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

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View from entry foyer

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View of cab interior

 

 

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View of cab roof through the glass shaft

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Handrail and shaft corner detail