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Originally Posted by City Wide
I've always assumed that a big part behind the poured concrete core concept was to provide structural and fire proof walls for the elevators and the fire escapes. Plus maybe it also provides a place for horiz. elements to attach. But in this building those the elevators and fire stairs serving the office floors don't extent upwards beyond the office floors.
In the floor plans of the hotel rooms one can see where these poured walls are, but the rooms are just built around them, they are just another wall.
And from what I can tell, which isn't much, the poured core doesn't extend up through the hotel lobby which is near the top of the structure. Which means the core isn't going to supporting cooling units or other equipment on the roof.
So, can any one tell me why they would bother having these concrete walls running up through the floors that contain the hotel rooms? I can't understand what the concrete walls would be doing that steel columns/posts and bracing couldn't do but without so much time, expense and space. (if concrete was cheaper it would be used everyplace, not just the core)
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Despite the one drawing, which was over two years ago, I would think that building codes would mandate fire escapes that the core would cover, at least up through some level of the hotel. The core probably also provides conduit paths for mechanicals such as water pipes, electrical, etc.; perhaps even a maintenance elevator. Not sure where the pool is going to be situated on the floor with spa, gym and pool, but maybe it helps support all that water weight.
Hey, only about 7-8 more core floors to go! (5 hotel, 1 spa/gym/, 1 mechanical, and maybe the restaurant)
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