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Spectacular Staircase by Dust Architects
This cage spectacular staircase, was drawn by the architects ‘Dust’. The steps let in light through the drawings engrave in the metal. The engraved shapes on the metal steps form and reflect a play of light and shadow on the walls. This staircase is just a piece of art and of zen way rising towards the light.
Guangzhou Opera House by Zaha Hadid Architects
The project stands at the edge of a vast, featureless park that is the centerpiece of the district’s master plan, about a 15-minute drive from the old city center.
The two structures shape a series of paths through and around the site. Visitors can slip between the halls, for instance, and down a staircase to a narrow roadway in back, or they can follow a wide concrete ramp that splinters off from this path and spirals down to a smaller outdoor plaza framed by a reflecting pool and a few shops. Other paths return you to the park or out to the main street.
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Xhibitionist Yacht Concept by Gray Design
The innovative Xhibitionist yacht concept by Gray Design is inspired by the shape of a sports car. The yacht features an integrated platform that unfolds on demand to serve heliport, a Jacuzzi or a huge garage that can carry a dozen car. Read More…
Bubble Staircase by Gestion Rene Des Jardins
This Staircase created by Gestion Rene Des Jardins a spectacular staircase is a jewel in the middle of this house. The anthracite iron bubble lace Staircase create reflections on the walls with light passing through.
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Waltham Forest College in North-East London by Platformn 5 Architects
Waltham Forest College located in the North-East of London has been reformed by Platformn 5 Architects. £3 million refurbishment of Waltham Forest College, breathing new life into an existing 1930s building to create new formal and informal education and meeting areas.
As the mezzanine and seminar pod are shifted off axis by 17 degrees, to respond to the new performance stage opening, the architects adopted a system of beams spanning between the existing structure. An innovative offset bolted hanging support structure was devised to allow the new skewed columns to be hung from the existing beams.
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Viewing Tower in Dalfsen by Ateliereen Architecten
Ateliereen designed for the municipality of Dalfsen (NL), a twenty meters high viewing tower that provides a view over the river Vecht. Starting point for the design is a straight rectangular steel structure and staircase, which is covered with wooden slats.
From a distance the tower appears to be closed, but from the inside visitors can see the landscape through the wood.On the lower part of the facade there is a bigger distance between the slats than on the upper part. Going up, the view is more and more reduced. The density of the wood provokes the curiosity of the visitor. Peeking towards the landscape between the gaps of the wood! At the top the tower has sloping sides to direct the sight of the visitor towards the river.
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Tokyo Apartment by Sou Fujimoto Architects
Architects Sou Fujimoto have designed this building in the center of Tokyo that looks like traditional house with sloping roofs, superimposed one above the other.Each apartment comprises two or three rooms connected over different levels by ladders and stairs both inside and outside the building.The architecture and configuration of the external staircase was created to give the impression to the resident that tEvery time he goes from a room to the another, it’s like going house to another. Read More…
Tree House in Belgium by Baumraum Architect
This oval-shaped house designed by Baumraum Architect built in the FOrest of Begium is divided in two, separating the space into two apartment.
Designed as an escape or retreat, the spaces provide an environment in which Business men can discuss sustainability within an inspirational context or even for scientists to temporarily reside whilst carrying out research.
The architects behind the design, Baumraum, have created a unique image for this project. The tree house was initially conceived as a sheet of paper which has been pleated so it encloses both the interior and exterior spaces.
The TREEHOUSE consists of five elements: two cabins on different levels, connecting terraces, a staircase and a connecting roof. In the lower cabin there is a coffee lounge, pantry, restroom and technology room. The upper room is dedicated to meetings and other events that are appropriate to a view from in amongst the surrounding trees.
Villa Rieteiland-Oost by Egeon Architecten
Villa Rieteiland-Oost has a facade entirely covered of wood paneling, on one side of the facade, they are applied horizontally while on the other side of the facade they are applied vertically. The spiral staircase on the outside fits entirely with the exterior of the facade and allows to access to the first floor from the outside of the house without having to go inside, which allows have some privacy.
The three levels of the residence accommodate the open plan living room on the bottom floor, the private areas in the middle, and an office space to literally top it all.The house is built from fair and sustainable materials and features a heat pump and low temperature underfloor heating, natural ventilation, high insulation values of roof walls and floor, special heat-resistant glass, a sedum roof, attention to thermal bridging details and orientation. Read More…
3M House in Austria by Destilat Architecture
The woodside property which slopes down steeply to the Danube lies at the foot of the Pöstlingberg surrounded by woods, fields and orchards.The forest protection zone and the development plan only allow the building to be situated in the north-eastern part of the property.
The objective was to integrate into the building concept, the uniqueness of the forest edge location, to ensure a simultaneous separation from the settlement while staging the view over the Danube Valley and over to the foothills of the Alps. The building’s floor plan is marked by the building windows and, following the topography, is stepped into split levels, which play with the surrounding outdoor space.
An exposed concrete body with flagged surface forms the center of the house. It penetrates the split levels staggered around it and is noticeably set into scene throughout the house by the surrounding constructions. Read More…
‘Narrowest House in the World’ Completed
The narrowest house in the world has been recently completed. Keret House opened its doors — or door. Designed by Jakub Szczęsny, the Keret House has 14 square metres of floorspace, and has an interior that varies in width from 72cm to 122cm. Visitors have to enter via a staircase that leads to a wooden ladder up through a trapdoor. According to Szczęsny the house wasn’t design to be a proper home but more as an artist studio.
45 Faber Park by Ong&Ong
For the ’45 Faber Park,’ by Honk kong based architects Ong&Ong has particularly pay attention to a lot of details in this project. Dark grey metal cladding were used generously on the external facade, which oozes with modern, edgy vibes. To complement the edginess, natural materials such as timber-teak and teak strips were used throughout the whole house. The focal point in the entire house is the colossal spiral staircase which leads the rest of the interior architecture.
In line with the eco-theme, a skylight was constructed at the basement, which enables natural sunlight to stream in.
The priority of creating an open living space with a direct relationship to a large outdoor space became a driving force in the scheme. Therefore, much of the landscape was left untouched except for a big lap pool with timber slabs on the sides used as the sun deck.
There is clear connectivity between all main social areas of the house. The sliding, flexible doors open directly onto the lower garden. When slid back into the walls, the garden space is made one with the social space. The continuity of the house is fluid and works well with the externally clad travertine. Read More…
Santpoort Rail House by Zecc Architects
The project of the remodeling and transformation of the historic railway cottage’s expansion next to station Santpoort-Noord has been designed by Zecc Architects.
The picturesque railway house is almost brutally shot through with a large Cortensteel volume.
The remains of numerous alterations have been removed, leaving a pure and characteristic brick cottage. This old section provides security and simultaneously connects all contiguous open spaces of the house. From the middle of the house you will experience long sightlines and a waterfall staircase connecting the various floors. Read More…
Metal Staircase by Francesco Librizzi Studio
This metal staircase by Francesco Librizzi Studio is just a pure masterpiece of graphics, design and simplicity. While being practical, like jewelry, it dresses and gives style to the room.
The staircase is made from 14mm-wide lengths of iron, which create ladder-like treads inside a rectilinear tower. Read More…
Maison Escalier by Moussafir Architects
‘Maison Escalier’ which means staircase house by Moussafir Architects is built on the site of an old house in the heart of the 6th arrondissement of Paris. Maison escalier is delimited on three sides by the original walls as a tree-like structure imitating art-deco style of the thirties. The south façade is entirely glazed and outfitted with electronically controlled patterned steel shades that paint shadows on the interior when the sun filters through.
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Stairway Cinema in Auckland by OH.NO.SUMO, Architectural Collective
An urban installation involving the public, was born in a street corner in Auckland. OH.NO.SUMO, Architectural collective has built a miniature cinema to fit on to a building’s staircase. Inspired by the lack of socialization and interaction between people at local bus stops and laundromats, the designers of OH.NO.SUMO displayed the Stairway Cinema as their third major installation – an engaging project offering passers-by the same type of content they search for while waiting around, only displayed in a small, socializing environment.
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Staircase by Ego VitaminaCreativa
This staircase was designed by Italian studio Ego VitaminaCreativa for a duplex in northern Italy.the staircase is covered with a laser cut painted metal panel that lets light go through and project shimmers on the walls. Read More…
Moss Graffiti by Stefaan de Croock
The Belgian artists was commissioned by De Invasie and STUK as part of a larger exhibition on sustainable living. This super green street art is made by cleaning rather than adding on.
A wall along a staircase leading into the centre was covered with moss and Strook used it as the backdrop for his latest work. Using a hand-held pressure washer, he etched his designs into the moss and algae. With this is graphic art via cleaning, no chemicals, paint or cleaning agents were used at all.
“More and more, we are dictated by technology. That intrigues me. And so do the cities we live in. That’s why I populate my drawings with humanoids – robots with a human shape – and cyborgs – physical merges of man and machine.”
