The Intempo skyscraper in Benidorm—a disgusting
vacation spot in the Spanish east coast—is a horrible
symbol of Spain's real estate bubble and greed. It's also
a perfect example of the country's disgraceful lack of
planning: it doesn't have elevators for half of it.
As an Spaniard, I look at this and I can only feel the
most absolute of the embarrassments. But then again,
if the entire state is brimming with corruption and
dishonesty—from the head of the state to the politicians
in almost all the parties, banks, companies and even
some judges—I can't really expect anything else but
this. The Intempo skyscraper in Benidorm, Spain—standing
proud in this image—was designed to be a striking
symbol of hope and prosperity, to signal to the rest of
the world that the city was escaping the financial crisis.
Sadly, the builders forgot to include a working elevator.
In fairness, the entire construction process has been
plagued with problems, reports Ecnonomia. Initially
funded by a bank called Caixa Galicia, the finances
were recently taken over by Sareb – Spain’s so-called
"bad bank" – when the mortgage was massively written
down.
In part, that was a function of the greed surrounding the
project. Initially designed to be a mere 20 storeys tall,
the developers got over-excited and pushed the height
way up: now it boasts 47 storeys, and will include 269
homes.
But that push for more accommodation came at a cost.
The original design obviously included specifications for
an elevator big enough for a 20-storey building. In the
process of scaling things up, however, nobody thought
to redesign the elevator system—and, naturally, a 47-
storey building requires more space for its lifts and
motor equipment. Sadly, that space doesn't exist.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the architects working on the
project have resigned, and it remains unclear exactly
how the developers will solve the problem. Can we
recommend the stairs? gizmodo.com/the-builders-of-this-spanish-skyscraper-forgot-the-elev-1065152844/1065886340

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Reminds me of 1004 during the dark years!!!
7floors (14storeys) of stairs wasn't beans!!!