Brigid Arnott

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Escalier suspendu en métal blanc. Les marches sont en chêne massif pour améliorer le confort au toucher. Les montants verticaux et horizontaux permettent de sécuriser l'escalier pour les enfants et d'accrocher des éléments déco. Sa forme et sa couleur et l'épaisseur des éléments ne dépassant pas 25 mm lui permettent littéralement de se fondre dans la pièce. En savoir plus : https://www.houzz.fr/discussions/4321766/comment-creer-une-tremie-d-escalier

Photographed by Rachel Prestwich Dijon Tumbled Limestone Floor Tiles Our Dijon Tumbled Tiles work so well in this modern contemporary home - a beautiful entrance room through to a kitchen and dining room. Dijon Limestones are one of the most versatile limestones. It is extremely popular in traditional properties with its aged, tumbled appearance. The neutral greys and beiges make this stone very simple to blend in with most colour schemes and styles.

Richard Seymour

This luxury home on Torkar Road was a high end build out on Clark’s Beach in Auckland that we worked together on with one of our regular clients. Although the staircase design showed it was a normal spinal stringer (floating staircase), this ended up being a very interesting project. One component of the stairs that our Stairworks team developed on was that the fixings were hidden where the metal balustrades joined into the wooden treads. We did this to the floating stairs to give a clean look to the treads without having the fixings take away from the overall modern design of the solid oak treads and steel spindle balustrade. Additionally, this staircase design was able to pass engineering and building consent because the metal balustrade is high strength and rigid. This also allowed us to avoid needing any stanchions, which are the thicker posts, allowing us to stick with the sleek look.

The beautiful marble tiling to walls and floors makes this stair design pop! American White Ash has been stained a rich chocolate brown and clear finished with low sheen polyurethane. The balustrade screen is formed from brushed finish stainless steel rods, with a matching finish wall handrail to all stairs. Oliver Weber Photography

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Zbigniew Radziewanowski

Stuart Cox Photography

PLEASE NOTE: FLOORING AND TREADS SUPPLIED BY HERITAGE BUT THESE WERE MADE UP BY THE CUSTOMER - WE NO LONGER MANUFACTURE THESE. Modern floating staircase supplied by Heritage. Solid American White Oak was used to handcraft these beautiful stairs. Call us today on 0114 247 4917

Eine Symbiose aus Vergangenheit und Neuzeit befindet sich in der historischen König-Albert-Residenz in der Leipziger Innenstadt. So ziert diese zweiläufige, moderne Faltwerktreppe mit Zwischenpodest aus gebürstetem Eichenholz ein dort ansässiges Büro und besticht durch ihre puristische Ästhetik und schlichte Eleganz im geschichtsträchtigen Gebäude.

Internal - Floating Staircase Beach House at Avoca Beach by Architecture Saville Isaacs Project Summary Architecture Saville Isaacs https://www.architecturesavilleisaacs.com.au/ The core idea of people living and engaging with place is an underlying principle of our practice, given expression in the manner in which this home engages with the exterior, not in a general expansive nod to view, but in a varied and intimate manner. The interpretation of experiencing life at the beach in all its forms has been manifested in tangible spaces and places through the design of pavilions, courtyards and outdoor rooms. Architecture Saville Isaacs https://www.architecturesavilleisaacs.com.au/ A progression of pavilions and courtyards are strung off a circulation spine/breezeway, from street to beach: entry/car court; grassed west courtyard (existing tree); games pavilion; sand+fire courtyard (=sheltered heart); living pavilion; operable verandah; beach. The interiors reinforce architectural design principles and place-making, allowing every space to be utilised to its optimum. There is no differentiation between architecture and interiors: Interior becomes exterior, joinery becomes space modulator, materials become textural art brought to life by the sun.   Project Description Architecture Saville Isaacs https://www.architecturesavilleisaacs.com.au/ The core idea of people living and engaging with place is an underlying principle of our practice, given expression in the manner in which this home engages with the exterior, not in a general expansive nod to view, but in a varied and intimate manner. The house is designed to maximise the spectacular Avoca beachfront location with a variety of indoor and outdoor rooms in which to experience different aspects of beachside living. Client brief: home to accommodate a small family yet expandable to accommodate multiple guest configurations, varying levels of privacy, scale and interaction. A home which responds to its environment both functionally and aesthetically, with a preference for raw, natural and robust materials. Maximise connection – visual and physical – to beach. The response was a series of operable spaces relating in succession, maintaining focus/connection, to the beach. The public spaces have been designed as series of indoor/outdoor pavilions. Courtyards treated as outdoor rooms, creating ambiguity and blurring the distinction between inside and out. A progression of pavilions and courtyards are strung off circulation spine/breezeway, from street to beach: entry/car court; grassed west courtyard (existing tree); games pavilion; sand+fire courtyard (=sheltered heart); living pavilion; operable verandah; beach. Verandah is final transition space to beach: enclosable in winter; completely open in summer. This project seeks to demonstrates that focusing on the interrelationship with the surrounding environment, the volumetric quality and light enhanced sculpted open spaces, as well as the tactile quality of the materials, there is no need to showcase expensive finishes and create aesthetic gymnastics. The design avoids fashion and instead works with the timeless elements of materiality, space, volume and light, seeking to achieve a sense of calm, peace and tranquillity. Architecture Saville Isaacs https://www.architecturesavilleisaacs.com.au/ Focus is on the tactile quality of the materials: a consistent palette of concrete, raw recycled grey ironbark, steel and natural stone. Materials selections are raw, robust, low maintenance and recyclable. Light, natural and artificial, is used to sculpt the space and accentuate textural qualities of materials. Passive climatic design strategies (orientation, winter solar penetration, screening/shading, thermal mass and cross ventilation) result in stable indoor temperatures, requiring minimal use of heating and cooling. Architecture Saville Isaacs https://www.architecturesavilleisaacs.com.au/ Accommodation is naturally ventilated by eastern sea breezes, but sheltered from harsh afternoon winds. Both bore and rainwater are harvested for reuse. Low VOC and non-toxic materials and finishes, hydronic floor heating and ventilation ensure a healthy indoor environment. Project was the outcome of extensive collaboration with client, specialist consultants (including coastal erosion) and the builder. The interpretation of experiencing life by the sea in all its forms has been manifested in tangible spaces and places through the design of the pavilions, courtyards and outdoor rooms. The interior design has been an extension of the architectural intent, reinforcing architectural design principles and place-making, allowing every space to be utilised to its optimum capacity. There is no differentiation between architecture and interiors: Interior becomes exterior, joinery becomes space modulator, materials become textural art brought to life by the sun. Architecture Saville Isaacs https://www.architecturesavilleisaacs.com.au/ https://www.architecturesavilleisaacs.com.au/

Photo Patrick Sordoillet

Powder coated steel balustrades wrap under these solid oak treads to give the impression the staircase is floating. The base of the stair has a slight curve leading up to the roof terrace of this Edwardian town house conversion. Photos by Rory Gardiner

Photography: Lyndon Douglas