Merry Christmas 2009
Category: miscellaneous
December 23, 2009
Merry Christmas 2009 from stair porn. Via flickr.
Archive for December, 2009
The Torres House by GLR Arquitectos
Category: cantilevered stairs / metal stairs / straight stairs / timber stairs
December 23, 2009
This cantilevered straight stair projects from the building allowing views of the gardens. The stair is enclosed in glass to protect users from the elements. Via contemporist
Apartments “Bumps” / SAKO Architects
Category: floating stairs / straight stairs
December 22, 2009
Monochomatic stair in China. The hanging rest landing has a nice feature glass screen. Via Plataformaarquitectura
Snowy spirals
Category: metal stairs / spiral stairs
December 21, 2009
To get us into the Christmas spirit some snowy stairs. Via flickr
Horten Headquarters
Category: straight stairs / timber stairs
December 18, 2009
Several staircases in a circular opening. Love the way they criss-cross. Via +mood
Very clean white spiral staircase
Category: spiral stairs
December 16, 2009
A beautiful spiral staircase. What we know is that this is a project in Almere, the Netherlands, designed by an architect from Japan. Not sure, ANAA or something. Enjoy!
Helical glass stair at Heineken flagship store Amsterdam.
Category: glass stairs / helical stairs / metal stairs
December 16, 2009
A beautiful helical stair with glass treads, designed by Tjep. A Dutch architect. In this case the green of the glass matches perfectly with the Heineken brand color. www.tjep.com
Melting Chocolate
Category: dog-leg stairs / stone stairs / straight stairs
December 16, 2009
Melting Chocolate walls and ceilings at the Godiva store in Japan. First food inspired stair? Via Yatzer
The Julliard School / Diller Scofidio + Renfro Architects
Category: straight stairs / timber stairs
December 15, 2009
A lecture theatre and staircase combined in a school, NYC. Via archdaily
Beautiful helical stair.
Category: cantilevered stairs / floating stairs / glass stairs / helical stairs
December 10, 2009
A design of Geoffrey Packer from EeDesign. A beautiful helical stair with triangular stringer which includes lights to illuminate the glass treads. www.EeDesign.co.uk
Michael van Beuren Staircase 1952
Category: cantilevered stairs / metal stairs / straight stairs
December 10, 2009
Staircase designed by Michael van Beuren (1911-2004). Van Beuren moved to Mexico, where he designed and made furniture among other activities. As a former Bauhaus student, he was involved in the recruitment of Mies to IIT in the 1930s. In his later years, he designed and operated the first industrial plant to manufacture chip board [...]
ShowCase: 3.1 Phillip Lim Seoul Flagship Store
Category: stone stairs / straight stairs
December 7, 2009
Spiky walls enclose this marble staircase. Via archinet
New York Penthouse
Category: helical stairs / spiral stairs
December 3, 2009
The staircase is located in a penthouse in New York. Notice the glass treads supported in steel frames and the super tight radius Plexiglas balustrade up the inside of the stair. Submitted by David. www.spiralstairsusa.com
New look StairPorn™
Category: concrete stairs / miscellaneous
December 2, 2009
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