Creative Stairs

When thinking about a stairs, we imagine an element that allows the physical connection between two or more floors, where the mental image that appears each one of us can be formally or materially different. But a staircase can be much more than that. It may be a sculptural element, unique and original, capable of providing personality or add functionalities to a given space.

If you are considering built or remodel your home and need a few ideas for a staircase, here are some examples of creative and original solutions which can be quite inspiring.

#1 This staircase designed by HŠH Architects resembles a delicate ribbon that unfolds to the living area of the house. It is made of a two colour metal sheet, with only 10 mm thick, in which adjacent steps are connected by oblique beams anchored to the lateral wall. 

#2 Designed by the Swedish TAF, this staircase is a low-budget project made ​​from piled pine boxes. The cut out between the ground floor and attic was very low and didn’t allow building a regular staircase, which led to the inclination of the steps to obtain a functional proportion with the right amount and height of steps.

#3 This colourful spiral staircase, designed by  AB Rogers, was custom made using steel structure and colored fiberglass, crossing the entire spectrum of the rainbow as it flows through the house. The colours spread on each floor creating an amazing visual rhythm over a vertical axis.

#4 This beautiful staircase wrapped in an irregular steel mesh is the centerpiece of a home renovated by French studio Archiplein in Rochebaudin, France.

#5 This staircase with its alternating steps was designed by n2C architecture to be a perfect union of functionality, structure and form. Functionally, the ladder is comfortable, safe and spatially efficient. The staircase open sides provide accessible storage areas. With regard to the structure, the steps geometry enables a firm fixation to a single central slim structural piece.

#6 For book lovers, this library staircase in English oak designed by the British LEVITATE combines both concepts of staircase and bookshelves, where steps are perfectly aligned with shelves, in an original solution that allows to maximize storage space. 

#7 This beautiful spiral staircase involved with shelves was designed by Portuguese architect Manuel Maia Gomes and extraordinarily photographed by Fernando Guerra. The staircase is part of the Casa Antero de Quental, a rehabilitation of this nineteenth century poet’s home into a literary centre.

#8 This staircase was designed by London architect Alex Michaelis and includes a side slide, parallel to the stairs, making the way down a lot more fun, especially for children.

#9 The French studio TETRARC designed this beautiful and sculptural staircase for a School of Arts, coated in laminated wood strips, some of which were painted to increase the dynamism that it provides to this space.

#10 For the followers of minimalist solutions, these stairs designed by Parisian studio École seems to levitate, linking the living area with the private area of the house, ensuring both lightness and transparency throughout the space, contrasting with the adjacent wall that supports it.