The Atherton House is a family compound for a professional couple in the tech industry, and their two teenage children. After living in Singapore, then Hong Kong, and building homes there, they looked forward to continuing their search for a new place to start a life and set down roots. The site is located on Atherton Avenue on a flat, 1 acre lot. The neighboring lots are of a similar size, and are filled with mature planting and gardens. The brief on this site was to create a house that would comfortably accommodate the busy lives of each of the family members, as well as provide opportunities for wonder and awe. Views on the site are internal. Our goal was to create an indoor- outdoor home that embraced the benign California climate. The building was conceived as a classic “H” plan with two wings attached by a double height entertaining space. The “H” shape allows for alcoves of the yard to be embraced by the mass of the building, creating different types of exterior space. The two wings of the home provide some sense of enclosure and privacy along the side property lines. The south wing contains three bedroom suites at the second level, as well as laundry. At the first level there is a guest suite facing east, powder room and a Library facing west. The north wing is entirely given over to the Primary suite at the top level, including the main bedroom, dressing and bathroom. The bedroom opens out to a roof terrace to the west, overlooking a pool and courtyard below. At the ground floor, the north wing contains the family room, kitchen and dining room. The family room and dining room each have pocketing sliding glass doors that dissolve the boundary between inside and outside. Connecting the wings is a double high living space meant to be comfortable, delightful and awe-inspiring. A custom fabricated two story circular stair of steel and glass connects the upper level to the main level, and down to the basement “lounge” below. An acrylic and steel bridge begins near one end of the stair landing and flies 40 feet to the children’s bedroom wing. People going about their day moving through the stair and bridge become both observed and observer. The front (EAST) wall is the all important receiving place for guests and family alike. There the interplay between yin and yang, weathering steel and the mature olive tree, empower the entrance. Most other materials are white and pure. The mechanical systems are efficiently combined hydronic heating and cooling, with no forced air required.

Custom viewrail staircase connecting these two levels to expansive views of the lake.
グランドラピッズにあるコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな階段 (ワイヤーの手すり) の写真

他の地域にあるコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな階段 (金属の手すり) の写真

トロントにある広いトランジショナルスタイルのおしゃれな折り返し階段 (フローリングの蹴込み板、木材の手すり) の写真

トロントにあるミッドセンチュリースタイルのおしゃれな階段 (金属の手すり) の写真

リッチモンドにある高級な中くらいなトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれなかね折れ階段 (フローリングの蹴込み板、金属の手すり) の写真

ワシントンD.C.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 (金属の蹴込み板) の写真

Donna Dotan
ニューヨークにある北欧スタイルのおしゃれな階段の写真

We maximized storage with custom built in millwork throughout. Probably the most eye catching example of this is the bookcase turn ship ladder stair that leads to the mezzanine above. © Devon Banks

Kimberly Gavin
デンバーにあるコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな階段 (金属の蹴込み板) の写真

Photography by: Werner Straube
シカゴにあるヴィクトリアン調のおしゃれな階段の写真

This foyer was updated with the addition of white paneling and new herringbone hardwood floors with a walnut border. The walls are covered in a navy blue grasscloth wallpaper from Thibaut. A navy and white geometric patterned stair-runner, held in place with stair rods capped with pineapple finials, further contributes to the home's coastal feel. Photo by Mike Mroz of Michael Robert Construction

他の地域にあるラスティックスタイルのおしゃれな折り返し階段 (木の蹴込み板、金属の手すり) の写真

Staircase in the shape of waterlily reflecting connection with nature.
マイアミにある広いモダンスタイルのおしゃれならせん階段 (金属の手すり) の写真

CMA Flooring and Design Center installed solid oak railings and stair treads, using a custom stain that closely matched the existing flooring. Wrought iron spindles replaced the dated colonial style, providing a beautiful, high-end look and adding instant value to the home.

This four-level staircase (@ custom home near the nation's capital), permits light to filter down across the stylish and functional living areas (4 levels), and it is also the perfect architectural accent in this elegant and functional home's entrance. The designer/builder managed to create a timeless piece of furniture effect for these semi-floating stairs by selecting a rail-oriented balustrade system, wrought iron round-balusters and painted wooden newels/handrails. CSC © 1976-2020 Century Stair Company. All rights reserved.

Michael Franke
ロンドンにあるコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなかね折れ階段 (金属の手すり、木の蹴込み板) の写真

バンクーバーにある高級な中くらいなトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれなサーキュラー階段 (木の蹴込み板) の写真

Metal spiral with wood treads complements this modern commercial space.
アトランタにあるモダンスタイルのおしゃれな階段の写真