Bangkok--22 Apr--Francom Asia PR
Raimon Land has won the prestigious Elevator World magazine’s 10th Annual 2008 Project of the Year Award in the Accessibility Systems category for its “upside-down, inside-out” platform elevator at The River’s show suite in Bangkok. According to the elevator’s designer, Richard Draper from Elevert, what makes this three-storey custom lift unique is the absence of any visible means of support. Its open-top circular platform rests on the ground floor, but when in use the elevator acts as a hydraulic pedestal pushing passengers to the desired floor. Raimon Land Chief Executive Officer, Nigel J Cornick, said: “We are extremely proud of this award. It reflects The River lifestyle concept we are trying to project as well as exhibits the extent to which we will go in providing high-quality innovative and functional designs.” “Our requirements were very specific. We wanted the twice-winding spiral stairs to take centre stage. The River’s elevator had to be discreet when parked on the ground floor, with no visible mechanisms other than the platform unit and the landing gates on the upper floors.” Passengers enter the elevator’s open platform through a waist-high sliding door. A profiled leather balustrade sits on top of the 1.25-metre high circular wall to allow riders to view the cityscape as the elevator climbs inside the spiral stairs. When the platform reaches a floor, the door slides open simultaneously with the centre-opening leaf gates on the landing. Those watching the 10-passenger elevator operate see only a 2.1-metre diameter stainless steel drum rising from underneath the floor to a maximum 10 metres at the top level. To accomplish this, all the equipment normally associated with an elevator had to be installed underground including the entire one-piece, 10-metre-tall external drum. This required a 13-metre-deep excavated pit next to the Chao Phraya River, which necessitated the expertise of construction divers. Each component of The River’s elevator had to be custom designed and built. Bangkok’s Steelworks produced the mechanical equipment and accessories, Swiss-based Bucher built the hydraulic components and Shanghai STEP Elevator designed the high-tech controlling system. Elevert’s installation team carried out the erection on site. Elevator World’s panel of industry specialists selected The River’s innovative “upside-down, inside-out” design for its unique application, challenges that had to be overcome, the teamwork and techniques involved for its successful installation, use of advanced technology and the overall quality of the presentation. Entries into Elevator World’s 10-year-old Project of the Year Awards have come from the Pacific, Southeast Asia, the UAE, the US, Europe and some South American countries. Previous winners include the Austrian Cultural Institute, Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Emirates Palace Hotel, The Saturn Project in Germany, Frank Family Residence in Israel, Tower Shanghai, Mackinac Bridge in the US, Namesty Miru Metro Station in Russia and Australia’s Hazelwood Power Station. Elevator World is a leading trade magazine for building transportation systems with a readership of over 36,000 industry members including suppliers, manufacturers, consultants, contractors, associations and publications. For more information, www.elevator-world.com.
PRESS ENQUIRIES : Walaiklao Kumwong Raimon Land Public Relations C/O Francom Asia PR Tel: 02 233 4338 or 39 Fax: 02 236 8030 E-mail: [email protected] Kwanrudee Maneewongwatthana Senior Vice President Communications Raimon Land PLC 22nd Floor, The Millennia Tower 62 Langsuan Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330 Tel : +66 (0) 2651-9600 to 4 Fax : +66 (0) 2651-9614 E-mail : [email protected]
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