(Retake) Lift tour | Saigon Trade Center, HCMC, VN

The Saigon Trade Center is a high-rise building in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It was constructed from April 1994 and completed in July 1997 and with a height of 145 metres (476 ft), it was the tallest building in Vietnam from 1997 until 2010, when it was surpassed by the Bitexco Financial Tower. The building has 33 floors and 2 basements with a total floor area of over 54,000 square meters. There are 10 elevators used for customers, 2 elevators used for service purpose only. The building has three antennas, which make the total height of the building increase to 160 meters. Basement 2 is an internal floor so only basement 1 is for parking. On the roof of the building, there is a coffee shop called "Panorama", visitors can see the city view and skyline from their seat. Saigon Trade Center is built by reinforced concrete and glass cladding for exterior. There are both high speed Mitsubishi GPM elevators.

Note:
B-32: Saigon Trade Center Service Lift
B-33: Saigon Trade Center Scale

Warning: Found the security guard taking the service elevator while I was looking for the elevator.

Timelapse
0:00 Intro/ Info Saigon Trade Center
1:10 Low Zone (B - 3 - 13)
3:57 Low Zone (3 - 13)
5:30 Mid Zone (15 - 25)
7:52 High Zone (26 - 32, Entrace One Plus Beer Club 32F and Cafe Panorama 33F)
9:32 Service Lift (All Floors)
12:55 Escalators (G - 2) and Outro


Floor plan of the building:
Basement 2: Internal Only
Basement 1: Parking lots
Ground Floor, Floors 1 - 2: Shopping Center
Floors 3 - 31: Office (Only 14 = KT)
Floors 32 - 33: Bar, Restaurant (Permanently closed)

ℹ️ Info
Low Zone (Elevator 1, 2) (B, G, 3-13)
• Brand: Mitsubishi
• Model: GPM
• Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Elevator Vietnam
• Installed by: VMEC
• Type: Traction machine room less, gearless ?
• Usage: Passenger
• Capacity: 21 Persons / 1600 kg
• Floors served: B, G, 3, 3B, 5 - 13, 14*
• Year installed: 1996
• Fixtures / buttons: ?
• Control type: ?
• Number of elevator car(s): 2
• History: ?
• Filming Difficulty: Medium
Unknown

Low Zone (Elevator 3, 4) (G, 3-13)
• Brand: Mitsubishi
• Model: GPM
• Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Elevator Vietnam
• Installed by: VMEC
• Type: Traction machine room less, gearless ?
• Usage: Passenger
• Capacity: 21 Persons / 1600 kg
• Floors served: G, 3, 3B, 5 - 13, 14*
• Year installed: 1996
• Fixtures / buttons: ?
• Control type: ?
• Number of elevator car(s): 2
• History: ?
• Filming Difficulty: Medium
Unknown

Mid Zone (Elevator 5, 6, 7) (G, 15-25)
• Brand: Mitsubishi
• Model: GPM
• Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Elevator Vietnam
• Installed by: VMEC
• Type: Traction machine room less, gearless ?
• Usage: Passenger
• Capacity: 21 Persons / 1600 kg
• Floors served: G, 15 - 25
• Year installed: 1996
• Fixtures / buttons: ?
• Control type: ?
• Number of elevator car(s): 3
• History: ?
• Filming Difficulty: Medium

High Zone (Elevator 8, 9, 10) (G, 26-32)
• Brand: Mitsubishi
• Model: GPM
• Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Elevator Vietnam
• Installed by: VMEC
• Type: Traction machine room less, gearless ?
• Usage: Passenger
• Capacity: 21 Persons / 1600 kg
• Floors served: G, 26 - 31, 32**
• Year installed: 1996
• Speed: 4m/s
• Fixtures / buttons: ?
• Control type: ?
• Number of elevator car(s): 3
• History: ??
• Filming Difficulty: Easy if you go to One Plus Beer Club on the 32nd floor and Cafe Panorama on the 33rd floor but permanently closed and Medium
** Permanently Closed

Service Lifts
• Brand: Mitsubishi
• Model: GPM
• Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Elevator Vietnam
• Installed by: VMEC
• Type: Traction machine room less, gearless ?
• Usage: Passenger
• Capacity: 21 Persons / 1600 kg
• Floors served: B, G, 1, 2, 3, 3B, 5 - 13, 14*, 15 - 31, 32**
• Year installed: 1996
• Fixtures / buttons: ?
• Control type: ?
• Number of elevator car(s): 2
• History: ?
• Filming Difficulty: Medium to Hard
Unknown
** Permanently Closed

Escalators (G - 2)
• Brand: Mitsubishi
• Model: ?
• Manufacturer: Mitsubishi
• Installed by: VMEC
• Runs from-to (floor): G - 1 - 2
• Year installed: 1997
• Arrangement: ?
• Balustrade type: Glass
• History: ??
• Filming Difficulty: Medium

📍 Saigon Trade Center
🌐 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (VN)
🏢 Office Tower

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