More on using the space under the stair

What would a romantic castle be without a secret panel leading to a regal powder room?

The stair paneling provided perfect camouflage for this new amenity in the heritage building.

 

When is a shed a little more?

When is a storage shed not just a shed? When it is integrated in a way that highlights the joy of a natural material. 

Simple utility can be design opportunity. This is the space under an external staircase that was designed to be a useful component to a multifamily development. 

The steps and threshold (under the store doors) are completed using 2" thick yellow sandstone. The carefully aligned visible nails are round headed durable stainless steel. 

Simple Space Saving Timber Stair

Making good use of the space under the stair

The small footprint of this simple stair provides useful storage (on the left) as well as providing a sense of separation or privacy to the downstairs bathroom behind.

The closed stringer in timber and the contrasting stainless steel handrail give a clean architectural look, while the stretched sailcloth light fitting and the tensioned rigging balustrading add to the nautical reference of this seaside home. In Canada, the rigging wound be replaced with glass for compliance.

The timbers used were: Stairs (and floor) in Tasmanian Oak, an Australian hardwood; the sliding door to right was Myrtle (an excellent furniture timber) and contrasting Jarrah (deep red timber colour) was used for the internal doors, skirtings, sills and architarves. 

The colour palette provided by the timbers and steel allowed the walls to be a neutral white.