Journal

Guides for villa owners, architects and distributors planning a home elevator: structures, measurements and finishes.

Four structures for four kinds of house. How a small shaft, a missing pit, doors on more than one side or heavy daily use point to the right layout.

Walls, ceiling, floor and doors are chosen separately, so a cabin can echo the house around it. A short guide to the materials and how they combine.

Five measurements and one photo are enough for an accurate first reply. Here is what to measure, how, and what happens once we have it.

Planning a villa elevator? Send us your shaft dimensions.