There were no shortcuts taken when it came to the Fire Life Safety Doors and Smoke Curtains needed to bring this 1926 California Renaissance Revival building up to code. The Historic Hotel located in Los Angeles’s South Park District was beautifully restored by Local Architect Omgivning and the Interior was envision by designer Kelly Wearstler. Door Systems is humbled to be part of such a prestigious project and especially proud of the Proper Fire Doors and Smoke Curtains that where carefully designed with the AOR.

The DSI 600 elevator smoke containment system by Door Systems®

It goes without saying it was very important to protect and preserve the original historical elements of the hotel. The elevator lobby was a challenge that Door Systems eagerly took on. By using one large curtain to protect the bank of elevators, the design team was able to leave the historical walls undisturbed.

The smooth controlled descent of the DSI 600 Elevator Fire Rated Smoke Curtain System works on a gravity fail safe technology that requires no power to close and is fully synchronized with the building’s fire and life safety system.

The DSI 600 Elevator Smoke Containment System by Door Systems®, incorporates a battery back-up feature with an emergency curtain up button located on both sides of the elevator cab. This ensures easy access from either side of the elevator cab in an emergency situation. When the button is depressed the curtain will automatically deploy back down to the closed position until the fire alarm is cleared. Low profile side guides ensure against movement or blowout during extreme pressures caused by fire conditions. The technologically advanced fire resistive fabric is concealed in a compact overhead housing that takes as little as 7 1/2′ of headroom. It is virtually invisible when in the retracted position. Custom sizes available for any elevator size.

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Door Systems was happy to be back to in-person events this past year with ARC US Conference. This prestigious Bond Event brings together America’s Top 100 Principal Architects and Vendors in one place for 4 days and 3 nights.

The experience centers around a series of one-to-one business meetings between architects and vendors, that each have selected ahead of time, this ensures high quality interactions making the best use of the attendee’s time away from the office.

For architects and specifiers, the value lies in re-connecting with peers and discovering the best solutions to their design challenges from the experts they have come to trust with their Fire Doors and Smoke Curtains.

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The city’s skyline has always been swoon-worthy, but over the last decade, the view has become even more grand—not to mention crowded—as skyscrapers have sprouted taller, taller, and taller. From the Salesforce Tower to 555 California, San Francisco’s high-rises have set examples of height and grandeur.

This time around, the only criteria for towers to make the list is height, which is to say, we will consider spires. San Francisco’s tallest towers, as mapped, are a combination of residential and commercial spaces. Furthermore, the tower must be completed, in case you’re wondering why Oceanwide Center isn’t on the list.

In order of height starting with the tallest, here are the SF structures that stand proud and tall.

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