Stair Ideas

Stair 1: Individuality, above datum space

Stair 2: Fear, below datum space

In these stairs, I wanted to convey they fragility of individuality, thus the treads seem to teeter on the edge of the previous. To support the stairs, there would be a steel spine running down underneath middle at the point of contact.

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I intended the platform to create a new space, but this disrupted the visual continuity of the stairs.

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Playing around with cantilever spiral staircases. This sketch inspired my to sketch a double helix version (below).

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The pattern creates something of a tunnel with bars on either side like a gaol.

In the above section, the right is fixed to the ceiling, while the left is on a roller support on the ground.

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A spiral staircase with 2 starting points seems fitting for the above-ground space where there are "lollipop sticks" and the keyword inspiration is 'Individuality".

 

DNA helix

http://rinf.com/alt-news/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/dna.gif

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Each tread is trapezoidal and not parallel with the ground, rather, the thinner end is level with the top (wider end) of the next step down. Highly unconventional and very dangerous, I think that this increases the feeling of fear and apprehension upon decent. This idea was partly taken from Castelvecchio.

 

Castelvecchio

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Scala_sfalsata_-_carlo_scarpa_in_castelvecchio.jpg

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I was hoping to create another space inside the helix, but now that I think about it, it seems to use rather than create space.

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Taking inspiration from the steps on the Gangas River in India (as shown in Leacture 2), I want circulation to lead people down a single tunnel, no matter where they started their decent.

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Amped-up model. More tools were used this time and I played around with sandbox.