![]() With nearly 260 luxurious residences - a mix of multistory lofts, expansive single-level apartments and an exclusive penthouse collection - Collins House is a draw for its design, as well as its high-end amenities. NYC has its Wall Street, Paris is known for the Champs-Élysées, and Singapore boasts Orchard Road in the same way, Melbourne has Collins Street, one of the most prestigious streets in Australia. The sleek, contemporary tower incorporates the grand heritage façade of Melbourne's historic Makers Mark building on downtown Melbourne's Collins Street. The building features a slenderness ratio of 16.25:1, coming in significantly less than the ratio of approximately 24:1 for New York's Steinway Tower, the world's slenderest skyscraper. Architecture firm Bates Smart designed this "skinnyscraper" to match the Collins House footprint, which isn't much bigger than Melbourne's typical house and land block. Otis also successfully met unique installation challenges, not the least of which was delivering equipment to the site across a busy tram route that travels down Collins Street.Ī strong history of customer service and innovation, coupled with experience in meeting challenging building design and installation requirements, allowed Otis to provide an ideal elevator solution for this distinctive, prestigious project.Ĭollins House's exterior dimensions measure 11.5 m (37.7 ft) wide at its base, making it Australia's slimmest tower and the fourth-slimmest skyscraper in the world. Otis contributed two SkyRise ® elevators and one Gen2 ® Premier elevator to the project, as well as the company's CompassPlus ® destination management system, products worthy of a landmark skyscraper noted for its unique design. So, it should come as no surprise that the company was selected to provide its elevator products for the 61-story Collins House residential tower in Melbourne, Australia. From the Empire State Building to the Eiffel Tower, Otis moves passengers throughout some of the world's most famous landmarks. This article was originally published in the January 2021 edition of Elevator World magazineįor more than 150 years, owners and managers of some of the world's most iconic and unique buildings have called on Otis to deliver the solutions and service their buildings need.
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