20 Responses to “Strange Stairs”

1. 1 Jon King Jun 1st, 2007 at 7:42 pm

   This is a good way for us to reconsider things we often take for granted… very cool. I would love to see one in real life and see if it challenges my stereotypical perception of what a “stairs” should be is.

   Thanks…

   Jon

2. 2 alyssssa Jun 2nd, 2007 at 5:50 am

   i agree.
   this is easily one of those “i want that in my house” kind of things.

3. 3 katie Sep 18th, 2007 at 11:25 pm

   I would absolutely fall down those, but they are beautiful!

4. 4 Doug Green Sep 20th, 2007 at 7:55 am

   I sketched this idea in 1969. the concept is that it is very steep, saving space but feels twice as shallow. I have seen it done using flat sheet with alternate “D” holes cut in it too.

5. 5 Duain Pipe Nov 13th, 2007 at 8:45 pm

   I totally agree.

   My personal concept is very positive against this beautiful peice of art, yet negative as I think I might fall down them causing a loss in my steriotypicial likeness of what one might call a set of stairs. Still a very inotive idea and one i would definatly like to see in full motion in the future.

   Yours truly.

   Duain.

6. 6 Vipul Pandya Nov 23rd, 2007 at 9:16 am

   I agree.Space saving but might be uncomfortable.

7. 7 elisa Nov 27th, 2007 at 9:03 pm

   I have seen stairs very similar to this in a Scarpa project… I have also tried them. They are MUCH more comfortable and natural to climb than one would imagine. They almost feel like normal stairs. An incredibly ingenious way to save space.

8. 8 Lou Dec 1st, 2007 at 2:21 am

   Great. That’s de answer to my kids energie, they wold take some time to go sleeping. Wid those stairs, they spend a lot of energie, because i’m already see them running away and getting low bateries. Lol. Any way it a peace of art, in did. Excellent design.

9. 9 Choco&wine Jan 11th, 2008 at 1:10 am

   hi,

   i am not a designer, so i will not say anything about how its design. but of course its looking interesting.

   when i read the comments i ve seen that these kind of designs help us to realise our stereotypical schemas about stairs

   I think its one of most important thing in our daily life. cos if we could see our stereotypes about something, we can see lots of solitions about it, we can also see our way clearly.

   There are lots of research about this issue in psychology literature (Kahneman & Tversky, Heuristics and Biases). it seems that our stereotypes are effecting our financial choices, our product choice etc too..and most of the big companies are using this information to sell more and more…

   take care,
   have a nice day

   choco&wine (u should try)

10. 10 Sean Jan 16th, 2008 at 1:05 am

    This is a typical solution used in the construction industry for applications where space is limited. This solution is nothing more then a take on the custom solutions of early pioneers. Here is a link http://www.usmisterstep.com/mini.htm

    There are many other styles on the internet if you dig around.

    I would ad that this is a very artistic take on the old solution but not a new concept none the less.

    Sean.

11. 11 yodog Mar 26th, 2008 at 9:44 pm

    okay- they totally rock! they look hard to climb, but okay! they look sweet!

12. 12 yodog Mar 26th, 2008 at 9:46 pm

    okay- they totally rock! they look hard to climb, but okay! they look sweet! i think that they have a nice look, though. if they save space they look totally towards buying them.

13. 13 Sarah Apr 12th, 2008 at 5:06 am

    I love them.

    I don’t see why they’d be any harder to climb than regular steps. I don’t put each foot directly in front of the other so I think this would be pretty natural.

    Perfect for a small apartment, beach house, or condo.

14. 14 enas maglad Apr 26th, 2008 at 7:52 am

    i admair your work very mush
    i can see such a wonderful effort here
    i thank you very much for enable me to see and to feel things like that becouse ican`t travel to see all these things
    so thank you very very very mush

15. 15 nicolae May 12th, 2008 at 3:30 am

    Uh… They look great but I dont think they would pass any inspection process. They are a bit steap and the treads are too shallow, at least to pass here. Well on second look they might meet the criteria but I wouldnt want to try to convince the leary building inspector that they do.

16. 16 Luke Tres Aug 19th, 2008 at 9:21 pm

    Stairs look beautiful! I love the use of wood in the Scarpa-similar design. Very artistic. Very sculptural. Is there a manufacturer for these? What’s the scoop on where to buy these stairs?

    As someone said before, this has been done in a Carlo Scarpa project. It’s done in his Caselvecchio in Verona, Italy. I’ve been there while studying architecture in Italy, and I have experienced these stairs. Remarkably easy to climb up if done correctly.

    If you look at the bottom stair, the first tread is for your left foot and the next above is for your right foot—then left, then right etc etc. It was very shocking how easy and fun it was to climb. I went up and down numerous times, and loved it. It’s awkward if it’s done with the opposite feet.

    Check out this website: http://cylynaleungswiss.blogspot.com/2007/02/feb-22-verona-castel-vecchio-part-5.html

    Overall: Brilliant design by Scarpa. Beautifully artistic reinterpretation by unknown.

17. 17 amelia Aug 24th, 2008 at 8:16 pm

    Looks like a great workout! I’ll be needing health insurance first though. I love the design too. Appealing to the eye. Reminds me of something I saw in a dream once. Good work and thank you.

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