Suggestion Box for a New Pittsburgh - What Do We Do Now? (Penn: tenants, movies)

[sealie]

Some interesting ideas on how building design could change.
https://www.nextpittsburgh.com/featu...ers-solutions/

[BUILD PENN SQUARE]

Originally Posted by sealie

Some interesting ideas on how building design could change.
https://www.nextpittsburgh.com/featu...ers-solutions/

thanks for sharing that - he went to my other alma mater, cornell architecture, and he interviewed me at their office that's in the photo in the article

he should have added a seventh bullet point

- elevators are out and stairs are in

maybe buildings can go back to having grand staircases, on the outside and on the inside

[Reggiezz]

Originally Posted by BUILD PENN SQUARE

he should have added a seventh bullet point

- elevators are out and stairs are in

Unless you're disabled.

[Knepper3]

Originally Posted by Reggiezz

Unless you're disabled.

Bingo, you still need everything to be ADA Compliant.

[BUILD PENN SQUARE]

Originally Posted by Reggiezz

Unless you're disabled.

you know that's right - one of the great things about modern architecture, especially in europe, was the way they embraced ramps as a circulation element, way before anyone ever heard of the ADA

corbusier put ramps inside some of his most famous houses



and outside some of his famous buildings

[Knepper3]

Yes nice but those would not be ADA compliant. There are very specific requirements needed, those are not safe or practical more many who would need them.

[BUILD PENN SQUARE]

Originally Posted by Knepper3

Yes nice but those would not be ADA compliant. There are very specific requirements needed, those are not safe or practical more many who would need them.

i'm aware of that - i worked for a few local firms - nonetheless as an anecdote i just had a very socially distanced convo with my neighbor on kentucky and she said now when she goes to market district she SPECIFICALLY parks in the outdoor lot so she doesn't have to use the elevator

a lot of HEALTHY people are going to want to avoid elevators - a person in a wheelchair is probably going to REALLY want to avoid using them

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here's a suggestion for the box

if we want to build multi-story buildings in pittsburgh in the future, because we're so clever we already have a template of how that could be accomplished and be attractive AND be ADA compliant

INDOOR INCLINES or INTEGRAL INCLINES

everyone else takes the stairs, or the escalator

[Knepper3]

What is the difference? Its just the angle of ascent with a larger capacity. You could just make bigger elevator compartments. 10 or 20 story buildings, few people are going to take the stairs. I guess you could do escalators but that doesn't seem reasonable (cost or time) for large buildings.

[BUILD PENN SQUARE]

Originally Posted by Knepper3

What is the difference? Its just the angle of ascent with a larger capacity. You could just make bigger elevator compartments. 10 or 20 story buildings, few people are going to take the stairs. I guess you could do escalators but that doesn't seem reasonable (cost or time) for large buildings.

try thinking outside the box a little

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ENCLOSED