Vimec develops and produces people-centered products to ensure home comfort, accessibility and mobility. Vimec's AR:IA is a home elevator, the result of a collaboration with Adriano Design—it combines design, technology and sustainability. This elevator is fully integrated with an IoT system, allowing users to customize their experience, providing quick maintenance, and remote control operation via the MyVimec app. AR:IA is made in Italy from recycled or recyclable materials.
The elevator represents a solution to improve the comfort, efficiency and functionality in both residential and public spaces. It may be tailored to residents, becoming a solution that is not only useful and comfortable but also a profitable investment that adds value to the property.
Thanks to the thousands of combinations among the available customizations, AR:IA is designed to integrate perfectly in residential or commercial contexts. Walls, floors, lights and finishes give the possibility to craft unique and customized spaces, almost creating an additional room in the home or commercial building. These advantages are available for users and designers who desire intelligent and flexible solutions for domestic and public environments.
AR:IA puts the person at the center of the design process and is able, with dedicated options and components, to best serve every mobility need, even for those looking for a lift for the disabled. People with motor disabilities or movement difficulties have technology and supports available that can give breath to every single personal choice.
Main characteristics:
- Minimal noise: From the low-mounted engine to the cabin structure quality and door operator, AR:IA is designed to minimize vibration and noise.
- Comfort: The “soft start and stop” system ensures arrival and departure at controlled speeds.
- Easy & quick installation: AR:IA installation can be completed in less than three days. Thanks to the safety devices for technical operators, inserted both in the pit and in the head, maintenance of the system is simple and fast.
- Sustainability: AR:IA was built following Vimec's Sustainability Policy: AR:IA can be upgraded and updated throughout its lifecycle; 75% recycled/recyclable materials; can be used 5-8 times per day for energy consumption lower than a toaster.
AR:IA is available in two systems: hydraulic and electric.
| | Electric AR:IA | Hydraulic AR:IA |
| Shaft height | 14.6 meters maximum, 5 floors | 9.25 meters, maximum 4 floors |
| Traction | Electric motor and belt | Hydraulic control and motor |
| Speed | up to 0.15 m/second | |
| Intermediate floors | 4 maximum intermediate floors, with minimum floor distance 350 mm, minimum technical distance of 200 mm between floors | 3 maximum intermediate floors, with minimum distance of 230 mm |
| Internal cab | 3 physical walls, no roof | 3 physical walls, no roof |
| Measurements | internal standard height 2,000 mm, optional 2,100 mm | internal standard height 2,000 mm, optional 2,100 mm |
| standard usable cabin surface | 900x 810/900/1400, 1000x900/1000, 1,100x1400, 1200x1200, 1250x810/1000, 1400x900/1140 | 770x810, 900x810/1400, 1,000x900/1,000, 1,100x1,400, 1,200x1,200, 1250x810/1,000, 1,400x900/1,140 |
AR:IA can be customized to suit any home or public space with various materials and colors, buttons, LED lights, grab bars, mirrors and other add-ons. Both options have available telescopic doors in two or three sections, with metal or glass walls, or pivot doors in metal or glass.
Inner walls or cladding are available in 25 different finishes, including simple metal and glass walls.
Floor cladding is available in concrete, marble, or can match the floor design.
