# An architect's worst nightmare **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 11, 2013, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-architects-worst-nightmare/665965 "2013-08-11T21:46:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-architects-worst-nightmare/665965/1 "2013-08-11T21:46:07Z")
The 47-story Intempo towers residential project in Benidorm, Spain, is 94% complete, and the builders have just [realized](http://gizmodo.com/the-builders-of-this-spanish-skyscraper-forgot-the-elev-1065152844) that the top 27 floors have no elevators. Oops. The project seems to have changed hands a couple of times, and the bank backing it collapsed so that construction was taken over by an ominously-named “bad bank.” It was originally supposed to be 20 stories, but it got expanded at some point, and no one added additional elevator space. Also, apparently construction had proceeded up to 23 floors before anyone in charge realized that there was no service elevator, and workers were carrying everything up the stairs. Clearly, this project is cursed. Also, it looks like a [pair of pants](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/builders-forgot-elevator-shafts-finished-skyscrapper-article-1.1422685). ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-architects-worst-nightmare/665965/2 "2013-08-11T21:55:29Z")
There are two other threads about this already, still showing on p. 1 of MPSIMS. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-architects-worst-nightmare/665965/3 "2013-08-11T21:55:44Z")
There’s already two threads in this very forum on this building. Hey, **Northern Piper** , great minds and all that. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-architects-worst-nightmare/665965/4 "2013-08-11T22:25:12Z")
Sorry about that. I searched for “Intempo.” I’ll report my thread for closure. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-architects-worst-nightmare/665965/5 "2013-08-11T22:25:25Z")
Trifecta!! ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-architects-worst-nightmare/665965/6 "2013-08-11T22:26:16Z")
those threads are for each tower. this thread is for the crotch. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-architects-worst-nightmare/665965/7 "2013-08-11T22:38:19Z")
This sounds like something the Federal government would do. :smack: 😛