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Lots of discussion here about ratios of usable space in tall structures. Why don't we solve that by putting the elevators on the outside of the building?
by paul_f 13y ago
Lots of discussion here about ratios of usable space in tall structures. Why don't we solve that by putting the elevators on the outside of the building?
- ams6110 13y agoIf for no other reason, it would reduce available windows, and offices with windows are high-rent items. That said I have seen a few buildings with exterior "glass elevators" but it seems to be mostly a novelty.
- paul_f 13y agoIt's always a novelty before it becomes mainstream. Have the elevators run in tracks of some sort, rather than in a shaft. Elevator won't block the view until it goes by.