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DONAUCITYTOWER I –VIENNA, AUSTRIA
Taking smart building
tonewheights
Austria’s tallestbuilding is alsoamong its smartest. Equippedwitha full rangeof KONE solutions,DonauCityTower I
isdesigned for acompletely intuitivepeopleflowexperience.
At 220meters inheight, DonauCity Tower I (commonly
referred to asDCTower) is oneof the tallest buildings in
Europe, addingadistinctivehigh-techaccent to theVienna
skyline. It is the first in a pair of skyscrapers designedby
celebrated French architectDominique Perrault forDonau
City, anew citywithin a city taking shape inVienna’s 22
nd
district on the right bank of theDanube River.
Aheadof its class
This building is noordinarymultipurpose skyscraper: it can
read yourmind – or at least your access card. It knows
exactlywho is entering andwhere they areheaded. KONE
technologyplays a keypart in theday-to-day logistics by
guidingusers smoothly and efficiently to their destination.
DC Tower features a complete family of KONE People
Flow Intelligence solutions combiningaflexibleelevator
andescalator configurationwith integratedaccess control,
touchscreendestination control, equipmentmonitoring
and information communication. KONEworked closely
with the customer anda third-partyaccess control supplier
toensure thebuilding’s peopleflow requirementsweremet.
Smooth logistics
Responsibility for seamless people flowwas delegated to
KONE based on a trusted, long-termpartnershipwith
the developer. The ability to interface KONE elevators
with a third-party access control systemwas one of the
key reasons KONEwas selected for this challengingproject.
“The client chose topartnerwithus again thanks toour
provenprojectmanagement skills andour understanding
of their vision to create a futuristic landmark for thenew
Vienna,” says KONE Key AccountManager
Wolfgang
Hofmann
.
In thismixed-use building, the integrated technology
must help tenants and visitorsmovearoundquicklyand
comfortablywhile simultaneously providing improved
security and access control.
KONE’sPeopleFlow Intelligence solutions address these
demands.
“Thehotel occupies thefirst 15floors,withoffices on
themiddlefloors, lofts onfloors 53 to56, a restaurant
on57anda skybar on58, sowe carriedout adetailed
traffic analysis todevelop a flexible configuration for
the smoothest, fastest transit,” explainsHofmann. “The
elevators also scored toppoints inKONE’s ride comfort
tests, listing them as someof thebest inAustria.”
Environmental generation
DCTower combines visual innovationwithworld-
class green functionality. It is the first Austrianoffice
tower complyingwith the EuropeanCommission’s
new energy and sustainability requirements for green
buildings and is aiming for LEED Platinum certification.
“KONEconductedan in-depthanalysisof potential energy
savings. All elevators are equippedwith regenerative
drives that recaptureelevatorbrakingenergyand feed
itback to the supplynetwork. Additional energy savings
areachievedwithLED lightingandoptimizeddestination
guidance,” saysHofmann.
Thomas Jakoubek
, CEO of the developerWEDAG,
adds, “At the end of the day, using energy sensibly
not only cuts down on operating costs, but above all,
also saves on available resources, thus complyingwith
the ‘greenbuilding’ philosophy.”
To complement thebuilding’s sleek architecture,
select elevators feature customizedglass and steel cars
while specially tailored ceilings add to the aesthetic
of thehotel elevators. In themain lobbies, custom
touchscreendestinationoperatingpanels helpusers
move smoothly andquickly to their next location.
Inside the cars, KONE InfoScreens serve as aplatform
for bothdestinationguidance andmultimedia content.