[ Recorded in February 2023 ]
Hey everybody! On today's video, we are going to do an elevator tour in the iconic Cité Radieuse from architect Le Corbusier. That's right, this building was built in the 1950-60's in multiple cities, namely Marseille (the most famous one). So, today we're going to check the elevators in the Cité Radieuse of Briey in France.
Let's begin with the odd design of this building. As you can tell, the elevators only serve 8 floors but in reality the building is 19 floors. This is because of the "revolutionary" design of the building : all the appartements are in duplex which means that to gain as much floor space as possible they ripped of some landings. In short, you can find an elevator landing every 2-3 floors. Moreover, all these appartements are accessible by a creepy long hallway which French-Swiss architect Le Corbusier called "street" while designing the units.
Lastly, let's dive into the elevators! Unlike Marseille's cité radieuse, there are only 3 elevators : 2 main elevators & 1 rear elevator.
- Main elevators:
It is a set of 2 elevators that were installed in 1959. So far, I have no idea what they could have been. As far as I know, they got upgraded later on and then got replaced by Otis in the 2010's : full modernization.
- Rear elevator:
To finish, we have the rear elevator which was the best in my opinion : the most original one & with the most character. This one definitely had some original features like the wide door track that reminded me of American elevators. Next, it was way faster than the other ones. To conlude, I really think that this one was maybe upgraded by Otis with Elevonic 401 like what the Cité Radieuse of Marseille had.
If you're curious or a nerd in architecture, CHECK OUT the Wikipedia page of this building : fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit%C3...
Anyway y'all, sit back, relax, and enjoy this video :)
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🔧 Technical Informations 🔧
- Original installer : Otis?
- Year : 1959
- Type : traction
"1st mod"
Unknown informations. In the Cité Radieuse of Marseille they got replaced in the 80's with Otis elevonic 401s traction elevators.
"2nd mod"
- Brand: Otis
- Year: 2010's
- Type: traction
- Fixtures:
Linea (COPs);
Actua (lanterns & indicators);
Classica (call stations);
- Capacity:
15 persons, 1125 kg (2480 lbs);
12 persons, 900 kg (1984 lbs);
- Floors served: [8]
0* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Speed:
1.75 m/s (344 ft/m) {main elevators}
2 m/s (394 ft/m) {rear elevator}
- Traveling distance: ~63 m (207 ft)
- Machinery: ?
- Doors configuration:
Center-opened {main elevators}
Double side-opened {rear elevator}
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📍 Location 📍
La cité radieuse - Le Corbusier,
1 Avenue du Dr Pierre Giry,
54150 Val-de-Briey, Grand Est, France.
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- Video editing software : DaVinci Resolve
- Outro video from Pixabay and music from Lauren Duski - Allabout
- Recorded on Iphone 8 (1080p HD 60 Fps)
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