Lift Guiding
System

Brief supplied by David Pidgeon as part of the event A Brief Exchange, which paired 10 industry professionals with upcoming designers asking them to answer a brief within 2 weeks.

The problem identified was that the current destination control elevator systems are limited in their flexibility and lack sufficient options to suit varying environments. The objective was then to design a more coherent and flexible solution (consisting of a standalone unit, a wall unit and a lift identifier) that could be applied to any given environment by simply selecting the form or material required.

I was drawn to the idea of a form that references the gesture of someone guiding someone else. In the same way one person guides another, the control system exists to guide a person to their required elevator car, which then takes them to their desired floor. A rounded and a sharper form were created to suit varying environments.

I applied the style across the components of the system: the standalone unit, the wall unit and the lift identifier. I took into consideration a sharper form as well as a more rounded one, to adapt the shape of the environments they may exist in.

Interchangeable Guiding System standalone, wall and lift identifier
Interchangeable Guiding System standalone unit profile
Interchangeable Guiding System in situ with white background