Ultra-ambitious German engineering collective ThyssenKrupp is quite literally elevating the concept of high-rise building transportation via an incredible cable-free elevator that is designed to move across both the horizontal and vertical planes.
These cable-free elevators are designed to use magnet-based systems said to be similar to those used in magnetically levitating trains. Far from just a concept on paper, this elevator is all set to be tested on a 246 meter high-rise test building.
In addition to offering a novel elevator experience and the ability to move building visitors and occupants to their destination in more efficient ways, this cable-free elevator also significantly removes the shackles that exist on architects' work, allowing them to embrace new form factors without being hindered by the limitations of traditional elevators.
Magnetic Multi-Directional Elevators
This Cable-Free Elevator Can Move Vertically and Horizontally
Trend Themes
1. Cable-free Elevators - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop and implement new magnet-based systems for cable-free elevators in high-rise buildings.
2. Multi-directional Transportation - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create innovative solutions that allow elevators to move both vertically and horizontally, enhancing efficiency and user experience.
3. Disruptive Architectural Design - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore new form factors in building design with the freedom of cable-free elevators, unleashing architectural creativity.
Industry Implications
1. Construction - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate cable-free elevators into high-rise buildings to revolutionize the construction industry and improve transportation.
2. Transportation - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Apply magnet-based systems from cable-free elevators to enhance transportation methods, such as trains or other vertical/horizontal vehicles.
3. Architecture - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Partner with cable-free elevator manufacturers to create avant-garde architectural designs that break traditional limitations.