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The addition’s most eye-catching feature is the steel staircase with recycled blackbutt wood treads.

The steel-and-wood stairs lead to the master bedroom and study.

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When Alan Ricks and Cristina de la Cierva moved into their Boston condo, a ship’s ladder was taking up space in the...

The cork stairs with a rope railing lead down to the kids’ level.

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A thin floating staircase rises to the second floor almost weightlessly.

The staircase’s steel guardrail and the custom black bookshelf create a link between the kitchen, the living space, and...

The husband’s home office is furnished by a Toot lounge chair by Piero Lissoni for Cassina, a vintage Desk BO69 by Finn...

Though they give the appearance of bent plywood, each curved layer of the ribbed corridor was constructed with flat,...

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The ground level contains the living and dining spaces.

Arkitekthus charges a little extra for the see-through staircase; the basic house has under-staircase storage, which is...

In the kitchen, a staircase with a wood backbone supports floating glass treads.

Another peek at the perforated interior windows, which are made from cropped sections of the steel wall in the...

An interior courtyard provides even more space for entertaining, as well as another opportunity to reference the...