Eight homes with characterful floating staircases that appear to defy gravity
A staircase with an in-built swing and a metal structure hung from a ceiling are among the eight floating staircases featured in our latest lookbook. More
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SAW revamps Spanish-style Wraparound House in San Francisco
Architecture studio SAW incorporated curved elements and multiple staircases in its renovation of a 1930s dwelling that is meant to reconsider the "notion of groundedness". More
Architectuur Maken designs sculptural staircase overlooking Dutch landscape
Dutch studio Architectuur Maken has completed De Niewe Herdgang, a sculptural staircase rising 25 metres to create a watchtower over the landscape outside the city of Tilburg, the Netherlands. More
MAD designs car park as "monumental gateway" for Milano Innovation District
Plants and polished-metal staircases will animate the exterior of the MoLo entrance building and multi-storey car park that Chinese studio MAD is designing for a neighbourhood near Milan, Italy. More
Ten homes that use colour to turn stairs into statements
A Swedish house with a stairway hidden behind a bookcase and an architect-revamped new build in the Netherlands feature in our latest lookbook of ten homes with colourful staircases that draw the eye. More
MVRDV creates 600-metre-long orange walkway that bridges Rotterdam roofs
Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has opened Rotterdam Rooftop Walk, a temporary bright orange rooftop installation in Rotterdam that crosses the rooflines of two adjacent buildings. More
Ten bold residential staircases designed by architects
From a giant staircase running the height of a house and beyond to a flight of steps that can't be stepped on at all, here is a roundup of 10 statement residential staircase designs from the Dezeen archives. More
Commenter says "no culture experiments with the domestic house like the Japanese"
In this week's comments update, readers are debating a Japanese house arranged around a series of central staircases and discussing other top stories. More
Kappa House by Archipelago Architects Studio uses staircases as surfaces and partitions
Archipelago Architects Studio arranged this house in Kanagawa, Japan, around a series of central staircases that divide the spaces and provide places to sit or relax. More
MC Escher works inform Montreal home by Naturehumaine
An angular steel staircase crosses through this Montreal residence by Naturehumaine, which was inspired by the fantastical paintings of Dutch artist MC Escher. More
Vallribera Arquitectes contrasts heavy and light finishes at compact home in Barcelona
Exposed, white-painted concrete contrasts a delicate, skylit metal staircase at this minimalist house in Mataró, Barcelona, designed by local practice Vallribera Arquitectes. More
Ten home interiors animated by sculptural winding staircases
Sculpture-like concrete steps and a curving stair suspended above ground feature in this lookbook, which spotlights ten residential interiors with standout spiral or helical staircases. More
Marcos Bertoldi Arquitetos wraps Curitiba residence with wooden curtain
A screen made up of chevron-patterned wooden planks shrouds the exterior of this residence with a spiral staircase in Curitiba, by local firm Marcos Bertoldi Arquitetos. More
MVRDV to install neon-pink staircase and viewing platform on Het Nieuwe Instituut
Dutch architecture office MVRDV has unveiled plans to install a giant neon-pink staircase across the exterior of Rotterdam's Het Nieuwe Instituut that will lead to a viewing platform in the same colour on its roof. More
Oak staircase links split levels of Canadian house by Omar Gandhi
Warm-toned oak panelling lines the interior of this house near Lake Ontario by Omar Gandhi Architect, which mimics the plan of a previous home on the site. 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
Kengo Kuma tucks Japanese student hub under wooden bleachers
A sloped roof lined with wooden bleachers and plants conceals the student hub that Japanese studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has created for the Tokyo Institute of Technology. More
Mecanoo and OTJ Architects complete renovation of Mies van der Rohe's Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library
Architecture studios Mecanoo and OTJ Architects have added a rooftop garden and statement staircases to the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library in Washington DC as part of its renovation of the Mies van der Rohe-designed building. More
Dezeen's top 10 staircases of 2021
We continue our review of 2021 with a roundup highlighting the top 10 staircases featured on Dezeen this year, including a stair informed by skate bowls and one designed by Kengo Kuma. More
OMA inserts trio of "monumental" staircases into POST Houston cultural and retail venue
Architecture studio OMA has completed the first phase of transforming a US Postal Service building into a multi-purpose destination in downtown Houston. More