I want this for my apartment...!
03-10-2006, 12:01 PM
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I want this for my apartment...!
Neat concept...
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German engineers to build "Car Loft"
German architects Manfred Dick and Johannes Kauka are about to break ground for a project that promises to be a big hit among both car and architecture enthusiasts. The "Car Loft" system features a giant elevator that brings the owner's car up to a specified area attached directly to their apartment or condo. Whether other builders around the world will pick up on this idea remains to be seen, but it sure looks cool. More photos after the jump…
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German engineers to build "Car Loft"
German architects Manfred Dick and Johannes Kauka are about to break ground for a project that promises to be a big hit among both car and architecture enthusiasts. The "Car Loft" system features a giant elevator that brings the owner's car up to a specified area attached directly to their apartment or condo. Whether other builders around the world will pick up on this idea remains to be seen, but it sure looks cool. More photos after the jump…
03-10-2006, 12:12 PM
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Car elevator, very interesting. It seems like it'd be great to protect against theft. I wonder if this has actually been implementated anywhere yet
it seems like it wouldn't work for high rise buildings though
it seems like it wouldn't work for high rise buildings though
03-10-2006, 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by CLpower
That's pimp, i'd sit on my balcony and just do big burnouts to give the city a nice smoke show 
and you know there'd be some clown to do that then launch himself off the 9th story.
03-10-2006, 12:34 PM
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nice find...
hmm wonder what kind of safety and maintenance concerns are involved, I mean, elevators have problems sometimes.
hmm wonder what kind of safety and maintenance concerns are involved, I mean, elevators have problems sometimes.
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03-10-2006, 12:36 PM
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That was uncalled for...
Thats pretty cool, Slightly impractical, Unless everybody has there own car elevator... Or maybe even a "spiral" ramp like in many parking garages...Just get off at your apratment... That would be pretty sweet..
03-10-2006, 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Crazy Sellout
Yea because i really want to wait for an elevator when I want to take my car out.
Think if there was a hurricane...
Think if there was a hurricane...
03-10-2006, 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Crazy Sellout
Yea because i really want to wait for an elevator when I want to take my car out.
Think if there was a hurricane...
Think if there was a hurricane...
yeah, they got some deadly hurricanes in chicago.
03-10-2006, 01:03 PM
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That would be pretty cool.
03-10-2006, 01:20 PM
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In South Korea, there are some buildings with the car elevator.. I've seen one with 15 stories building.
03-10-2006, 01:41 PM
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Meh.... Jerry Seinfeld has had one for years for his Porsche collection in his Manhattan apartment....
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/garage/garage.html
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/garage/garage.html
03-10-2006, 02:01 PM
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I think S A CHO's idea of the sprail drive to your own little platform/driveway is better because of fuzzy's comment. If everyone was leaving for work or coming home from work at the same time, it would be a traffic jam nightmare. I think it's a great idea for loading and unloading though. I know I hate carrying shit from or out to my car from my unattached garage. What a PITA. It's a long walk.
03-10-2006, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by CLpower
That's pimp, i'd sit on my balcony and just do big burnouts to give the city a nice smoke show
YOU ARE GAY!
03-10-2006, 08:06 PM
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I wonder if they make them for 1 story ranch homes 
03-10-2006, 08:41 PM
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Go Giants
This concept was used in Minority Report.....
03-10-2006, 09:34 PM
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working on my car on the balcony FTW. 
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