CarLoft parking systems, Residential building concept in Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany

CarLoft is an automated parking system in Kreuzberg that uses hydraulic lift mechanisms to move vehicles vertically within multi-story buildings. The installation handles different vehicle sizes and weights, making efficient use of limited urban floor space.

Architect Manfred Dick, based in Berlin and originally from Aachen, developed the CarLoft concept to answer parking shortages in dense residential and commercial districts. He named the approach the "CarLoft principle", in which an apartment on an upper floor has its car parked directly in front of it in a so-called CarLoggia. The concept was patented in Europe.

The name CarLoft combines "car" and "loft", and the glazed parking bay beside each flat is called a CarLoggia. Architect Manfred Dick, originally from Aachen and based in Berlin, developed the concept in response to parking pressure in residential and commercial districts. The European patent protects the principle of driving directly to an upper-floor home.

Visitors can use this parking facility like a standard parking garage, but should expect their vehicles to be automatically transported to an available level. The entire process takes just minutes, so there is no need to rush or worry about finding a spot.

The concept was devised by architect Manfred Dick, who moved from Aachen to Berlin, as a response to parking pressure in residential and commercial districts. He named the arrangement the CarLoft principle: an apartment on an upper floor with the car parked in a loggia-like space, the CarLoggia, right in front of it.