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Great Stairs

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The sculpture on the wall is by artist Peter Dudek, a friend of the family, and the pendants are by Glashütte Limburg. Baumann made a point to integrate industrial materials throughout, exposing steel beams and setting the floor in concrete.
The sculpture on the wall is by artist Peter Dudek, a friend of the family, and the pendants are by Glashütte Limburg. Baumann made a point to integrate industrial materials throughout, exposing steel beams and setting the floor in concrete.
The staircase has a floating metal landing that connects to a fir plywood wall.
The staircase has a floating metal landing that connects to a fir plywood wall.
In the living/dining area, rough-sawn wood-plank screens cover a wall of windows. The removable panels keep the space cool in summer but are taken down the rest of the year so that the sun can heat the interior. The dining table is from Restoration Hardware and the wood chairs from Barnaby.
In the living/dining area, rough-sawn wood-plank screens cover a wall of windows. The removable panels keep the space cool in summer but are taken down the rest of the year so that the sun can heat the interior. The dining table is from Restoration Hardware and the wood chairs from Barnaby.
The stairway is an experience unto itself, condensing the light and the monochromatic wood-wrapped interior present in the rest of the dwelling.
The stairway is an experience unto itself, condensing the light and the monochromatic wood-wrapped interior present in the rest of the dwelling.
“Entry on the ground floor is through a large pivot door,” says the listing agent. “This opens onto a large hallway with slate flagstones underfoot and a contemporary half-turn cherry wood staircase.”
“Entry on the ground floor is through a large pivot door,” says the listing agent. “This opens onto a large hallway with slate flagstones underfoot and a contemporary half-turn cherry wood staircase.”
Another view of how the white oak stairs wrap around to become the bench. Rogers wanted the simple interior material palette to both celebrate and gently contrast with the site’s features, becoming a backdrop for the “bark on the trees and the texture on the boulders.”
Another view of how the white oak stairs wrap around to become the bench. Rogers wanted the simple interior material palette to both celebrate and gently contrast with the site’s features, becoming a backdrop for the “bark on the trees and the texture on the boulders.”
The home’s stairwell is encased in steel grating, which supports the handrails.
The home’s stairwell is encased in steel grating, which supports the handrails.
This custom staircase is made from wood and steel, and is enclosed in a design that the craftsmen made themselves. "I think it's one of my favorite moments in the house,
This custom staircase is made from wood and steel, and is enclosed in a design that the craftsmen made themselves. "I think it's one of my favorite moments in the house,
"There aren’t many row houses that treat vertical circulation and the relationship between public and private spaces the same way as [this house]," Shane says. White oak treads and a painted steel handrail make up the home's signature staircase.
"There aren’t many row houses that treat vertical circulation and the relationship between public and private spaces the same way as [this house]," Shane says. White oak treads and a painted steel handrail make up the home's signature staircase.
View of the living area
View of the living area
"By the time a user climbs from entrance at the lowest level to the topmost floor, they will have climbed 35 feet without realizing it," says Misra. "We interviewed more than 50 people who had visited the site at different times, and none of them realized the slow height progression of the Three Step House, since the stairs were broken up into small, discrete runs."
"By the time a user climbs from entrance at the lowest level to the topmost floor, they will have climbed 35 feet without realizing it," says Misra. "We interviewed more than 50 people who had visited the site at different times, and none of them realized the slow height progression of the Three Step House, since the stairs were broken up into small, discrete runs."
The open floor plan features an impressive great room with vaulted ceilings which have been painted white.
The open floor plan features an impressive great room with vaulted ceilings which have been painted white.
The living room couch is from Élément de base. Radiant heating is built into the polished concrete floors (Atelier B).
The living room couch is from Élément de base. Radiant heating is built into the polished concrete floors (Atelier B).
Glass vases by Michael Ruh, and ceramic vases by Daniel Reynolds, both for The New Craftsmen.
Glass vases by Michael Ruh, and ceramic vases by Daniel Reynolds, both for The New Craftsmen.
Chenery - Stair Detail
Chenery - Stair Detail
By eliminating the attic and carving out a former crawl space, Red Dot Studio created room for the residents’ bedrooms underneath the primary living areas. The slatted-hickory-and-glass bridge allows light from a row of skylights to penetrate deep into the lower level.
By eliminating the attic and carving out a former crawl space, Red Dot Studio created room for the residents’ bedrooms underneath the primary living areas. The slatted-hickory-and-glass bridge allows light from a row of skylights to penetrate deep into the lower level.