Flowing Balusters
Category: closed riser / miscellaneous
May 15, 2013
Flowing and clashing lines make for an interesting steel balustrade design.
Archive for the ‘miscellaneous’ Category
Colourful Aluminium
Category: closed riser / miscellaneous
May 9, 2013
Staircase lined with over 500 aluminium extrusions of varying colours
New Newel
Category: miscellaneous
April 26, 2013
A nice detail of a traditional newel post redesigned for a monolithic balustrade.
Curved Balconies
Category: miscellaneous
April 24, 2013
These balconies enhance the rectangular building no end.
Random Height Balusters
Category: miscellaneous / timber stairs
April 18, 2013
This is a cool idea, random height balusters.
Old & New
Category: closed riser / miscellaneous
April 15, 2013
Glass balustrade in large stepped, stone clad base.
Stair art installation
Category: miscellaneous / timber stairs
February 18, 2013
Site specific installation by the Dutch artist Jasper Niens for the art fair ARCOmadrid
Flowing Lines
Category: metal stairs / miscellaneous / open risers
February 13, 2013
Laser cut balustrading which is composed of flowing lines.
Monument of the stairs by Takayuki Tomoi
Category: miscellaneous
January 16, 2013
This is the entrance monument for Fujitec escalator manufacturing company in Japan. Looks like you could almost walk up it! Via user submission, by Takayuki Tomoi
Merry Christmas
Category: miscellaneous
December 21, 2012
Merry Christmas and see you next year for some more stairporn.
Organic Net
Category: closed riser / miscellaneous
August 9, 2012
Very unusual store with unusual balustrade.
Yellow Stairwell and Staircase
Category: closed riser / miscellaneous / straight stairs
March 28, 2012
Another brightly coloured staircase and stairwell.
Functional Design
Category: metal stairs / miscellaneous / open risers / straight stairs
March 7, 2012
A functional staircase which has been well thought out.
Cord Balustrade
Category: closed riser / miscellaneous
February 22, 2012
This ordinary concrete stair features a fantastic customisable cord balustrade. If you get bored, you can change the cord.
Stairs as Lifestyle
Category: closed riser / miscellaneous / timber stairs
February 13, 2012This show house is all staircase, and includes table/catwalk integrated into the stair
Timber CNC Panels
Category: miscellaneous
December 22, 2011
Timber balustrade panels with organic grass like patterns.
To Nowhere
Category: metal stairs / miscellaneous
December 2, 2011
A pedestrian roller-coaster. Looks fun, especially the loop the loop
Automatic Stair Lighting
Category: closed riser / miscellaneous
November 16, 2011
Stair lighting can add some flair to any set of stairs.
Tapering Staircase
Category: miscellaneous
October 13, 2011
Earlier on in the week we had a tapering stringer staircase. Now we have tapering treads. The staircase is narrow at the base and increases in width. Via The Coolhunter, designed by Chenchow Little architects
Handrail Detail
Category: miscellaneous
October 7, 2011
Where space is at a premium a handrail recessed into the wall can free up those precious millimetres.
Organic Balustrade
Category: miscellaneous
September 6, 2011
Simple organic balustrade which is not over-bearing.
Illuminated Nosings
Category: miscellaneous
July 22, 2011Beautiful, softly illuminated stairway nosings
Stair Display
Category: cantilevered stairs / miscellaneous
June 15, 2011
Puma shop using timber stairs as a display.
non-conformist, EeStairs
Category: miscellaneous
March 25, 2011
An article about EeStairs with a broad overview of their portfolio on stylepark.com
External Stair Porn?
Category: miscellaneous
November 23, 2010
External stairs of the world, all, well lots, listed on this site.
Aluminium Stair Nosing
Category: miscellaneous
October 30, 2010
For added grip on stair treads with an modern edge 
Intergrated balustrade
Category: miscellaneous
October 21, 2010
This external balustrade has been seamlessly integrated into the fabric of the building
Celluloid Skin
Category: miscellaneous
September 17, 2010
Using a steel structure, small celluloid panels where used in this chaotic looking balustrade. Via Plusmood
Paint Effects
Category: miscellaneous
July 20, 2010
Oak treads with an increasing width black band as you head up the stair. The black stripe has many purposes/effects; to steer you towards the left hand side; shelving; a shadow of the stair above. Via Design milk
Ropey balustrade
Category: miscellaneous
June 24, 2010
For those on a tight budget, a solution to balustrade on an existing staircase. Via Flickr
Stairporn summer HQ
Category: miscellaneous
June 22, 2010
Stairporn new summer HQ. link via Fubiz, made by la cabane perchee
Stair to Nowhere
Category: glass stairs / miscellaneous
June 21, 2010
Glass staircase which leads nowhere in central New York. Via archdaily
Table and chair stair
Category: miscellaneous / timber stairs
June 11, 2010
Something between a shelf and a ladder, the form of the stair can serve as permanent home for plants or a temporary place for a book or a drink.
Chaos Balustrade
Category: miscellaneous
May 17, 2010
This balustrade is pure chaos in a house renovation, but we like it.
Maison NW – Plastic treads
Category: floating stairs / miscellaneous
April 13, 2010
Plastic treads on a staircase leading to kids play area. Via momoy.com
Extravagant Stair
Category: glass stairs / helical stairs / miscellaneous
April 12, 2010
A very nice stair designed by Erick van Egeraat, engineered and supplied by EeStairs. The twisted glass panels are a serious technical challenge! Trappen met uitstraling en allure.
House Antero de Quental by Manuel Maia Gomes
Category: miscellaneous
April 8, 2010
Spiral staircase lined with bookcases by Portuguese architect Manuel Maia Gomes. The staircase forms part of a project called House Antero de Quental that involved converting the former home of a nineteenth century poet into a literary centre. Via Dezeen
Youth Center in Rivas Vaciamadrid
Category: miscellaneous
March 24, 2010
Balustrade to a small sunken lecture theatre. Via Archinet
Lennox Stair
Category: miscellaneous
March 16, 2010
Interesting balustrade submitted by a StairPorn fan; “I designed this railing in carbon steel, but when the architect and I couldn’t decide on a color, we went with stainless. All screws are countersunk, so no fasteners are really visible, except on the floating stair, where the contractor made them too narrow to follow the same installation.”
Stairs built around a tree
Category: metal stairs / miscellaneous
March 2, 2010
Photo taken on iPhone. Stairs leading down to canal at Regents Canal, London
Mice on the staircase!
Category: miscellaneous / straight stairs
February 26, 2010
A bit of fun for friday afternoon. Via visualizeus
Mercedes Benz Museum
Category: metal stairs / miscellaneous / straight stairs
February 25, 2010
HG studio of Stuttgart and Berlin recently designed the Mercedes Benz Museum situated in Stuttgart , where 120 years of Automobile History is represented trough an impressive double helix, sort of like an automotive DNA strand. Of course everything inside is silver! The stairs share much with the entrance to the building ‘Veles et Vents’ [...]
house on paros island
Category: miscellaneous / stone stairs
February 22, 2010
paros, greece architect Metaxas photographer D.Benetos
House in Galicia by A-cero Architects
Category: miscellaneous / stone stairs
February 17, 2010
Check out the grass! Via contemporist
Volver a Casa Negra / Andres Remy Arquitectos
Category: miscellaneous
January 27, 2010
via plataforma arquitectura
Kaide-taide by Company
Category: metal stairs / miscellaneous
January 19, 2010
Very creative and cost effective balustrading. Via Dezeen
Diverging glass staircase by Nico van der Meulen Architects
Category: miscellaneous
January 16, 2010
You approach this staircase on a glass walkway over a koi-pond. The staircase is suspended over the open part of the koi-pond without any vertical support in the water, to enable a pool cleaner to be used under it. The treads are backlit with LED striplights. The staircase diverges on the landing and becomes a [...]
Cantilever stone staircase specialist . Atelier 109 ltd
Category: miscellaneous
January 16, 2010
Atelier 109 ltd. The Intelligence of the Hand. Small firm based in Uk, Cambridge. Specialist in stone staircase. Massive and bespoke cantilever staircase. Very good reference. www.atelier109.co.uk
Merry Christmas 2009
Category: miscellaneous
December 23, 2009
Merry Christmas 2009 from stair porn. Via flickr.
New look StairPorn™
Category: concrete stairs / miscellaneous
December 2, 2009
Welcome to the new look StairPorn™; refreshed and renewed to keep us looking good and help you get more from the blog. Check out the new built in feature allowing you to create and upload your own stuff. With your help we can enjoy more frequent posts and even richer content ensuring that StairPorn™ remains [...]
stair porn now available via email
Category: miscellaneous
August 25, 2009We’ve just hooked up with Feedburner to deliver our feeds, and those of you who prefer to have content delivered to your inbox may now easily do so. Go to the sidebar where it says: ABOUT / CONTACT / SUBSCRIBE, click on the link, enter your email address, and be sure to click the link [...]
A grand staircase filled with flowers
Category: miscellaneous
August 10, 2009
Les Fleurs Hotel Interview with the architect, Lucchese
