The Antera Luxury Home Elevator

The most design-forward home elevator from Virginia’s elevator team since 1983, with showrooms in Richmond, Norfolk, and Manassas.

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The Antera, Backed by 10,000 Virginia Installs

Area Access has installed more than 10,000 elevators and lifts across Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic since 1983, and the Antera is the most design-forward home elevator in that line. It suits Virginia’s custom homes, from historic estates being modernized to new construction near the coast. A permanent magnet synchronous motor moves it quietly and smoothly with no machine room, up to six stops and 770 pounds. What sets it apart from a standard residential elevator is the experience around the ride. A 15.6-inch touchscreen runs cabin lighting, ventilation, and floor settings. An optional BOSE speaker system gives the cab the feel of a finished room. And the interior is specified from wood grain, stainless, and illuminated panels, not standard elevator trim.

Area Access installs the Antera for homeowners, builders, and architects across Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic, with in-house, factory-trained technicians working out of our Richmond, Norfolk, and Manassas locations.

Cibes Antera Specifications

  • Cibes Primo Specifications

    • Drive System: Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM)
    • Machine Room: Not required (machine-room-less)
    • Rated Load: 770 lbs
    • Max Stops: Up to 6
    • Installation Strategy: Existing site-built hoistway or factory-supplied modular enclosure
    • Door Configurations: Single-side entry, through-car entry, adjacent entry
    • Control Interface: 15.6″ touchscreen smart COP
    • Interior Profile Colors: Six curated colors
    • Wood Grain Finishes: Terrace Flow and Ripple Trace collections
    • Flooring: Forbo premium flooring, seven colorways
    • Feature Wall Lighting: 13 selectable pattern styles
    • Safety Standard: ASME A17.1
    • Warranty: Three-year limited

Full technical specifications, including travel speed, dimensions, and power requirements, are confirmed for your project during the planning phase.

Interior Finishes You Can See in Our Showrooms

Area Access’s showrooms in Richmond, Norfolk, and Manassas carry the Antera cab in person for a reason: finish selections at this level are not made from a brochure. Six curated profile colors pair with five natural wood grain finishes across the Terrace Flow and Ripple Trace collections. The feature wall carries softly illuminated edge lighting with 13 selectable pattern styles. Forbo premium flooring, satin stainless-steel handrails, mirrored ceiling options with integrated lighting, and coordinated frame finishes build a cab where every material decision reads as architecture rather than product.

That depth of customization places the Antera at the top of Area Access’s premium home elevator lineup, alongside the Symmetry Asterix, Cibes Air, and Cibes Primo. Its distinction is a dual installation strategy that drops the same finished cab into either a traditional shaft or a modular enclosure.

Two Installation Paths, One Elevator

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Existing Site-Built Hoistway

Best for retrofits into established homes, historic Tidewater properties, and architect-drawn shafts in masonry, concrete, or framed construction where the structure is already set.

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Factory-Supplied Modular Enclosure

Built for new construction and open-plan renovations, arriving as an engineered enclosure that keeps structural coordination simple on tight coastal lots and glass-forward designs.

Whichever path a project takes, the ride, the interior finishes, and the smart control system stay the same. What changes is how the Antera meets the building, and Area Access sizes that decision to the home during planning, sharing full hoistway documentation up front rather than after the shaft is framed.

Virginia’s luxury homes run from historic Tidewater properties along the coast to contemporary new builds across Central and Northern Virginia. Coastal construction brings its own demands, raised foundations, flood-zone considerations, tight urban footprints, and older structures that were never designed with an elevator in mind. The Antera’s two installation strategies answer that range directly: a site-built hoistway for a framed shaft in an established home, or a modular enclosure for a glass-forward new build where structural coordination needs to stay simple.

Antera Specs and Design Downloads

Every resource you need to plan, specify, or present the Antera. Available for download:

Cibes Antera Product Brochure
Cibes Antera Customization Guide

See the Antera in Person, Then Plan the Install

With showrooms in Richmond, Norfolk, and Manassas, Area Access is the rare elevator company where you can see Antera’s finishes before you commit. Visit a showroom, then bring us into your project early and we will match the install to the home and the build.

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Here’s How We Support the Architecture and Design Process

Specifying an elevator for a luxury home in Virginia or the DC Metro means the cab has to hold up against every other finish decision in the project. The Antera is built for that standard. Its dual installation strategy, machine-room-less engineering, and design-forward interior selections make it a credible answer for residential builds where the elevator needs to be as considered as everything else in the home.

Area Access has partnered with architects, designers, and general contractors across the Mid-Atlantic since 1983, from custom Virginia estates to landmark projects including the Presidential Inaugural Stands and FBI Headquarters. We enter projects at the earliest specification stages: identifying the correct installation strategy for the design intent, supplying hoistway dimensions and full technical documentation during planning, and coordinating directly with the general contractor to keep the elevator scope aligned with the construction timeline. As members of the National Association of Elevator Contractors and the National Association of Home Builders, that regional depth shapes every specification conversation.

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Virginia’s Antera Team: 10,000 Installs Since 1983

Homeowners, architects, and builders across Virginia trust Area Access to bring the Cibes Antera into their most refined residential projects. Since 1983, our team has installed more than 10,000 elevators and lifts across the region, bringing structural knowledge, code compliance, and long-term service relationships to every project. 

See the Finishes at One of Our Showrooms

A finish selection this detailed requires more than a rendered image to evaluate. Our Richmond, Norfolk, and Manassas showrooms carry Antera samples alongside the full Cibes Symmetry lineup, so homeowners and their design teams can compare material combinations, lighting profiles, and cab configurations before committing. Our team walks through every option and provides full product documentation on-site. Browse completed work in our portfolio.

In-House Installation, No Subcontractors

The technicians who survey your home are the same ones who complete the installation and answer the phone when you need service. Area Access does not hand off to subcontractors at any point in the process. Every Antera installation is performed by employed, factory-trained technicians working out of our Richmond, Norfolk, and Manassas locations.

Virginia and Mid-Atlantic Site Knowledge

A 1920s estate in Richmond’s West End presents different structural conditions than new coastal construction near Norfolk. Area Access has navigated that range of site types across Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic for more than four decades. Before work begins on any Antera project, our team evaluates the structural and code implications of your specific site. Permitting requirements differ across Virginia’s jurisdictions, and we manage compliance documentation and inspection coordination from start to finish.

We Service What We Install

The relationship does not end at commissioning. Area Access technicians handle maintenance and repairs, modernizations, performance monitoring, and long-term reliability throughout the life of the system.

Common Questions About the Antera

Most residential elevators are chosen for capacity and fit, then dropped into whatever space is available. The Antera starts with design intent. It runs on a permanent magnet synchronous motor, so it moves quietly and smoothly with no machine room, and it brings a 15.6″ touchscreen for lighting, ventilation, and floor settings plus an interior program of wood grain finishes, lighting patterns, and Swiss-made Forbo flooring that a traditional home elevator does not offer. For a high-end build or renovation in Virginia, it is the model that gets specified alongside the rest of the finishes rather than hidden behind a closet door. 

The Antera is one of several premium models Area Access installs, and the right choice depends on the project. The Cibes Ascenda is a shaftless system for two-story homes with no pit, shaft, or machine room required. The Cibes Air is a glass pneumatic vacuum elevator that architects often request by name. The Symmetry Asterix and Cibes Primo round out the traditional and premium options. The Antera is the full architectural platform: up to six stops, a choice of traditional hoistway or modular enclosure, and the deepest interior finish program of the group. If you are choosing between them, we walk through the options against your floor plan and design goals during a free consultation. 

There are two. A site-built hoistway suits homes where the shaft already exists or an architect is drawing one into masonry, concrete, or framed construction, common in Virginia retrofits and historic Tidewater renovations. A factory-supplied modular enclosure suits new construction, open-plan layouts, and glass-forward designs, arriving as an engineered unit that keeps structural coordination simple on tight or coastal lots. The cab, the ride, and the controls are identical either way; only the way it meets the building changes. Area Access determines which path fits during your in-home evaluation. 

Interior profile colors include Gothic Graphite Black, Glacial Slate Grey, Organic Signal White, Oriental Pale Brown, Oriental Oyster White, and Oriental Grey Beige. Natural wood grain finishes are available in Terrace Flow Dark, Terrace Flow Light, Ripple Trace Dark, Ripple Trace Light, and Ripple Trace White. Additional selections include illuminated acrylic design panels, satin stainless-steel handrails, mirrored ceiling with integrated lighting, coordinated frame finishes, and an integrated speaker system. The feature wall includes softly illuminated edge lighting with 13 selectable pattern styles. Premium Forbo flooring is available in seven color ways.

The Antera’s 15.6″ smart COP handles cabin lighting, personalized floor naming, status display, ventilation, an integrated security lock, audible alerts, and optional music. It is built to stay simple for everyday use while offering the personalization a luxury home calls for, and it comes standard on every Antera, with four background options available on the screen.

It depends on the path. On new construction, the Antera is sequenced into your builder’s schedule and usually lands in the finishing phase, so it moves with the project rather than extending it. Retrofits and site-built hoistways run longer because of the structural work, and in older or coastal Virginia homes that can mean accounting for raised foundations or existing conditions the original build never planned around. Area Access lays out a clear timeline during planning and hands your builder or architect the hoistway dimensions and documentation early, so the schedule holds.

Six profile colors, five wood grain finishes, Forbo flooring, and 13 lighting pattern options narrow down differently when you can hold the samples. Area Access carries the full Antera finish selection at our showrooms, where homeowners and their design teams can work through combinations with product documentation on hand and compare other Cibes Symmetry models at the same visit. Contact us to schedule a showroom review.

Safety is built in with light-curtain door protection, real-time operational monitoring, an integrated emergency alarm and communication system, battery-powered emergency lowering, smooth start-and-stop travel, and a manual lowering crank with pit safety devices. The platform meets ASME A17.1 residential elevator code, and Area Access handles permitting and inspection across every Virginia jurisdiction we serve as part of the install.

Materials and Finishes Up Close

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Illuminated acrylic design panel

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Satin stainless steel handrail

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Mirrored ceiling with integrated lighting

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Area Access delivers expert guidance, clean installations, and long-term support for every Antera we install. Tell us about your project and we’ll be in touch.

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