{"id":1627,"date":"2025-05-04T09:00:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T09:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scientificmediagroup.com\/?p=1627"},"modified":"2025-10-02T16:29:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T16:29:11","slug":"eight-statement-making-staircases-that-elevate-living-spaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.scientificmediagroup.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/04\/eight-statement-making-staircases-that-elevate-living-spaces\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight statement-making staircases that elevate living spaces"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Blue<\/div>\n

From minimalistic silhouettes to sculptural curves, staircases<\/a> offer creative ways to play with function and form. Our latest lookbook<\/a> highlights eight staircases that take residential interiors to new levels.<\/span><\/p>\n

Staircases can be central to a room or pushed off to the side, but no matter their position, they play an important role in the home.<\/p>\n

Beyond their obvious functional aspect, staircases can play an important visual part, with designers orienting interior design schemes around them.<\/p>\n

Often, renovations present creative opportunities to rethink existing staircases and unlock the potential of a historical space.<\/p>\n

In this selection, we have selected a wide variety of different approaches to the staircase, from a blue-stained staircase in London to a brutalist one in Bengaluru.<\/p>\n

This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring staircases with built-in bookshelves<\/a> and staircases with unusual functional elements<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"Flow
Photo by Riley Snelling.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Flow House, Canada, by Dubbeldam Architecture + Design<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

This renovated Victorian home in Toronto<\/a> features a sinuous staircase that connects all four levels of the home and sits under a skylight<\/a> installed as part of the renovation.<\/p>\n

Its white railing blends in with the walls of the home and accentuates both the curves and the stained-pine steps.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Flow House \u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Metal<\/a>
Photo by Alex Shoots Buildings.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

House of Seven Floors, Czech Republic, by Mal\u00fd Chmel<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

This “quasi-spiral” steel<\/a> staircase bridges a void between concrete structure elements as it provides access to the upper levels of the seven-floor home.<\/p>\n

The industrial feature was referred to as an “inner statue” by the studio and is accentuated by the unfinished concrete<\/a> walls and supports as it links the many levels of the house.<\/p>\n

Find out more about House of Seven Floors \u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Cobalt<\/a>
Photo by French & Tye<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cobalt Coach House, United Kingdom, by Foils<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

This London<\/a> renovation required a staircase to connect the newly constructed second floor with the rest of the house.<\/p>\n

Architecture studio Foils commissioned a birch-faced plywood staircase that was prefabricated and assembled on site. The stairs were stained a light blue<\/a> colour that allows the wood grain to shine through and makes it a “key feature” of the renovation.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Cobalt Coach House \u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Blue
Photo by S\u00e9verin Malaud<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Brussels townhouse, Belgium, by Mamout<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

This staircase fills an atrium space created when an addition was placed at the rear of a townhouse in the northeast of Brussels<\/a>, connecting the home both vertically and horizontally.<\/p>\n

It features blue-painted metal that curves while retaining straight lines. Its colour pops from the white-painted brick of the atrium<\/a>, making it an “iconic element”, according to the designers.<\/p>\n

Find out more about the Brussels townhouse \u203a<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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\"Sculptural<\/a>
Photo by Tom Ross<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Northcote House, Australia, by LLDS Architects<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

This Melbourne home features several sculptural wood<\/a> elements, the central spiral staircase being perhaps the most prominent.<\/p>\n

The curved plywood curves upwards in a sculptural form reminiscent of art nouveau styles. It has a polished brass<\/a> coating on the steps, and a banquette was placed at the nook created by the tapered base.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Northcote House \u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Void<\/a>
Photo by Cesar Bejar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Void House, United States, by Light and Air Architecture<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The staircase in this narrow New York City<\/a> townhouse was completely turned in order to open up the interior spaces and to divide the programme.<\/p>\n

The custom steel and white oak<\/a> staircase was positioned under a skylight with a small gap left beside it to bring in additional light.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Void House \u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Concrete<\/a>
Photo by Ishita Sitwala<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pearls on Swine, India, by Multitude of Sins<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

This staircase blends into the concrete interiors of a house in Bengaluru<\/a>, while providing a void for light to enter the living room<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The concrete used for the stairs is slightly lighter in places, allowing for the zig-zag form to stick out, and red detailing on the railing further accentuates its form as it floats from a landing to the second floor.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Pearls on Swine \u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Light<\/a>
Photo by Tomaz Gregoric<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Light House, Crotia, by OFIS Arhitekti\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Minimalistic<\/a> wood framing characterises the interiors of this home on a Croatian island, placed inside a portion of a historic stone building.<\/p>\n

On the ground floor, the wooden staircase is thicker and features storage<\/a> underneath, but as it rises, it becomes lighter, sharing a similar configuration with the wooden flooring. Vertical wooden railing highlights the elevation of each step.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Light House \u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring decorative terracotta<\/a>, banquette seating<\/a>, wood-clad ceilings<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0statement pivot doors<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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