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Staircase Design Photos and Ideas

Ashizawa’s background is in steelwork, so getting the staircase right was critical. It needed to be structurally sound, but not so big and bulky it would block the light from the patio. The clever use of a support rod in the middle of the structure allows for sturdy but lightweight steps.
The first floor houses a storage room, guest room, gym and garage, all built around the lush inner courtyard.
A bespoke golden runner with a tiger illustration drawn by a member of the design team welcomes guests in the entry. The pendant is jade Morano glass with gold fringe.
The same warm-gray color continues from the floorboards to the treads, creating a continuous color palette that extends from the lower level to the upper floor.
Orange Aurora walls edged in crisp white lend a striking effect to the staircase leading to the upper floor. Minimizing this bold color intervention to a small area allows the stair to serve as a focal point without overwhelming the design.
A view of the bay is captured in the lower-level entry sequence.
In the entry, an inset planter in the polished concrete floors sits beneath the open-tread staircase.
The white-painted timber-and-steel spiral staircase carries the residents from the public rooms on the first level to the private areas on the second floor.
Smooth concrete flooring offsets the verticality of the timber boards that cover the interior and exterior walls.
View of aproach staircase to the main bedroom
Concrete and timber steps and wood structural strips ceiling
Alternate between clawfoot tub baths and outdoor shower spritzes at this revamped Tivoli barn. Across its three levels there are such splendid details as a piano, daybed, hanging chairs, and a staircase flaunting a brass pipe railing. Do take the time, though, to wander the surrounding four acres, dotted with a stream, meditation platform, and s’mores-perfect fire pit. Days can easily be jammed with creekside jaunts, picnics on the "no-swimming" pond’s cedar table, and hammock naps.
The wall beside the stair is made from off-form concrete, which is insulated on the outside. Polystyrene molds created a textured pattern on the concrete wall that celebrates the honesty of the home’s materials and construction. “It looks very gridded and regimented, but every part of the grid is unique,” says Craig.
The house boasts three works by visual artist Lorenzo Vitturi. He collected stones and trash from the village and combined them into totem-like sculptures, which he then photographed.
The handrail is a 18-millimeter pipe with curved junctions that was all welded on site and fixed to the surrounding walls. "It took some time to set out and position the stair," reveals Joe. "As it is in the original part of the house, there isn't a wall or surface that is truly square and plumb!"
The design intention was to keep the stair as simple and understated as possible. It's crafted from plate steel stringers and blackbutt timber treads. A central steel truss "hovers" between the stair flights and includes blackbutt uprights. A pivoting door beneath the stair opens out to the courtyard.
The archway at the end of the entrance hall was opened up to reflect the original floor plan of the terrace, and now leads directly to the stairs and the living/dining area.
"Arriving at a second floor should not be to a hallway but to a room where the family can gather and be together with lots of natural light," he says.
A space-saving staggered steel staircase leads up to the loft with a bedroom and bathroom.
Saksi's woven work "Under Shelter II
“The clients just loved board-formed concrete,” says architect Fraser Mudge. “That started the thought process for the rest of the house in relation to materials.”
The concrete stairwell leads from the ground floor up to the front door and a sliding partition that opens to two more bedrooms and another living space with a kitchenette. The library/study and living room spaces are separated by several stairs to create connected yet separate living spaces.
The wood staircase is capped with a smooth brass handrail.
A seating nook on the staircase showcases the pillows that the firm made from the vintage silk scarves they found online—a detail that helped inform the color palette for the project.
The staircase leads to the upper level and features lighting from Flos.
In the two-story stairwell, steps seem to float in space, thanks to a circular skylight that illuminates the walls. A continuous steel handrail connects the floors.
The house can be entered from the basement or the street at the ground floor, and the stairs going up to the second floor are chunky and solid, with a more sculptural support system underneath.
A staircase leads to the couple’s private space.
Concrete stairs leading up to a sleeping loft are illuminated with wall sconces.
A pink-hued skylight and reading nook animate the in-situ concrete stair wall.
The pared-back, triple-height hallway, lit from above, acts an internal courtyard.
A timber stair curves up behind the living and sleeping platform on the ground floor. The curved details of the timber and earth walls echo the organic form of the building.
On the outskirts of the Austrian city of Salzburg, architecture studio Smartvoll transformed a warehouse used to repair tanks during wartime into Panzerhalle—an indoor food market with restaurants and event spaces on the first level, a beauty parlor on the second level, and a fantastical multipurpose apartment on the loft’s upper level.
A second floor was added to house the children's rooms.
A suspended steel stair adds a sculptural element to the home.
The Perezes created an office area, storage beneath the stairs, and a sliding door that sections the kitchen from the bathroom.
Seventy percent of the wood used for the paneled accent wall was recycled, and the installation extends to the salvaged staircase. The white terrazzo floors cover the entry as well.
A top-down view of the balcony that shows the nook on the west end nearest the kitchen, a flight of stairs that leads to the upper music room/office and a third flight of stairs that leads to the roof.
“It’s a really beautiful piece set in that corridor,” says Yoon.
Renowned architecture firm Olson Kundig occupies three floors of a 19th-century loft building in Seattle’s historic Pioneer Square neighborhood. A crucial concern was opening the office up to more natural light; a staircase that cuts through the office’s three levels was added underneath the central skylight, which opens via a hydraulic lift system.
In the entryway, an assortment of plants from Plants and Friends are nestled under the stairs next to an Ilano Design Rug.
A wood-clad staircase leads to the upper level. The doors to the bedrooms and bathroom on the ground floor are made out of the same wood, creating a sense of continuity in the space.
Custom-designed, concrete-and-walnut stairs that are lit from underneath by Concreteworks connect the bedroom floor to the lower garden floor.
A walnut-and-steel staircase leads to the upper level. Massive, upcycled, old-growth Douglas fir beams line the ceiling.
The entry foyer at the ground level features a hanging Vibia Wireflow light from KODA and an Ari daybed from Something Beginning With.
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