staircases | designboom.com https://www.designboom.com/tag/staircases/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Thu, 24 Apr 2025 02:30:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 winding copper staircase fronts coldefy & carlo ratti’s france pavilion at expo 2025 osaka https://www.designboom.com/architecture/winding-copper-staircase-coldefy-carlo-ratti-france-pavilion-expo-2025-osaka-04-19-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/winding-copper-staircase-coldefy-carlo-ratti-france-pavilion-expo-2025-osaka-04-19-2025/#respond Sat, 19 Apr 2025 08:20:02 +0000 ravail khan I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1128199

suspended fabric curtains, 17 meters high, lightly veil the staircase and animate the facade in response to wind and light.

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red lobster: dayi design revives historic nanjing site with sinuous outdoor staircase https://www.designboom.com/architecture/red-lobster-dayi-design-nanjing-red-staircase-china-04-09-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/red-lobster-dayi-design-nanjing-red-staircase-china-04-09-2025/#respond Wed, 09 Apr 2025 19:30:30 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1126357

a meandering red staircase connects previously separate buildings while evoking the form of a 'protective dragon.'

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dodesign sculpts rhythmic stone path and reflective pavilion in secluded chinese valley https://www.designboom.com/architecture/dodesign-rhythmic-stone-path-reflective-pavilion-secluded-chinese-valley-03-17-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/dodesign-rhythmic-stone-path-reflective-pavilion-secluded-chinese-valley-03-17-2025/#respond Mon, 17 Mar 2025 11:30:05 +0000 thomai tsimpou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1121598

'drifting stones' fuses raw materiality with contemporary elements like glass and steel to create an immersive spatial experience.

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perforated curved wall acts as climatic buffer at VY architecture studio’s india residence https://www.designboom.com/architecture/perforated-curved-wall-climatic-buffer-vy-architecture-studio-india-residence-02-07-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/perforated-curved-wall-climatic-buffer-vy-architecture-studio-india-residence-02-07-2025/#respond Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:20:30 +0000 thomai tsimpou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1114886

this organic form extends beyond its role as a partition, transforming into an unconventional staircase.

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new film showcases MAD architects’ vision behind fenix museum of migration in rotterdam https://www.designboom.com/architecture/film-mad-architects-fenix-museum-migration-rotterdam-netherlands-documentary-01-29-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/film-mad-architects-fenix-museum-migration-rotterdam-netherlands-documentary-01-29-2025/#respond Wed, 29 Jan 2025 17:01:15 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1113316

the film offers a behind-the-scenes look into MAD architects' design for the fenix museum of migration ahead of its opening on may 16th, 2025.

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MAD architects’ fenix museum nears completion with double-helix staircase in rotterdam https://www.designboom.com/architecture/mad-architects-fenix-museum-completion-double-helix-staircase-rotterdam-10-03-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/mad-architects-fenix-museum-completion-double-helix-staircase-rotterdam-10-03-2024/#respond Thu, 03 Oct 2024 10:50:58 +0000 thomai tsimpou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1093316

the final phase of the tornado staircase installation is now complete, rising 30 meters through rotterdam's repurposed fenix warehouse.

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‘doubt is beautiful’: carsten höller on transforming palazzo diedo’s unfinished staircase in italy https://www.designboom.com/art/doubt-beautiful-carsten-holler-staircase-palazzo-diedo-venice-interview-07-15-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/art/doubt-beautiful-carsten-holler-staircase-palazzo-diedo-venice-interview-07-15-2024/#respond Mon, 15 Jul 2024 04:15:24 +0000 myrto katsikopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1077021

the staircase is inclined at a 5-degree angle — enough to be noticeable but not immediately obvious, creating a sense of doubt.

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shaped like a pentagon, studio MOTO’s observation point rises along the belgian sea https://www.designboom.com/architecture/pentagon-studio-moto-observation-tower-belgian-sea-westerpunt-07-10-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/pentagon-studio-moto-observation-tower-belgian-sea-westerpunt-07-10-2024/#respond Wed, 10 Jul 2024 21:01:52 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1076442

the westerpunt is constructed from equal stair segments connected at an angle of 108°.

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wrapped in wooden shingles, cloud-shaped cyclist shelter ascends to views over iron curtain https://www.designboom.com/architecture/wooden-shingles-cloud-shaped-cyclist-shelter-iron-curtain-kollektiv-plus-x-10-07-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/wooden-shingles-cloud-shaped-cyclist-shelter-iron-curtain-kollektiv-plus-x-10-07-2024/#respond Wed, 10 Jul 2024 10:20:42 +0000 Sascha Henken https://www.designboom.com/?p=1076273

kollektiv plus X and stefanie rittler shape pier ½ as a gesture of connection and simultaneous separation as it overlooks slovakia.

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holloway li weaves sculptural steel staircase into monolithic workspace in the UK https://www.designboom.com/architecture/holloway-li-sculptural-steel-staircase-monolithic-workspace-uk-broadwick-live-12-31-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/holloway-li-sculptural-steel-staircase-monolithic-workspace-uk-broadwick-live-12-31-2023/#respond Sun, 31 Dec 2023 07:45:18 +0000 myrto katsikopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1036405

concrete walls, textured plaster, and matte black interventions harmonize with bright red pipework, resulting in an environment with contemporary aesthetics.

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