KONE References 2017: Urban Journeys

exican developers are busy building public transport networks, schools, hospitals, malls and other services within urban districts, rather than on its peripheries. Vertical construction is the name of the game in the Mexican capital and in cities like Monterrey, Guadalajara, Tijuana and Chihuahua. The up-and-coming trend lies in the office space segment, though. Coldwell Banker Commercial has estimated that between 2016 and 2020, about 500,000 square meters will be added annually to the national total. “Office space in the capital can be categorized into 10 main corridors for major projects,” says Alicia Bandala , managing director of KONE Mexico. “A related trend has been the growth of smaller office buildings on secondary streets within main office corridors, usually offering less than 20,000 square meters each. At the beginning of 2017, some 54% of 39 office blocks under construction in Mexico City were smaller units.” Torre Anseli in the Avenida Revolución is representative of the steadily growing Mexican office space market. It is a new office building where KONE was called upon to provide optimal vertical transportation without sacrificing maximum rentable space. TO AID PEOPLE FLOW IN THESE buildings, while maximizing rentable space, KONE teamed up with first-adaptor developers to produce high-tech solutions for vertical transportation in their buildings. Torre Anseli, for instance will be the first building in Mexico City to have KONE’s double-deck elevators installed. This coupled with KONE’s People Flow Intelligence solutions will provide tenants with easy, smooth transit in the building. “The turnstiles and card readers match in a minimalistic and elegant style that provides visual comfort and a safe, enjoyable user experience,” says Bandala. “And a cherry on the top of the cake is the fact that users with special permits can be provided with remote call access through their mobile phones, so they can request an elevator even as they enter the facility.” KONE’S PEOPLE FLOW SOLUTIONS optimize traffic, reducing the size and number of elevators needed in a building, and they’re seamlessly integrated with existing systems to provide maximum security while ensuring smooth people flow. “Elevators in this building are customized pieces of M Carlos Salame of the CINSA construction group. “Torre Anseli is representative of the steadily growing Mexican office space market.” Alicia Bandala, managing director of KONE Mexico. Torre Anseli – Mexico 20