The Cibes Antera Luxury Home Elevator
Colorado’s elevator specialist since 1988 installs the Antera for mountain retreats, high-altitude custom homes, and Front Range estates.
Architectural by design
Architectural Design, Built for Colorado Homes
Morning Star has installed home elevators across Colorado since 1988, and the Antera is the most design-forward system in the line. It belongs in the homes where the elevator works as architecture: mountain retreats, high-altitude custom builds, and Front Range estates. A permanent magnet synchronous motor carries 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 everything around the ride. The 15.6-inch touchscreen runs cabin lighting, ventilation, and floor settings. An integrated luxury 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.
Morning Star Elevator installs the Antera for homeowners, builders, and architects across Colorado, from the Front Range to the mountain communities, and handles installation strategy, plan coordination, permitting, and long-term service with our own licensed team.
Cibes Antera Specifications
| Specification | Detail |
| 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 |
Full technical specifications, including travel speed, dimensions, and power requirements, are confirmed for your project during the planning phase.
Interior Finishes for a Custom Colorado Home
The Antera’s interior is where it separates from a standard residential elevator. Six curated profile colors pairs 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 complete a cab where every selection reads as architectural material.
That level of finish selection puts the Antera alongside the Cibes Air and glass elevator options in Morning Star’s luxury lineup , each suited to a different design intent. Where the Antera stands apart is its dual installation strategy, which lets the same finished cab drop into either a traditional shaft or a modular enclosure.
Installation Options for Your Project Type
Existing Site-Built Hoistway
The correct path for renovations, modernization projects, and architect-designed shafts in concrete, masonry, or framed construction.
Factory-Supplied Modular Enclosure
Engineered for new builds, open-plan layouts, and glass elevator applications where simplified structural coordination matters.
Ride quality, interior materials, and the control system are identical across both paths. Full hoistway documentation is available from Morning Star Elevator during the planning phase, not after.
Colorado’s luxury residential market runs from estate-scale builds along the Front Range to architect-led mountain homes in Glenwood Springs, Telluride, and the high country. High-altitude construction, tight mountain lots, and open-plan contemporary builds each place different demands on an elevator. The Antera’s two installation strategies answer that range directly: a site-built hoistway for a framed shaft in a Front Range custom home, or a modular enclosure for a glass-forward mountain build where structural coordination needs to stay simple.
The Antera’s Architectural Finishes
Natural wood grain feature wall, Terrace Flow and Ripple Trace
Satin stainless steel handrail
Optional integrated BOSE speaker system
For homeowners, builders & architects
Get the Full Cibes Antera Specs and Resources
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Bring the Antera into Your Colorado Home
From the Front Range to the mountain communities, Morning Star has installed elevators across Colorado since 1988. Bring us into your Antera project early and we will match the installation to the home, the site, and the build schedule.
Here’s How We Support the Architecture and Design Process
The Antera earns its place in an architect’s specification. Its dual installation strategy, machine-room-less engineering, and design-forward interior selections make it a credible answer for luxury residential installations where the elevator needs to be as considered as everything else in the home.
Morning Star Elevator partners with architects, designers, and general contractors from the earliest project 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. For high-altitude and mountain home builds across western Colorado, our team’s decades of area-specific structural and code experience shape every specification conversation. Explore our architect and builder resources or start with a consultation.
Colorado’s Cibes Antera Installation Experts Since 1988
Homeowners, architects, and builders across Colorado trust Morning Star Elevator to bring the Cibes Antera into their most refined residential projects. Since 1988, our team has installed and serviced elevators and lifts across the state, bringing structural knowledge, code compliance, and long-term service relationships to every project.
See the Finishes Before You Commit
The material combinations, lighting profiles, and finish selections available for the Antera look different in person than on a specification sheet. Morning Star Elevator walks homeowners and their design teams through finish samples and full product documentation from our Colorado Springs or Denver location, or as part of a design consultation. Browse completed work in our Colorado project gallery.
Licensed Colorado Elevator Mechanics on Every Job
Morning Star installs every Antera with our own licensed elevator mechanics and factory-trained technicians, not a subcontracted crew, and we follow Colorado Division of Labor requirements on every job. The people who specify your Antera are the ones who install and service it.
Colorado-Specific Code and Structural Knowledge
Colorado regulates elevators through the Division of Oil and Public Safety Conveyance Program, and the state adopts ASME A17.1-2019 for new installations. Requirements and permitting also vary by local jurisdiction, and Front Range municipalities, mountain-county building departments, and high-altitude build sites each handle residential elevator projects differently. We manage code compliance, permitting, and inspection coordination on every Antera project, so the regulatory side never becomes the homeowner’s problem.
Ongoing Service with the Team That Installed It
Morning Star Elevator services what we install. Once your Cibes Antera is commissioned, our technicians are your point of contact for maintenance and repairs, performance monitoring, and long-term reliability throughout the life of the system.
Frequently asked
Frequently Asked Questions About the Cibes Antera
How is the Cibes Antera different from a standard residential elevator?
The Antera is an architectural elevator platform built for luxury residences where design performance is as important as mechanical performance. It uses a permanent magnet synchronous motor for exceptionally quiet and smooth operation without a machine room, includes a 15.6″ touchscreen control panel with adjustable lighting and personalized floor settings, and offers interior materials, lighting pattern options, and premium Forbo flooring not available on standard residential elevator lines. It is designed to integrate with the home’s architecture from the planning stage forward rather than being fitted into a finished space after the fact.
How does the Antera compare to Morning Star’s other luxury home elevators?
The Antera is one of several luxury models Morning Star Elevator 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 pneumatic vacuum elevator with a distinctive cylindrical cab. 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 three. If you are choosing between them, we walk through the options against your floor plan and design goals during your consultation. Compare the full luxury home elevator lineup.
What are the two installation strategies and how do I choose between them?
The Antera installs one of two ways. The site-built hoistway strategy is the correct path for renovations, modernization projects, and architect-designed shafts in concrete, masonry, or framed construction. The factory-supplied modular enclosure system is designed for new residential construction, open-plan layouts, glass elevator concepts, and projects where simplified structural coordination is a priority. Ride quality, interior materials, and the control system are identical across both paths. Morning Star Elevator evaluates your project scope and identifies the right installation strategy during the initial planning conversation.
What interior and finish options are available for the Antera cab?
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 optional integrated BOSE speaker system. The feature wall includes softly illuminated edge lighting with 13 selectable pattern styles. Premium Forbo flooring is available in seven color ways.
What does the 15.6" touchscreen smart control panel include?
The Antera’s smart COP provides control over adjustable cabin lighting, personalized floor naming, elevator status display, ventilation, an integrated security lock, audible alerts, music integration, and background selection. The interface is designed for both ease of daily use and the level of personalization appropriate for a luxury residential environment. It ships as a standard feature on the Antera platform.
How long does the Cibes Antera installation take?
Timeline depends on the travel and amount of stops, as well as which installation strategy the project uses. New construction installs are coordinated with your builder’s schedule and typically align with the finishing phase of the home, so the elevator scope moves with the broader construction timeline rather than adding to it. Retrofit and site-built hoistway projects generally take longer because of the structural work involved. Either way, Morning Star Elevator provides a clear project timeline during planning, along with the hoistway dimensions and technical documentation your builder or architect needs, so there are no surprises mid-project. The typical timeline is one to two weeks once the product is received.
Can I see the Antera’s finishes before I commit?
Yes. The Antera’s interior selections, the profile colors, wood grain finishes, Forbo flooring, lighting patterns, and material details, look different in person than they do on a specification sheet. Morning Star Elevator walks homeowners and their design teams through finish samples and full product documentation before any selection is locked in, from our Colorado Springs or Denver location or as part of a design consultation. Reach out and we’ll set up the right way to review options for your project.
What safety systems are built into the Antera?
The Antera includes intelligent door protection with light curtain sensors, real-time operational monitoring, an integrated emergency alarm and communication system, battery-powered emergency lowering capability, smooth start and stop travel technology, and a manual lowering crank with pit safety support devices. The platform is engineered to meet ASME A17.1 residential elevator code requirements. Morning Star Elevator manages all Colorado-specific permitting and inspection requirements as part of every installation we complete.
