Study 04 / 06 · Series

TimberHelix

Study: S—04
Typology: Interior circulation
Materials: Dark timber, White surfaces, Pale tiled floor, Integrated lighting
Light: Soft daylight and illuminated treads
Images: 5

A dark timber ribbon follows the stair through a pale interior. The curve gathers movement around an open centre, giving a practical route through the building a distinct spatial presence.

Movement

A centre to move around.

The stair stands apart from the surrounding walls. Its balustrade follows the treads in a continuous line, while the white outer surface gives the curve a clear edge.

A white and walnut spiral stair rising in an S-curve through a bright double-height space. — Fig. 01

The inside curve of a walnut stair with small lights set into the wall beside each tread. — Fig. 02

A curved walnut handrail sweeping under a suspended mobile of small glass pieces. — Fig. 03

Circulation can give a room its centre.

A doorway framing a distant spiral stair across a polished terrazzo floor. — Fig. 04

Detail

The hand and the step.

The timber surface is closest to the hand; light sits close to the tread. These small relationships make the stair legible at the scale of the body, as well as within the larger room.