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SERVICE FLOOR [1 record]

Record 1 1987-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Elements
DEF

In a multistorey building, a floor provided for the housing of the mechanical equipment of the building.

OBS

Another important element in building design and construction is the mechanical, or auxiliary, system - plumbing; heating, ventilating, and air conditioning; electrical wiring; vertical transportation; and chimneys and flues.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments du bâtiment
CONT

L. Sullivan (...) élève des gratte-ciel à Buffalo, Saint Louis, New York et Chicago (...) Il en a formulé la distribution : en sous-sol l'usine motrice, aux deux premiers niveaux des magasins (...), au-dessus des cellules toutes semblables, en attique un étage technique de réservoirs et de machinerie.

CONT

C'est aujourd'hui la tendance de grouper le maximum des étages techniques au sommet des édifices hauts, les dernières réalisations américaines sont ainsi conçues.

CONT

Signes distinctifs de la tour Montparnasse (...) Nombre de niveaux : 52 étages de bureaux; 3 étages techniques; 1 étage P.T.T.; 1 étage restaurant panoramique; 1 étage de magasins.

Spanish

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