MELBOURNE, Australia,
Oct. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/
-- Otis Australia is
moving residents and visitors of the country's slimmest skyscraper
– Collins House, Melbourne – with
its SkyRise® and Gen2® Premier elevators. Otis Worldwide
Corporation (NYSE: OTIS) is the world's leading company for
elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation and service.
"We're honored to have been part of this local landmark. An
ultra-slim luxury skyscraper like Collins House presents the
engineering challenge of optimizing the elevator footprint with an
efficient and comfortable travel experience," said Stéphane de
Montlivault, President, Otis Asia Pacific. "Our Skyrise elevators
combined with the advanced CompassPlus destination management
system accomplished this feat, helping to reduce lobby congestion
and travel times while allowing for a personalized experience for
the residents."
The ultra-slim building, also known as a "skinnyscraper,"
measures 61-stories tall and 11.5 meters (37.7 feet) wide at its
base. It was built to match its existing ground-level footprint,
which is approximately the same size as Melbourne's average house and land block.
Construction contractor Hickory Group ("Hickory") led the
development of the building, which officially opened last October.
They used a patented building system and prefabricated components
to streamline the overall construction process and help ensure
excellent build quality. Collins House is the tallest residential
tower in Australia to use such
components.
"Collins House was built using our patented Hickory Building
Systems (HBS), which utilises prefabricated elements to increase
efficiencies," said George Abraham,
Managing Director of Hickory. "To make such a unique building a
reality, we needed to work with companies that matched our
commitment to efficiency and innovation, while prioritizing
passenger safety. Otis offered that and more. They delivered the
innovative solutions and global expertise critical in bringing this
vision to life."
About Otis
Built on a legacy of innovation, Otis was founded in 1853
after Elisha Otis invented the elevator safety brake,
giving rise to the modern city, transforming how people live and
work, and revolutionizing architecture itself. Today, we are the
world's leading company for elevator and escalator manufacturing,
installation and service. We move 2 billion people a day and
maintain more than 2 million customer units worldwide, the
industry's largest maintenance portfolio. We can be found in many
of the world's most recognizable buildings, as well as the busiest
transportation hubs and retail centers – we are everywhere people
are on the move. Headquartered in Connecticut, USA, Otis is 69,000 people strong, including
40,000 field professionals, all committed to meeting the diverse
needs of our customers and passengers in more than 200 countries
and territories worldwide. To learn more,
visit www.otis.com and follow us
on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @OtisElevatorCo.
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+1-860-674-3029
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Ray.Hernandez@otis.com
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SOURCE Otis Worldwide Corporation