Straight Staircase Design Ideas with Open Risers
Wiedemann Architects LLCTo create a more open plan, our solution was to replace the current enclosed stair with an open, glass stair and to create a proper dining space where the third bedroom used to be. This allows the light from the large living room windows to cascade down the length of the apartment brightening the front entry. The Venetian plaster wall anchors the new stair case and LED lights illuminate each glass tread.
Photography: Anice Hoachlander, Hopachlander Davis Photography
Tom Hurt ArchitectureThe stairs are as much a part of modern architecture as anything. They are thoughtfully designed to create a memorable experience, a contemporary version of something as old as time.
Top Tread StairwaysSpace-saving staircase terminology
I normally call these Alternating-tread stairs, but there are other common terms:
• Space-saving Stair
• Alternating stair
• Thomas Jefferson Stair
• Jeffersonian staircase
• Ergonomic stair with staggered treads
• Zig-zag-style
• Boat Paddle-shaped treads
• Ship’s Ladder
• Alternating-tread devises
• Tiny-house stairs
• Crows foot stairs
Space-saving Stairs have been used widely in Europe for many years and now have become quite popular in the US with the rise of the Tiny House movement. A further boost has been given to the Space-saving staircase with several of the major building codes in the US allowing them.
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Haycon Inc.This condominium in Boston’s famous Fenway neighborhood required a full renovation of the kitchen and bathroom. Working with the designer to maximize space was focus of this project. Exchanging the spiral staircase for a custom ladder to the roof was just one of the space saving features in this design. Custom millwork and high end finishes help make this modest space seem spacious and airy.
Luigi Rosselli ArchitectsLimed timber stair treads on the staircase, and matching limed original timber floorboards weave together consistently through the spaces as if they had always been there. A book filled bookshelf is nestled between the studs of a wall supporting the staircase, and supposed by a delicately detailed balustrade over to allow the light through.
© Edward Birch
BBA ArchitectsOur #bba2flatreborn home offers a warm welcome with this intimate entry leading to a dramatic custom timber stair. The contemporary home features open, but defined living spaces and generous windows that bring abundant natural light deep into the home.
Baxter ProjectsAndrew Kist
A 750 square foot top floor apartment is transformed from a cramped and musty two bedroom into a sun-drenched aerie with a second floor home office recaptured from an old storage loft. Multiple skylights and a large picture window allow light to fill the space altering the feeling throughout the days and seasons. Views of New York Harbor, previously ignored, are now a daily event.
Featured in the Fall 2016 issue of Domino, and on Refinery 29.
Dan Nelson, Designs Northwest ArchitectsStair hall with windows looking out to entry. Photography by Lucas Henning.
Straight Staircase Design Ideas with Open Risers
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