The glass Visilift™ Octagonal home elevator can be retrofit into almost any home.
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Our client in Emerson has a beautiful home, perched on a magnificent mountain slope with incredible views. They asked Dreamscapes to design outdoor living spaces for them in order to fully utilize the property. Their wish list included a water feature, a deck for outdoor living, a patio to take in the distant views of the mountains, a place to garden, and a natural and native planting design to fit into the existing southeastern native woodlands and mountain environment. Living on the side of a mountain means bedrock. The design incorporates the natural slope and stone and works with the terrain. A new deck was constructed to extend out from the house, floating over the bedrock where it meets the new pond. From the top of the hill, a waterfall cascades down through the native plantings into the pond below. Natural boulders were used to build seating along the pond’s edge, where you can watch the fish, tend to the aquatic plants, listen to the frogs, and even take a dip to cool off. Two natural flagstone patios were built at two different elevations to sit and enjoy the views of the landscape and the mountains. Both patios are accessible by cut stone crab orchard steps set into the slope. The space at the end of the driveway was a blank canvas and the perfect place to design and build a garden of raised beds, enclosed in a traditional picket fence. It is now filled with vegetables, herbs, and cutting flowers. The local bees and butterflies love it too. And the beautiful landscape takes on a magical look after sunset. Landscape lighting was expertly placed, using a variety of fixture types to enhance the pond, waterfalls, trees and plants, bringing the spaces to life after dark. The homeowners are both multi-talented and wanted a place to incorporate their skills. They create original art, build detailed wood work and plant edible gardens, just to name a few. This new landscape gives them and their family and friends a place to work and play and relax. It has become a haven for people and wildlife alike. Outdoor living at its finest!

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As of 2018 Pneumatic Vacuum Home Elevators are now allowed in Massachusetts! This elevator is powered by air and is truly a work of art. It is ideal for retro-fitting in existing homes. It requires a minimal footprint, no pit or machine room required. This picture shows the most popular size PVE37 model. This unit only takes up a 39" diameter of space!

Residential elevators are custom designed to fit the allowable space. This cab is designed with adjacent openings along with mirrored walls and glass door panels.

The mirrored walls provide for a more spacious feel to this custom designed elevator cab.
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This custom Artisan glass home elevator in a powder coated gold finish was designed to fit in a very tight stairwell where no other elevator would fit. This elevator was custom designed by our designers/engineers in our New York office and installed by Nationwide Lifts of Chicago, IL. Wonderful job Casey, Nelly and Steven!

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Opposite view of this home elevator cab shows the white panel detailing. Most General Contractors elect an unfinished birch veneer cab and add the final touches to make the elevator stand out as another luxurious feature of the home.

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Behind the central wall in the home is the private zone of the condo. A queen-sized bed is lofted over a built-in desk, bookshelves, laundry, and closet. Plumbing pipe ladders on either side of the bed make for easy ascent and descent from the loft, as well as additional storage for decorative bedding. Photography by Cynthia Lynn Photography

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wine room view from elevator
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The Pneumatic Vacuum Elevator requires no recess in the slab as conventional models and is ideal for projects where space is limited. The round free standing cab unit is both sculptural and contemporary blending well in contemporary and transitional structures.

Traditional design blends well with 21st century accessibility standards. Designed by architect Jeremiah Battles of Acacia Architects and built by Ben Quie & Sons, this beautiful new home features details found a century ago, combined with a creative use of space and technology to meet the owner’s mobility needs. Even the elevator is detailed with quarter-sawn oak paneling. Feeling as though it has been here for generations, this home combines architectural salvage with creative design. The owner brought in vintage lighting fixtures, a Tudor fireplace surround, and beveled glass for windows and doors. The kitchen pendants and sconces were custom made to match a 1912 Sheffield fixture she had found. Quarter-sawn oak in the living room, dining room, and kitchen, and flat-sawn oak in the pantry, den, and powder room accent the traditional feel of this brand-new home. Design by Acacia Architects/Jeremiah Battles Construction by Ben Quie and Sons Photography by: Troy Thies