2.4 Elevator Layout
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Elevator Lobbies When laying out your elevators you want to group them together so they can share the same shaft. For the user, having all of the elevators in a row is
Bank of 4 elevators
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the easiest for them to be able to see all of them
in a single line.
at the same time when waiting for an elevator. 4 elevators is considered the largest amount that you want to have in a line with 3 being the optimum. When designing the elevator lobby, keep in mind that if you have all of your elevators in a single line, then your minimum lobby width is 8 feet, however
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if the elevators are opposite of each other across the lobby, then the minimum width becomes 10 feet instead. Fig. 17
Bank of 4 elevators
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High Rise Upper Level Lobbies
with 2 facing each
The top middle image is an elevator lobby at a
other.
typical upper level lobby and the bottom image is a typical ground floor lobby. In addition to elevator Fig. 20
shafts needing to be 2 hour rated, elevator lobbies above the first floor need to be 1-hour rated. Also doors into these lobbies need to be 20 minute rated. 8’ min
Bank of 2 elevators in a single line.
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Bank of 2 elevators with 1 facing each other. Fig. 22