Residential Elevator

Location Minneapolis, Minnesota; 2000

This elevator was added to the center of an existing 3 story spiral staircase. The shaft consists of custom steel corner posts and glass walls that are supported on the existing stair stringers at each floor. The client wanted a cab design that appeared to be an old ornate enclosure that might have been found in Asia. The lower wall designs were hand-painted; the upper walls consist of ornamental ironwork backed with glass. The ironwork on the birdcage top is open to the skylight above.

 

Contractor

• General Contractor: D.S. Trudeau Construction
• Hydraulic Elevator: Eagle Elevator
• Cab Fabrication: Hauenstein & Burmeister
• Cab Wall Artwork: Monica Fogg