Paul Cocksedge's Living Staircase includes plants, a mini library and tea-brewing facilities
Designer Paul Cocksedge has completed a spiral staircase featuring a garden, a library and a tea bar (+ slideshow). More
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Baukuh's House of Memory features a decorative facade and a monumental yellow staircase
Pixellated faces decorate the brick facades of this civil rights centre in Milan, while a bright yellow staircase spirals up through its concrete interior. More
Tripod installation by LIKEarchitects is all stairs and balconies
Portuguese studio LIKEarchitects has created a steel structure for Porto from a series of stairs and balconies, in celebration of the two architectural elements the designers consider crucial to the city's vernacular (+ slideshow). More
Gianluca Gelmini inserts an angular iron staircase inside a medieval Italian fortress
A colossal iron staircase bursts through the medieval stone walls of this fortified tower in rural Italy and into a copper-clad extension, as part of a renovation by local studio Gianluca Gelmini (+ slideshow). More
Kengo Kuma uses a grand staircase to transform a Tokyo warehouse into a shop
A huge staircase interspersed with trees winds up to the entrance of this former Tokyo warehouse that Kengo Kuma and Associates has converted into a lifestyle store and cafe (+ slideshow). More
Masato Sekiya wraps a glass corridor around an office block in Japan
A glazed corridor climbs up around the exterior of this Japan office building, intended by architect Masato Sekiya to create the impression that the structure has been "cut in half by glass" (+ slideshow). More
Sculptural staircase connects two mosaic floors in an old fisherman's cottage in Sicily
A staircase formed of wooden boxes and platforms, and supported by a black metal framework, rises up through this Sicilian residence that was recently renovated by Milanese architect Francesco Librizzi. More
Updated Pinterest board: staircases
We've updated our staircases Pinterest board to include the best examples published on Dezeen in the past two years.
Haworth Tompkins transforms an old brick building for the Donmar Warehouse
Stirling Prize-winner Haworth Tompkins has revamped a former warehouse to create rehearsal and office spaces for one of London's most important theatre companies (+ slideshow). More
Studio Inches renovates Alpine house to create a private gallery
An old house perched at the foot of the Swiss Alps has been converted into a gallery to exhibit the work of a local artist. More
Converted barn by Lynch Architects includes an interpretation of a Norfolk winder stair
What appears to be a cupboard is actually a staircase leading up to a tiny loft bedroom in this 18th-century barn in Norfolk, England, that Lynch Architects has converted into a holiday home (+ slideshow). More
Supermachine Studio adds labyrinthine staircase to seaside park in Thailand
This concrete tower of interconnecting red staircases was designed by Thai firm Supermachine Studio for an elevated game of hide and seek (+ slideshow). More
Stilted woodland cabin by ALT Architekti boasts a spiralling metal staircase
A metal staircase twists though a triangular well in one corner of this six-sided timber cabin by ALT Architekti, which is raised on stilts over a hillside in Central Bohemia (+ slideshow). More
Intertwining staircases spiral around the glazed core of Hiroshi Nakamura's Ribbon Chapel
Two curving staircases encircle the exterior of this wedding chapel by Tokyo-based architect Hiroshi Nakamura, meeting at a rooftop platform that overlooks the Hiroshima coastline (+ slideshow). More
Box-like staircase forms a centrepiece inside Bazar Noir concept store
Interior design studio Hidden Fortress created a boxed-in floating staircase at the centre of this homeware store in Berlin, painting the outside black to contrast with the pale wood interior (+ slideshow). More
Single concrete leg props a staircase inside converted Primrose Hill garage by Patalab
A tapered column of cast concrete supports the underside of a dark oak staircase inside one of the residences that occupies this converted London garage by Patalab Architecture (+ slideshow). More
i29's wooden wall turns historic department store tower into artists' residence
Dutch artist Maarten Baas will be the first resident of this studio with a spiral staircase, created by interior architects i29 on top of the De Bijenkorf department store in Amsterdam (+ slideshow). More
Carl Trenfield adds perforated timber around the rooms and stairs of a London home
A ribbon of pale wood wraps the interior of this split-level flat renovated by architect Carl Trenfield, encompassing kitchen units, storage cupboards and a staircase. More
A staircase lands on a desk inside House in Hikone by Tato Architects
Forty-two identical windows puncture the exterior of this house in Japan by Tato Architects, which also features a staircase that leads onto a piece of furniture (+ slideshow). More
Multi-level wooden structure frames meeting areas in London office by Threefold Architects
A 64-metre-long wooden structure was designed by Threefold Architects to create secluded workspaces, staircases and informal meeting areas inside this shared office building in south-east London. More