Natural wood handrails and steps (paired with black horizontal rails), invite owners and guess to explore upper and bottom levels of this recently built home; it also features a custom spiral staircase with jet-black metal triangular frames designed to support natural wood steps. CSC 1976-2020 © Century Stair Company. ® All rights reserved.

The stair railing combines rustic and modern elements with dark-stained wood balusters and handrails, infilled with cables. Photo by Lauren J. Piskula, Deluxe Design Studio

View of the window seat at the landing of the double height entry space. The light filled entry provides a dramatic entry into this green custom home. Architecture and Design by Heidi Helgeson, H2D Architecture + Design Construction by Thomas Jacobson Construction Photo by Sean Balko, Filmworks Studio

Painted stairs with banded carpet. Rebuild LLC
ポートランドにある高級な中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな直階段 (カーペット張りの蹴込み板、混合材の手すり) の写真

The Balmoral House is located within the lower north-shore suburb of Balmoral. The site presents many difficulties being wedged shaped, on the low side of the street, hemmed in by two substantial existing houses and with just half the land area of its neighbours. Where previously the site would have enjoyed the benefits of a sunny rear yard beyond the rear building alignment, this is no longer the case with the yard having been sold-off to the neighbours. Our design process has been about finding amenity where on first appearance there appears to be little. The design stems from the first key observation, that the view to Middle Harbour is better from the lower ground level due to the height of the canopy of a nearby angophora that impedes views from the first floor level. Placing the living areas on the lower ground level allowed us to exploit setback controls to build closer to the rear boundary where oblique views to the key local features of Balmoral Beach and Rocky Point Island are best. This strategy also provided the opportunity to extend these spaces into gardens and terraces to the limits of the site, maximising the sense of space of the 'living domain'. Every part of the site is utilised to create an array of connected interior and exterior spaces The planning then became about ordering these living volumes and garden spaces to maximise access to view and sunlight and to structure these to accommodate an array of social situations for our Client’s young family. At first floor level, the garage and bedrooms are composed in a linear block perpendicular to the street along the south-western to enable glimpses of district views from the street as a gesture to the public realm. Critical to the success of the house is the journey from the street down to the living areas and vice versa. A series of stairways break up the journey while the main glazed central stair is the centrepiece to the house as a light-filled piece of sculpture that hangs above a reflecting pond with pool beyond. The architecture works as a series of stacked interconnected volumes that carefully manoeuvre down the site, wrapping around to establish a secluded light-filled courtyard and terrace area on the north-eastern side. The expression is 'minimalist modern' to avoid visually complicating an already dense set of circumstances. Warm natural materials including off-form concrete, neutral bricks and blackbutt timber imbue the house with a calm quality whilst floor to ceiling glazing and large pivot and stacking doors create light-filled interiors, bringing the garden inside. In the end the design reverses the obvious strategy of an elevated living space with balcony facing the view. Rather, the outcome is a grounded compact family home sculpted around daylight, views to Balmoral and intertwined living and garden spaces that satisfy the social needs of a growing young family. Photo Credit: Clinton Weaver

Дверь в эмали, модель «Шеффилд» в цвете NSC S6005-Y20R.
モスクワにある高級な中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな折り返し階段 (木の蹴込み板、混合材の手すり) の写真

Natural wood handrails and steps (paired with black horizontal rails), invite owners and guess to explore upper and bottom levels of this recently built home; it also features a custom spiral staircase with jet-black metal triangular frames designed to support natural wood steps. CSC 1976-2020 © Century Stair Company. ® All rights reserved.

モントリオールにある高級な広いコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなかね折れ階段 (木の蹴込み板、混合材の手すり) の写真

détail escalier depuis le salon
パリにある高級な広いコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな直階段 (木の蹴込み板、混合材の手すり) の写真

Stair lighting can be dramatic, subtle, functional – or all of the above. Integrated motion-sensor lighting on stairs aids with safer passage in dim lighting. Photo Credits: Prime • Light Media

This 3 level elegant and ultra-modern well-designed staircase features dark wooden treads, no risers, a horizontal railing system, and plenty of space beneath the stairs. The gaps/spaces (code compliant) between the wooden treads let the maximum amount of light shine from the top floor windows, and the ½” stainless steel horizontal rods amplify the look of the space under the landings. CSC 1976-2020 © Century Stair Company ® All rights reserved.

View of curved staircase from the basement all the way to the second floor
カルガリーにある高級な広いコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな階段 (混合材の手すり) の写真

Escalier depuis le RDC
パリにある高級な広いコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな直階段 (木の蹴込み板、混合材の手すり) の写真

Parallel arrangement of stainless steel horizontal metal rods with dark stained treads, newels, center balusters and smooth handrail, provide a beautiful overlook from the second floor and a great focal point for the main entrance. CSC 1976-2020 © Century Stair Company ® All rights reserved.

Parallel arrangement of stainless steel horizontal metal rods with dark stained treads, newels, center balusters and smooth handrail, provide a beautiful overlook from the second floor and a great focal point for the main entrance. CSC 1976-2020 © Century Stair Company ® All rights reserved.

Parallel arrangement of stainless steel horizontal metal rods with dark stained treads, newels, center balusters and smooth handrail, provide a beautiful overlook from the second floor and a great focal point for the main entrance. CSC 1976-2020 © Century Stair Company ® All rights reserved.

This 3 level elegant and ultra-modern well-designed staircase features dark wooden treads, no risers, a horizontal railing system, and plenty of space beneath the stairs. The gaps/spaces (code compliant) between the wooden treads let the maximum amount of light shine from the top floor windows, and the ½” stainless steel horizontal rods amplify the look of the space under the landings. CSC 1976-2020 © Century Stair Company ® All rights reserved.

Dark-stained wood treads and white-painted monumental stringers get an elegant horizontal metal railing with dark-stained modern handrail; a brilliant way to dress up the open and functional space. CSC 1976-2020 © Century Stair Company ® All rights reserved

Dark-stained wood treads and white-painted monumental stringers get an elegant horizontal metal railing with dark-stained modern handrail; a brilliant way to dress up the open and functional space. CSC 1976-2020 © Century Stair Company ® All rights reserved