ᐅ Space requirements for the future installation of a pneumatic vacuum elevator / vertical lift

Hello.
We are currently planning our house with a ground floor and an upper floor, without a basement. In the ground floor heating room, space should be reserved for the later installation of a lightweight lift / vertical platform lift, which would then open into a room on the upper floor when needed in old age. Our architect plans to reinforce the ceiling area where the lift will go up with wooden boards. I’m curious whether the architect is correct in suggesting only a ceiling area of 1.50 x 1.50 m (5 x 5 feet) for the boards. The lightweight lift should be usable for a wheelchair user. Do you possibly have any experience with this?

Best regards
Peter

If you search for home lifts online, you will also come across the site Nullbarriere.de... they recommend at least 100x125 cm (39x49 inches), so 150x150 cm (59x59 inches) seems very realistic to me.

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......Cover the ceiling area where the lift will later be installed with wooden boards. I’m curious whether the architect is correct in specifying only a ceiling area of 1.50 x 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in x 4 ft 11 in) for the boards. The lightweight lift is intended to be usable by a wheelchair user.

Best regards,
Peter

Take a look at the platform lift systems from Ascendor. One third of their main business consists of retrofitted installations and extensions in existing family homes throughout Europe.