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Posts tagged “stairs”

Mirrored Stairs!

Our readers have a love affair with creative stairs — whether it's an awe-inspiring bookcase, creative use of color or space-saving steps. We had to share these mirrored disco stairs that appe...

StairCASE: Ladder & Shelving Unit by Danny Kuo

We love the simple execution of Danny Kuo's concept for StairCASE — a shelving system where the lower shelves double as a pull-out step ladder. The design allows a tall shelf to take advantage...

Look! Scala Contarini del Bovolo — Spiral Stairs in Venice

After Sarah's link to the new blog Stair Porn yesterday, we had to share our own photos from a recent tour of Venice which included a jaunt past Scala Contarini del Bovolo — a six-story exteri...

EeStairs & EeDesign: Sculptural Stair Designs

We just got lost in a gallery of stairways! If you're a fan of the amazing bookcase stairs or the modern marble stairs that we've posted here on ATNY, you'll be sure to enjoy the innovative and crea...

Didden Village: Blue Rooftop Escape in Rotterdam
The New York Times 7.6.08

The eye-popping blue addition is the work of architect Winy Maas of MVRDV. By adding house-shaped bedrooms to the roof of the existing apartment, Maas was able to make existing urban space "work har...

Barry Wine's Whimsical Estate
The New York Times 6.5.08

Known for his experience as a chef and restauranteur (The Quilted Giraffe), Barry Wine has allowed his creative spirit to pervade his life — whether he is practicing photography, designing jewelr...

Glass Staircase
The New York Times 5.8.08

All-glass stairs can be a great solution for flooding an older building with light — or it can be a terrifying exercise in acrophobia. The New York Times looks at some Victorian-era homes in Londo...

Modernlink Duplex Loft
NYT 4.6.08

The downtown home of William Lee, founder of NoHo's Modernlink, was featured in The New York Times, yesterday. We've always been a fan of Modernlink and it's a great treat to see how someone with an...

Timber Loft in London

In a shell of an existing loft space in South Kensington, London, Hogarth Architects have created a beautifully warm interior with the addition of a two-floor timber structure. The timber structure ...

Look!: Curvy Modern Marble Stairs

Posts on unique designs and solutions for stairs are always very popular here on AT. Last month, we received a record number of visitors for Kristin's AT Europe post, London Close-up - The Amazing ...

Stairs and Storage

Check out this cool stair/shelving hybrid over at Materialicio.us. We like that it is a single unit and it gets wider at both the bottom and top of the stairs (aiding in stability and aesthetics!). T...