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The Builders of This Spanish Skyscraper Forgot the Elevator
The Intempo skyscraper in Benidorm, Spainstanding proud in this imagewas designed to be a striking symbol of hope and prosperity, to signal to the rest of the world that the city was escaping the financial crisis. Sadly, the builders forgot to include a working elevator.
In fairness, the entire construction process has been plagued with problems, reports Ecnonomia. Initially funded by a bank called Caixa Galicia, the finances were recently taken over by Sareb Spains so-called "bad bank" when the mortgage was massively written down.
In part, that was a function of the greed surrounding the project. Initially designed to be a mere 20 storeys tall, the developers got over-excited and pushed the height way up: now it boasts 47 storeys, and will include 269 homes.
http://gizmodo.com/the-builders-of-this-spanish-skyscraper-forgot-the-elev-1065152844
Wouldn't you think you would need an elevator at 20 floors as much as 47?
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Yes, really, because the construction crews use those elevators to haul tools and construction up
RC
Aug 2013
#32
How confident would you feel living in a 47 story building designed by an architect
hughee99
Aug 2013
#7
Yeah, the reality is that they didn't redesign for larger elevator lifting machinery
muriel_volestrangler
Aug 2013
#13
Part of the allure of having the multi-million dollar penthouse is the workout you get climbing all
KittyWampus
Aug 2013
#12
Shrug... my employer just bought a four storey building that doesn't have a working elevator
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Aug 2013
#15