the world for decades now.</strong> Everyone, from just about every geography, is building essentially the same thing. Design a floor plate around an elevator shaft, extrude it dozens or even hundreds of times. Boom, there you have it. A "modern" city. Monumental buildings are well overdue for something new. Elevators like MULTI provide a new spine for buildings to adapt to and learn from. There's an inherent flexibility embedded in the concept of looping elevator routes. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;What might these new buildings look like? Buildings today are so square. <em>"Less is a bore."</em>&nbsp;</p>
<h4>Here's hoping that new infrastructure will usher in creative form-making and city-thinking. Let's see where Horizontal might take us...</h4>
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<p><em>Sources : </em><a href="https://multi.thyssenkrupp-elevator.com/en/"><em>MULTI</em></a><em> . </em><a href="https://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/30191.wss"><em>Elevator Study by IBM in 2010</em></a><em> . </em><a href="http://ritholtz.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/skyscraper.png"><em>Skyscraper Chart</em></a> &nbsp;</p>
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