KONE TO EQUIP CRUISE SHIPS, YACHTS FOR GERMAN SHIPYARD
KONE TO EQUIP CRUISE SHIPS, YACHTS FOR GERMAN SHIPYARD
KONE's marine division has been awarded a contract by German shipyard MV WERFTEN to outfit two new cruise ships and two yachts with vertical-transportation equipment. The 340-m-long, 20-deck cruise ships are part of a new Global class fleet designed for the Asian market. With an option for two additional ships, this portion of the order consists of nine MonoSpace® and 33 MiniSpaceTM elevators and 16 TravelMasterTM escalators, along with the E-Link monitoring system and operating modes for various ship functions. The yachts are part of the Endeavor class, the world's largest expedition yachts. Including an option for one additional yacht, this portion of the order consists of two MiniSpace passenger and two MiniSpace service elevators.
PROPOSED HIGH RISE WOULD BE DENMARK'S TALLEST
Fashion company Bestseller is planning a mixed-use headquarters tower in its hometown of Brande that, if built, would be the tallest building in Denmark, Archinect reports. Designed by Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter, the building would stand more than 200 m tall and accommodate retail shops, offices, educational facilities, space for public events and a hotel. Archinect noted that the Bestseller building would "stick out in the small railway town of Brande," adding that recent figures put the population at a little over 7,000. A starting date for the project was set for 2019, at the earliest.
CHILD HURT AFTER DRIVING TOY CAR ONTO ESCALATOR
A young child riding in a toy car was injured August 23 when he accidentally rolled the car onto an escalator at a store in Kachiguda, Hyderabad, India, The Hindu reported. Authorities said the three-year-old was sitting in the toy car at the store as his parents were shopping nearby. The boy started pedaling the car, driving it onto the escalator. He was thrown off the toy and hit his head. He was taken to a hospital, where he was being treated for bleeding and a fracture just above his nose. Police said the injury was not life threatening. There was no official complaint lodged with authorities, The Hindu said.
45 PARK PLACE FINALLY SEEING PROGRESS
After three years, a new condominium tower is finally getting the go-ahead to join Downtown Manhattan, New York's tallest residential building, New York YIMBY reports. Soho Properties made its initial applications for 45 Park Place — a 43-story, 665-ft. tower — in May 2014, but only this summer were the planning and financing in place to proceed. Foundation work is making headway, and the source surmised that the building will begin rising in a few months. The slender tower will include 50 units that average 2,300 sq. ft. About 1,000 sq. ft. of retail space will be housed on the ground floor. When complete, 45 Park Place will sit one block west of 30 Park Place, which, at 82 stories and 926 ft., is the tallest residential building downtown.
