Calculating Lifts in Skyscrapers

jedi86 · December 6th, 2012, 03:18 PM

Hi guys,

I hope this is the right section...

I am currently designing for my master thesis a skyscraper with mixed use of offices and residential appartments.

I was wondering how I could calculate how many lifts I need and how big they are? Does anyone got an idea?

My scraper would be aroung 200m height with a footprint of 40.5m x 32.4m and 50% - 50% office/apartments

Would be great if some1 got some tipps for me!!

Kind regards

***Jan*** · December 6th, 2012, 08:01 PM

That really depends on a lot of factors. You already list height, size and usage, but for example also the # of apartments per floor matters, the type and speed of elevator, the location of the functions in the tower and the quality level you aspire. Also single tenant office users tend to have more inner-tower traffic. Presuming you place apartments on top of the offices I would guess 2, maybe 3 dedicated elevators for the apartments and around 6 for the offices.

December 6th, 2012, 03:18 PM	#1
jedi86 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 4 Likes (Received): 0	Calculating Lifts in Skyscrapers Hi guys, I hope this is the right section... I am currently designing for my master thesis a skyscraper with mixed use of offices and residential appartments. I was wondering how I could calculate how many lifts I need and how big they are? Does anyone got an idea? My scraper would be aroung 200m height with a footprint of 40.5m x 32.4m and 50% - 50% office/apartments Would be great if some1 got some tipps for me!! Kind regards

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December 6th, 2012, 08:01 PM	#2
*Jan* High there, what's up! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rotterdam Posts: 14,442 Likes (Received): 504	That really depends on a lot of factors. You already list height, size and usage, but for example also the # of apartments per floor matters, the type and speed of elevator, the location of the functions in the tower and the quality level you aspire. Also single tenant office users tend to have more inner-tower traffic. Presuming you place apartments on top of the offices I would guess 2, maybe 3 dedicated elevators for the apartments and around 6 for the offices.