Eight homes where staircases fulfil additional functions
For our latest lookbook, we've selected eight homes with multi-purpose staircases that double up as seating, storage and in one case even a climbing wall. More
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Ten bookshelf staircases that add clever storage to living spaces
A converted Belgian barn and a pine-lined house in Japan are among the residential interiors featured in our latest lookbook, which contains homes defined by staircases that incorporate bookshelves. More
Chunky staircase features in Farleigh Road renovation by Paolo Cossu Architects
An extra-wide oak staircase doubles as a piece of furniture in this renovation of a Victorian terrace in east London, designed by Paolo Cossu Architects. More
Wooden staircase twists through centre of concrete and brick house in Mexico City
An ash staircase lined with a bookcase twists around an atrium in this family home in Mexico City by Tapia McMahon, which has been made from concrete and reclaimed brick. More
Chengdu coffee shop features a staircase that extends out of a bookcase
Chinese studios HAD Architects and EPOS paired wood panelling with perforated metal inside this tiny Chengdu coffee shop, which also features a combined bookshelf and staircase. More
10 shelving designs that are perfect for book lovers
Today is World Book Day. To mark the occasion we've rounded up 10 of the best ways designers have stored books, from bookshelf staircases to a huge concrete case that spans the wall of a Mexico City home. More
Stepped shelving creates extra storage in Bookshelf House by Andrea Mosca
Stepped bookshelves help to divide and characterise this house just outside of Paris, renovated by Italian architect Andrea Mosca. More
Stacked beams form Jenga-like workspace inside converted barn in Belgium
Studio Farris Architects has integrated an office into a staircase made from stacked timber beams, and installed it inside a renovated barn in West Flanders, Belgium (+ slideshow). More
Staircase doubles as a bookcase in London loft conversion by Tamir Addadi Architecture
Tamir Addadi Architecture has converted the loft of a north London house, adding a staircase that also serves as a spacious bookcase (+ slideshow). More
Nikken Space Design's office in Osaka features a bleacher-style bookcase
The Osaka office of Nikken Sekkei's interior design studio features a bookcase conceived as a "stand in a stadium" – the latest example of the trend for bookshelf staircases in both home and office interiors (+ slideshow). More
Ukraine house by Sergey Makhno combines a staircase with a two-storey-high bookcase
A staircase runs up alongside a six-metre-high bookshelf inside this house in Ukraine, which also features walls that look like piles of logs (+ slideshow). More
Plywood staircase by Buj+Colón Arquitectos integrates shelves and cupboards for a small flat
A plywood staircase with built-in cupboards and bookshelves frames a doorway in this Madrid apartment – which follows the London home with a combined bookshelf and staircase we published yesterday. More
Zminkowska De Boise inserts combined bookshelf-staircase into London flat
Books can be stored beneath the wide steps of this staircase, designed by Zminkowska De Boise Architects to connect the two halves of a split-level living room inside a renovated London flat. More
Apartment in Paris by Schemaa features a staircase made of cupboards
An alternating-tread staircase doubles as storage cupboards in this tiny Paris apartment by French architects Schemaa (+ slideshow). More
Suspended staircase combined with desk and storage space by Mieke Meijer
Residents climb over an integrated desk, storage space and shelving to reach the suspended upper section of this staircase by Dutch design studio Mieke Meijer. More
Eclépens apartment interiors with boxy wooden furniture by Big-Game
A combined staircase and bookshelf is one of several multifunctional wooden furniture pieces that Swiss design studio Big-Game has inserted into two plain white apartments in Switzerland (+ slideshow). More
New Pinterest board: storage
Our new Pinterest board features a number of storage designs, including staircases that double as bookshelves, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec's Corniches shelves and a writing desk in the form of a life-sized mule. See our new storage Pinterest board»
Loft Apartment by Alex Bykov
A combined bookshelf and staircase creates a small library with interchangeable shelving at this apartment in the Ukraine by architect Alex Bykov (+ slideshow). More
Renovation of an apartment in Barcelona by Carles Enrich
Architect Carles Enrich converted an old laundry space in Barcelona into an apartment that has a bookshelf merged with the staircase (+ slideshow). More
Dezeen archive: bookshelf staircases
Dezeen archive: this week's look back into the Dezeen archives has uncovered a selection of staircases combined with bookshelves. See more bookshelf staircases »