Because the roof has the contour of Darth Vader's helmet, perhaps helicopters can land in the side opening? Hope they're careful backing out. And forget about rooftop rescues.
A critic comments on a new addition to San Francisco's skyline:A unique combination of crackpot environmentalism and elaborate ugliness, the Federal Building will finally opens its doors (or flaps, or airlocks, or orifices, or something) later this month and it will boast a number of odd design "features." For instance, the Federal Building is an office tower tall enough to disrupt the city's skyline, yet its elevators only stop on every third floor--the better to conserve energy. And after trudging up and down the stairs on a blazing summer afternoon the unfortunate tenants soak in their own sweat because the building has no air conditioning . . . again to save energy.I wonder how people in wheelchairs could access each floor if the elevators stop at only 33% of them. If the solution was a ramp, then it couldn't be at too steep an angle. Ramps throughout the building would be an enormous waste of usable space, even for the government. Ramps also have the disadvantage of speeding, not retarding, the spread of fire from floor to floor. No, the answer is likely to be that elevators can stop at each level (a feature requested by rational customers), and that the controls can be overriden by the security guard who will quickly become the most popular guy in the building. © 2007 Stephen Yuen
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