Building having movable restaurant

Abstract

A building structure comprises a vertically extending guide and a restaurant dining car movable upwardly and downwardly in respect to the guide and having one or more dining tables for accommodating diners. The car advantageously has a wall with a window view so that diners upon entering the car and ordering their food may be moved upwardly to a higher elevation to enjoy the view during dining. The food preparation area is defined on its support structure adjacent the guide and it may for example remain at a ground level location or be located at an uppermost location. The food preparation center has a connection to the dining car for example in the form of a direct door connection from a central restaurant preparation area through a doorway into the dining area for service. In some instances it is desirable to have the food preparation and service area at a ground floor location and in such a case delivery of the food would be made from the food service area by means of dumbwaiters which would move upwardly along the guideway sometime after the dining car has begun its ascent and at a rate to overtake the dining car and provide the delivery of the food in the form of a buffet at a table or by direct service at any elevation of the car. The car is controlled to move preferably vertically upwardly and then to rotate at a high elevation and to descend all in the time permitting consumption of a meal.