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2.4 Elevator Layout
2.4 Elevator Layout Diagramming Elevators in Section The diagram on the right is one of the first diagrams that should be drawn up when designing the vertical circulation of any high rise office building. Figuring out how to get the right amount of service to every floor is a hard task and looking at that in section is the best way to understand it. The blue areas indicate the levels that the elevators stop at whereas the dotted gray lines are the levels that aren’t served by that elevator, the solid gray boxes represent the elevator overrides and pits. This diagram will become very useful when conversing with your elevator consultant and figuring out the best ways to design your vertical circulation system as efficient as possible.
Low Rise
Fig. 14
Mid Rise
Fig. 15
High Rise
Fig. 16
The elevators are grouped in the center of the
A large central elevator lobby is the most typical
Elevators are staggered vertically with intermedi-
building in the main lobby area.
and efficient layout. In the larger of the mid rises,
ate transition floor or ‘sky lobbies’ denoted with the
elevators that are just used for freight become
dashed red line. There are several different strate-
common.
gies for the type of elevators used, from stacked elevators, to two elevators sharing the same shaft.