small projects

concretecarpet stair

reinforced concrete and mild steel.

The concretecarpet stair
was designed to mark formal
entry to each tower of the
gardenwall offices through the
act of ascent. Backed by a wall
of concrete, each stair rises to
a mezzanine level where the
transfer floor formally locates.

Constructed of a contiguous
concrete slab six inches thick
in a single continuous cast, it
is supported mid-landing by
four reinforcement bars hung
from the concrete structure
above, each bar being an inch
and a quarter (30mm) round.
The stair was finished with
timber treads floated off the
sloping slab by hidden steel
supports, and a mesh stair rail
fashioned from expanded steel
- corporate stretch nylons for
a concrete carpet and an
otherwise unsexy walk up for
just another day at the office.