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Seamless integration in award-winning home

When designer‑builder Hayley Peterson began planning her Whitianga Waterways home, the lift wasn’t an afterthought - it was part of the architectural concept from the very first sketches.

Installing a Powerglide was easier than choosing taps

The team at Superior Construction was surprised how easy it was to install a Powerglide Elevator, and believe it contributed significantly to the ease of sale. They’ve now had similar success with a second project in St Helliers.

Lift as a sculptural element

In Queenstown residential architecture, where the view is paramount and the material palette is rugged yet refined, vertical circulation must do more than simply move people between floors.

Heritage style lift is smooth enough to host a chandelier & bud vase

Barochan’s oak-paneled elevator with chandelier and bud vase combines period stylng with a super-smooth ride and modern functionality.

Post-modern-industrial showpiece for multi-award winning art house

Art patron/collector, Jan Warburton, wanted a home that is colourful, bold, artistic, and highly individual. Even the elevator has been crafted to display her striking art collection.

Customized elevator brings creative flair to historic building renovation

The owners of Dunedin’s Greggs Building wanted an elevator as unique as the lovingly restored historic building. A customisable Powerglide E Series Elevator provided the blank canvas they were after.

Poshtel - affordable elevator is big on style

When the owners of Poshtel, a boutique hotel in Oamaru needed a lift to meet their accessibility requirements, they wanted a solution that was realistically priced for a 16 room hotel while also enhancing the guest experience.

Glass elevator centrepiece of award-winning home

With lift equipment and engineering fully visible from both inside and outside the glass lift shaft, Powerglide Elevators worked closely with the architect to custom build numerous components specifically for this project.

Cliff-hanger Home No Problem for Powerglide Elevators

When challenged with one of their most difficult installation sites, the team at Powerglide Elevators rose to the occasion.

Steampunk elevator for Pic's Peanut Butter World

Architect, Jerram Tocker Barron Ltd had some very specific ideas for their lift for Pics Peanut Butter World, and it was a project that Allan and the team at Powerglide Elevators were excited to take a look at.

Views & Speed In Marlborough Sounds

Owners needed a fast lift that enabled their guests to take in the amazing views whilst travelling, but was also big enough for a large wheelchair to access.

Speed & Style for Heritage Building

When a heritage building owner needed an elevator to complement the high-end, industrial refurb of an 1880’s building, he turned to Powerglide Elevators.

Projects That Demonstrate design integration

A selection of Powerglide installations across New Zealand - showing how lifts have been successfully incorporated into a range of architectural styles, spatial constraints, and project requirements in both residential and commercial environments.

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