Floating Externally
Category: floating stairs / open risers
May 22, 2013
We have seen many cantilevered type floating stairs internally but why not outside
Archive for the ‘floating stairs’ Category
Glass Stairwell
Category: floating stairs / helical stairs / open risers
May 10, 2013
An elliptical staircase in a glass stairwell with black square framed glass
Cables, and lots of them
Category: floating stairs / open risers / straight stairs
April 10, 2013
Lots of cables supporting an large handrail.
Suspended Glass
Category: floating stairs / glass stairs / open risers
March 1, 2013
Fantastic glass staircases suspended from a central post.
Floating Helical
Category: closed riser / floating stairs / helical stairs / timber stairs
February 15, 2013
Hard to believe that this staircase does not seem to touch the ground.
Floating Red
Category: closed riser / floating stairs / metal stairs / straight stairs
November 26, 2012
Awesome red and black floating staircase in an office
Floating Disks
Category: closed riser / concrete stairs / floating stairs
November 22, 2012
These oversized disks of concrete seem to float between levels
Floating Black
Category: floating stairs / open risers / timber stairs
November 14, 2012
Black treads floating with large radiused glass balustrade
Big Glass
Category: floating stairs / timber stairs
November 2, 2012
A floating staircase with huge glass balustrade panels and large glass floor.
Sliced stair
Category: floating stairs / straight stairs
October 29, 2012
Treads have angled edges, guarded by cables at the same angle. Interesting oversized tread arrangement behind staircase.
Corian Balustrade
Category: floating stairs / open risers / straight stairs
October 18, 2012
Organic corian balustrade and corian treads. Love the treads starting thin at the base and getting deeper up the flight.
Floating Facets
Category: floating stairs / open risers / straight stairs
October 11, 2012
Ultra modern faceted floating staircase. Via be inspired by SKEW Collaborative
Floating Bamboo
Category: floating stairs / open risers
October 5, 2012
Structural acrylic balustrade and incorporated desk of green acrylic ensure this stair stands out.
Floating Concrete
Category: floating stairs / open risers / straight stairs
October 3, 2012
Concrete floating staircase. Brutal
Hanging Library
Category: closed riser / floating stairs
September 18, 2012
Treads double as shelves in this suspended horse-shoe shaped staircase
Suspended
Category: floating stairs / open risers / straight stairs
July 2, 2012
A nice example of a suspended staircase
Large Floating Timber
Category: closed riser / floating stairs / straight stairs / timber stairs
June 26, 2012
Large timber beams form the treads for this straight staircase.
Tapering Timber Treads
Category: cantilevered stairs / floating stairs / open risers / straight stairs / timber stairs
May 29, 2012
Simple elegant and fantastic.
How Does This Stand Up?
Category: floating stairs / helical stairs
April 20, 2012
Amazing staircase (I guess technically a ramp) from 1958
Suspended Timber
Category: floating stairs / open risers / straight stairs / timber stairs
March 29, 2012
This self contained timber staircase appears to float in the room
Floating Timber Blocks
Category: floating stairs / timber stairs
March 20, 2012An elegant, refined timber staircase with glass balustrade slicing through the treads
Steel Drum
Category: floating stairs / glass stairs / helical stairs / metal stairs / open risers
March 6, 2012
Large steel drum supports treads. Glass inner balustrade allows the stair to float within the steel drum.
Cabinet & Stair Integration
Category: floating stairs
February 3, 2012Walnut cabinet integrates with the stair and becomes the guardrail for the lower section. Slender steel verticals above provide a harmonious backdrop to the living room.
Sublimely simple
Category: floating stairs / open risers / straight stairs
January 25, 2012
Floating monochromatic treads with glass panels as balustrade
Floating Steel
Category: closed riser / floating stairs / metal stairs / straight stairs
December 9, 2011
Steel treads and risers protruding from a wall supported only by cables.
Multi Coloured
Category: floating stairs / open risers
November 23, 2011
Multi-coloured floating steel boxes support timber treads.
Big Balusters
Category: floating stairs / straight stairs
September 30, 2011
Steelwork supporting treads have been folded and extended upwards to form large balusters
Suspended Staircase
Category: floating stairs
September 29, 2011
Suspended staircase with landing at each 90 degree turn.
Feature Dividing wall
Category: floating stairs
September 28, 2011
A feature dividing wall also acts as room divider
Floating Balustrade
Category: floating stairs
September 23, 2011
We have seen many floating treads, but this staircase has a floating monolithic balustrade.
Floating & Feature Wall
Category: floating stairs / timber stairs
September 22, 2011
This floating stair has been superbly thought out, including minimal cable balustrade and a feature storage wall.
Lighting under Treads
Category: floating stairs
August 25, 2011
A white floating staircase with lights built into the underside of each tread
Floating Symmetry
Category: floating stairs / straight stairs
August 19, 2011
Two identical stairs create an amazing symmetrical view
Perforated floating stainless steel
Category: floating stairs / spiral stairs
August 18, 2011
Perforated floating stainless steel.
Floating timber by EeStairs
Category: floating stairs / timber stairs
August 15, 2011
Floating timber treads supported by large glass panels.
Floating timber
Category: cantilevered stairs / floating stairs / straight stairs / timber stairs
June 28, 2011
Floating timber treads and no balustrade.
Between Walls
Category: floating stairs / timber stairs
June 20, 2011
A simple staircase with timber treads.
Floating Stone Treads
Category: floating stairs / stone stairs
May 24, 2011
Massive stone treads separated by thin spacers give the illusion of floating stone.
Floating Steel
Category: floating stairs / metal stairs / straight stairs
April 5, 2011
A cantilevered staircase with steel treads.
Triangular Treads
Category: floating stairs / straight stairs
March 11, 2011
This flight of stairs has unusual triangular timber treads
Floating
Category: floating stairs / glass stairs / timber stairs
February 16, 2011
We have published many of these types of staircase but this one, unusually, does not connect at the base
Lightweight Helical
Category: floating stairs / helical stairs
February 9, 2011
This large helical staircase designed by Arne Jacobsen in the 60′s looks so lightweight
Steel Floating Stair
Category: floating stairs / metal stairs
December 17, 2010
An excellent example of steel treads floating from a wall.
Floating Timber angles
Category: floating stairs / timber stairs
November 19, 2010
Floating timber angle treads.
Thin Floating Timber
Category: floating stairs / straight stairs
November 15, 2010
Steel cantilevering from wall with thin timber treads
Angled glass
Category: floating stairs / glass stairs / timber stairs
November 2, 2010
This floating stair has a glass screen which is raked back, giving the stair a dynamic look.
Bamboo Storage Stair
Category: cantilevered stairs / floating stairs / timber stairs
October 27, 2010
A floating staircase with a feature bamboo wall, which is also storage.
Suspended in Seoul
Category: cantilevered stairs / floating stairs
October 22, 2010
Floating staircase in the “Godzilla House” in Seoul, Korea.
Inject Some Colour
Category: cantilevered stairs / floating stairs / glass stairs
October 20, 2010
Instead of clear glass, why not inject some colour into your glazed wall?
External Floating Steps
Category: concrete stairs / floating stairs
October 19, 2010
We love these floating steps
Don’t hide the Steel
Category: cantilevered stairs / floating stairs
October 18, 2010
We see lots of floating stairs with thick timber treads which clads steel. Lets see the steel!
99% Glass
Category: floating stairs / glass stairs
October 6, 2010
This elegant stair design with 99% glass is located in California.
Feature Wall & Floating EeStair
Category: cantilevered stairs / floating stairs / timber stairs
September 30, 2010
TRE-509-smallA timber floating staircase which is integrated into a feature wall. Via EeStairs
Cables
Category: floating stairs / straight stairs
September 13, 2010
Cables are versatile and used to fulfil 2 functions on this staircase. Structurally they help support the treads and the form the balustrade. Via the contemporist
Triangular Treads
Category: cantilevered stairs / floating stairs
September 8, 2010
These triangular in profile treads give the stair a solid feel when viewed from behind and floating when looked side on.
Suspended Steel Staircase
Category: floating stairs
September 7, 2010
Chain supported 5mm plate steel staircase.
Floating Stairs
Category: cantilevered stairs / floating stairs
August 31, 2010
Arch11 have designed the Syncline house near Boulder, Colorado
Origami
Category: floating stairs
August 18, 2010
Folded steel treads to give an origami effect. Via Dezeen
Stunning Sustainable
Category: floating stairs / timber stairs
August 13, 2010
Bamboo staircase supported by raking vertical fins. Via EeStairs and EeDesign
Apple store Covent Garden
Category: floating stairs / glass stairs
August 11, 2010
We like apple stores 
The new Apple retail store at Covent Garden in London has cantilevered glass and steel staircases between bare brick walls and arches. via apple
Madness in Maastricht!
Category: floating stairs
August 4, 2010
Weird suspended staircase by Weil Arets Architects. Via dezeen
U steel profile
Category: floating stairs / metal stairs
July 29, 2010
Cantilevered stairs using steel profile in a house in Rotterdam. Sent in by Alex Schicht.
Tubular floating Staircase
Category: floating stairs / straight stairs
July 27, 2010
No Stringers and no wall supports with this Tubular Marvel, designed by Stair Art in South Africa.
Timber Wall, Floating treads
Category: floating stairs / straight stairs / timber stairs
July 26, 2010
Simple but elegant multi flight staircase supported by timber clad wall. Via Archdaily
Ribbon Staircase
Category: floating stairs
July 12, 2010
The concept of a delicate rippling ribbon was chosen in view of the exposed position of the staircase in the main living area of the house.
Absolute minimalism
Category: floating stairs
June 25, 2010
Absolute minimalism. How does this stand up?
Suspended
Category: floating stairs
June 9, 2010
This dynamic suspended staircase also has boxes as the first 3 treads leading up to it. Via archdaily
Freestanding and Floating
Category: cantilevered stairs / floating stairs
June 2, 2010
Cantilevered wooden stair with solid free-standing balustrade overlooking East London
3 Dan Box
Category: floating stairs / straight stairs
April 27, 2010
Simple but comfort in mind. Steel tread riser with carpet finish. Glass screen provide balustrade. Via Plus mood
Casa em Lousado by Correia Ragazzi
Category: floating stairs / straight stairs / timber stairs
April 15, 2010
Unusual horizontal steel balustrade, but looks gives the stair some dynamic.
La Finca 4 House in Somosaguas by A-cero
Category: cantilevered stairs / floating stairs / glass stairs / straight stairs / timber stairs
April 14, 2010
Nice simple timber treads stainless steel stringer and glass balustrade staircase
Maison NW – Plastic treads
Category: floating stairs / miscellaneous
April 13, 2010
Plastic treads on a staircase leading to kids play area. Via momoy.com
Harmonia // 57 Office Building Sao Paulo
Category: concrete stairs / floating stairs
April 1, 2010
Cantilevered or floating external staircase, supported on a wall garden. Via bustler.
Roche Residence / Atelier Archiplein
Category: floating stairs / straight stairs / timber stairs
March 18, 2010
A birds nest style stair with seemingly little holding it up. Via Archdaily
Glass stair in a glass drum
Category: floating stairs / glass stairs / helical stairs
February 12, 2010
Love the glass drum. By Balthaup Via contemporist
Tree stair
Category: floating stairs / timber stairs
February 10, 2010
Centre piece is a cherry tree, which extends through the floor and emerges as the newel post above. The steel support work was custom fabricated, the mahogany handrail was fabricated in place. The stair treads are custom made of spalted white birch, all cut from the same log. The log was cut into 2″ thick [...]
DNA Stair from Studio P-H-A
Category: floating stairs / glass stairs / stone stairs / straight stairs
February 9, 2010
Via treehugger
Hanasaki House in Yokohama by MoNo
Category: cantilevered stairs / floating stairs / stone stairs
January 26, 2010
Chunky concrete cantilvered stair for a single occupancy residence in Japan. Via materialicious
A House – FKL Architects.
Category: cantilevered stairs / floating stairs / glass stairs / stone stairs / straight stairs
January 22, 2010
via designzine online
Büro.Loft F27
Category: cantilevered stairs / floating stairs / straight stairs / timber stairs
January 13, 2010
Graz / Steiermark | Österreich | Realisiert 2009 by Schlosser + Partner Photo Croce+Wir found at ArchiTonic
House Tower – Bow Wow Architects
Category: floating stairs / metal stairs / space saving stairs / straight stairs
January 8, 2010
Extremely compact Japanese house with suspended staircase. Privacy is limited! Bow Wow Architects
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
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
The Butler Residence by PATH Architecture
Category: cantilevered stairs / floating stairs / timber stairs
November 24, 2009
Cool stair with balustrade made from steel rods that also support the treads. contemporist
Sky Stairs
Category: cantilevered stairs / floating stairs / straight stairs
October 29, 2009
An extraordinary and terrifying staircase by conceptual artists and architects Sabina Lang and Daniel Baumann. Via Dornob
Cantilevered stair by Ecole
Category: cantilevered stairs / floating stairs / straight stairs
October 28, 2009
Minimal cantilevered stair by Ecole. Submitted by Preston. Via plastolux
Villa G by Saunders Architecture
Category: floating stairs / metal stairs
August 11, 2009
Arch Daily
Stairs in Fujiya Ginzan by Kengo Kuma
Category: cantilevered stairs / floating stairs / timber stairs
August 10, 2009
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