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AUSTRALIA’S LARGEST-EVER LIFT MODERNIZATION IN MELBOURNE
Rialto Towers, an iconic 251-m-tall office property at 525 Collins Street in Melbourne, Australia, is undergoing a major upgrade that includes the largest lift modernization ever undertaken in Australia, according to Whitfield Rose Pty. Ltd., which handled design specifications. Otis is providing equipment for the elevator modernization, set to conclude in 2021. Existing technology in 38 elevators will be replaced with new gearless AC technology, and speed will be increased. Energy-monitoring equipment is included in Whitfield Rose's specifications to measure energy consumption before, during and after the project. Special lighting features with colors that change depending on lift position, season and weather will be added to elevators serving the 55th-floor restaurant. Woods Bagot designed the modernization, which will add more than 6,000 m2 of space.
42-STORY “VERTICAL VILLAGE” PART OF CHINA PLAN
A 42-story "vertical village" that will serve as regional headquarters for one of China's largest electronics companies, OPPO, is part of a major mixed-use development in Chengdu, China, designed by a team led by London's Gianni Botsford Architects, Architects' Journal reports. Vertical construction is set to start in September. Located in the Singapore-Sichuan high-tech innovation park, the 100,000-m2 development will also have a low-rise portion with retail, a hotel and spa. The tower's design is punctuated by voids with spiral stairs, rather than elevators, aimed at promoting interaction.
NYC’S SECOND-TALLEST, ONE VANDERBILT, MARKS MILESTONE
One Vanderbilt in New York City’s (NYC) East Midtown neighborhood marked a milestone on June 23 when its first, 20-T. steel column was installed, 6sqft reports. At 1,401 ft. tall, the office structure will become NYC’s second-tallest building. SL Green Realty and AECOM Tishman are helping deliver the Kohn Pedersen Fox-designed project, which brings more than 1 million sq. ft. of office space with column-free floors and floor-to-ceiling windows to a full square block bound by Madison and Vanderbilt avenues and East 43rd and East 42nd streets. The project includes approximately US$220 million in transit and infrastructure improvements, which are expected to be complete by 2020.
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