In the courtyard of the Chernivtsi Regional Administration (Hrushevskoho St, 1) we have completed an external Izamet panoramic lift in a glass shaft: it is an extension to a monument of national significance.
The building is an architectural monument of national significance, so we did not put the shaft inside: we moved it out into the courtyard, left the main facade untouched and built it as a separate structure: a foundation on bored piles, a waterproofed pit, and a steel frame glazed over the full height of the four floors. Only point fixings go into the historic wall, and the doors on the first, second and third floors were made in place of windows: we removed and preserved the glazed frames and took down only the part of the wall below the sill.
All the construction and installation work was ours: we dug the pit, assembled and glazed the shaft, installed the lift and took it through testing. We worked in two stages, in 2024 and 2026.
The lift: an Izamet panoramic lift, Bulgarian-made; we have been installing them since 2014. The car is glazed on three sides, 630 kg, 1.0 m/s, four stops; before handover we tested it to DSTU EN 81-20.
Now each of the administration's four floors can be reached by lift: in a wheelchair, with a pram, with heavy folders of documents, or simply when the stairs are no longer for you. For other solutions for people with reduced mobility, see the page on Izamet platform lifts and lifts for people with disabilities.
Client: Municipal Enterprise "Directorate for Servicing Jointly Owned Property of Territorial Communities".
If you have a similar old building and the stairs have long been a problem, call us. Using Chernivtsi as an example, we will explain where to start, which papers to collect and where the time goes. We arrange the design and approvals, and we build the shaft and install the lift ourselves.
For a detailed breakdown of this project (piles, pit, doors in place of windows, two contracts), read the article on our website tehportal.com.ua: An external lift for an architectural monument: the Chernivtsi example. More photos in the portfolio on lifty.com.ua.
