Order in the renovation of the Palais des Nations in Geneva

Maspero Elevatori has won the manufacturing and modernization ot the lifts for the UN Headquarters in Geneva.

By 2023 the Italian Company will manufacture 11 new elevators and modernize other 25 to ensure the mobility inside the Palais des Nations, the European UN Office in Geneva.

The order, amounting to more than 2.8 million euros, is part of the renovation of the complex, entrusted to the Webuild-CMB-Italiana Costruzioni joint venture. The endeavor includes the renovation of the historical buildings and all aspects relating to work safety and accessibility – with particular attention to the protection of the historical heritage of the Palais des Nations.

Surface area of around 100,000 square meters

After the New York Headquarters, the Palais des Nations in Geneva is the United Nations’ most important international operations centre. Built between 1929 and 1936, it is one of the busiest diplomatic centers in the world, with 34 conference rooms, hosting around 12,000 meetings each year with over 75,000 delegates and 100,000 visitors.

With a surface area of around 100,000 square meters, the offices are located within 46 hectares of Ariana Park, and overlook the Swiss shore of Lake Geneva.

Start in October

Andrea Maspero, CEO of Maspero Elevatori. Photo: © Maspero Elevatori

Maspero Elevatori’s work is scheduled to start in October, the first step being the modernization of 25 lifts, replacing doors and gears, installing new generation electrical panels, with the aim to maximize safety and energy efficiency.

The first modernized lifts will be completed within the first quarter of 2022. Maspero Elevatori’s team of engineers and technicians will also design of 11 new vertical lifts, whose construction will start next year and will be installed by the end of 2023.

All lifts will be equipped with a monitoring service: The data of each system shall be collected in a control-room that will allow the supervision, monitoring and management of the accesses and movement of each lift.

Automatic identification of faults

"Thanks to a cloud-based software and a series of sensors positioned on all the lifts, it will be possible to monitor the correct functioning of all the units, allowing the detection and automatic identification of faults, as well as intervening on the functions, activating and deactivating access to floors if necessary," says Andrea Maspero, CEO of the Italian company.

"A fundamental function for the security of the headquarters and diplomatic representations operating or hosted in the Palace".

More information: maspero.com/en/