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MAIN LOBBY [6 records]

Record 1 2009-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hotel Services
DEF

The office situated in the lobby of which the main functions are :(1) control and sale of guest rooms,(2) key, mail and information service for guests,(3) keep guest accounts, render bills and receive payments, and(4) provide information to other departments.

Key term(s)
  • main desk

French

Domaine(s)
  • Services hôteliers
DEF

Service chargé de coordonner le mouvement des arrivées et des départs, de veiller à ce que les formalités d'inscription et de départ (paiement de la note) soient exécutées, de renseigner et d'aider les clients durant leur séjour.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Servicios hoteleros
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Record 2 2005-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Elevators
DEF

Floor at which a passenger leaves one car and transfers to another car, usually between low-rise and higher-rise elevators.

CONT

With the sky-lobby system, a tower is treated like a layer cake of two or three buildings, one on top of the other. For service in the lowest layer, elevators run up from the main lobby in the usual way. The lowest floor of each upper layer is a "sky lobby", which is reached by fast, roomy express elevators that run nonstop from the main floor. At the sky lobby passengers take local elevators to their floors. The hoistways for these local elevators begin at the sky lobby instead of at the main floor, thus in the stories below the sky lobby this area is available as floor space.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ascenseurs et monte-charge
CONT

Pour des bâtiments comportant plus de 60 à 70 étages, l'accroissement excessif de l'espace occupé par les ascenseurs conduit à adopter un schéma de circulation verticale différent: les passagers voulant se rendre du niveau principal vers les zones supérieures sont d'abord acheminés vers des étages-gares où ils changent d'ascenseurs.

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Real Estate
CONT

Other building features or services [such as] common public areas-main lobby, elevator lobbies, public washrooms, exterior walkway, approaches.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immobilier
CONT

Autres fonctions ou services jugés importants dans les immeubles [tels que les] zones publiques communes - hall d'entrée principal, hall d'entrée des ascenseurs, salles de toilettes publiques, promenades extérieures et approches.

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Real Estate
CONT

Other building features or services : Common public areas-Main lobby, elevator lobbies, public washrooms, exterior walkway, approaches.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immobilier
CONT

Autres fonctions ou services jugés importants dans les immeubles et non assurés à l'heure actuelle : Zones publiques communes : Hall d'entrée principal, hall d'entrée des ascenseurs, salles de toilettes publiques, promenades extérieures et approches.

Spanish

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Record 5 1993-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signage
DEF

A tablet or sectional strips on the wall of the entry of a building bearing the names of occupants with indication of the floor level and room numbers of each.

CONT

It is the responsibility of Public Works Canada to provide all signage necessary to direct the public from the street or highway to the door of the occupant. Generally, this is achieved by :... a main lobby directory board indicating the location(i. e. floor number) of each occupant; a floor directory board indicating the room number or area of the occupant;...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Signalisation (panneaux)
DEF

Tableau posé à l'entrée d'un immeuble et donnant la liste des occupants.

OBS

Un tableau indicateur principal est placé à l'entrée et il peut être nécessaire d'en placer un autre sur chaque étage, aux intersections.

Spanish

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Record 6 1987-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Interior Design
  • Residential Architecture
DEF

the area of building that can be used for productive activity, usually expressed in square feet or square metres.

CONT

1800 square feet of floor space.

CONT

The hoistways for these local elevators begin at the sky lobby instead of at the main floor, thus in the stories below the sky lobby this area is available as floor space.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture d'intérieurs
  • Architecture d'habitation
DEF

Surface qui peut être effectivement occupée pour y exercer une fonction ou assurer un service déterminé : séjour, travail, entrepôt, etc.

CONT

(...) pour le promoteur, la surface utile est celle qu'il peut vendre: elle ne comporte ni murs, ni gaines, ni parties communes; pour le fisc, la surface utile définit l'assiette de la taxe et inclut les parties communes; pour le chef de service la surface utile est celle qu'il peut aménager librement.

Spanish

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