| BRIEF |
A small exercise consisting of the design and build of a staircase that should span 10 metres in height (including headroom). The purpose of this exercise was to learn the ergonomic standards of a staircase keeping in mind certain aspects like safety and materiality.
| DESIGN |
A spiral staircase was chosen to be explored. The challenge was to calculate the correct amount of risers to reach a 7m floor with 3 metres of headroom.
The structure composes of concrete and steel. A central concrete column with a stainless steel shell supports a steel frame composing the risers of the stairs. An alternating timber and steel pattern is inserted in the frame to act as the risers. The entire staircase is braced with steel cables which run from the top of the staircase right to the bottom of each staircase. It was decided to extend each staircase lengthwise for visual effect and to provide safety on the inner side. An external 0.9m railing composed of steel cabling is welded onto the vertical cables to satisfy safety requirements.
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| CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT |
| PLANS |
| ELEVATION |
| SECTION |
| PHYSICAL MODEL |
