sarah ([info]beausoir) wrote in [info]ourbedrooms,
2008-02-20 23:13:00
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Library Staircase

"Limited by space, we melded the idea of a staircase with our client's desire for a library to form a 'library staircase' in which English oak stair treads and shelves are both completely lined with books. With a skylight above lighting the staircase, it becomes the perfect place to stop and browse a tome. The stair structure was designed as an upside down 'sedan chair' structure (with Rodrigues Associates, Structural Engineers, London) that carries the whole weight of the stair and books back to the main structural walls of the building. It dangles from the upper floor thereby avoiding any complicated neighbour issues with the floors below."





http://nerve.com/CS/blogs/scanner/archive/2008/02/20/today-in-architectural-porn-library-staircase.aspx




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Tags: bookcases, books, minimalist, renovation, wood

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[info]carree

February 21 2008, 07:21:15 UTC 4 years ago

gorgeous

[info]skank_all_day

February 21 2008, 07:21:17 UTC 4 years ago

:o




Dream staircase.

[info]newyorkd0ll

February 21 2008, 07:26:08 UTC 4 years ago

wooooooow. that's amazing.

[info]retrojeans

February 21 2008, 07:30:15 UTC 4 years ago

but what if there's an earthquake...

[info]le_soleil_noir

February 21 2008, 15:19:04 UTC 4 years ago

it would be more stable than normal bookshelves.

[info]missmuse

4 years ago

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[info]aldriena

4 years ago

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[info]retrojeans

4 years ago

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[info]astropod_five

February 21 2008, 07:31:05 UTC 4 years ago

It looks just like a place in a dream I once had, that you got to by pushing a seemingly useless button in a college library's elevator, except instead of books the steps were filled with tiny cramped apartments with three foot ceilings, with beds and alarm clocks dangling over the edges, that people would climb down through to get to an underground street full of clubs and bars.

[info]lobsterbelle

February 21 2008, 21:34:22 UTC 4 years ago

That's awesome.

[info]crimsontwylite

4 years ago

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[info]piizzazz

February 21 2008, 07:41:46 UTC 4 years ago

is it just me, or is that second picture really scary to look at? it's like you're already falling.

ah my only negative thought is they must be pretty steep steps. still EFFING AWESOME though.

-ch

[info]emobopeep

February 21 2008, 09:00:30 UTC 4 years ago

It looks pretty scary, yes! Though, the picture looks like it was taken from the ceiling, straight down, not from the top of the stairs. =)

[info]indilime

4 years ago

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[info]thechosenone47

February 21 2008, 07:42:12 UTC 4 years ago

it's beautiful, though it looks real scary coming down. DX

[info]escaperoute

February 21 2008, 07:43:34 UTC 4 years ago

I LOVE THIS.

[info]whir

February 21 2008, 07:48:43 UTC 4 years ago

omfg, that's beautiful.

[info]niminy_piminy

February 21 2008, 07:50:28 UTC 4 years ago

I.LOVE.IT. wonderful. :)

[info]furrydepends

February 21 2008, 07:53:12 UTC 4 years ago

omg

[info]hisskeletonkiss

February 21 2008, 07:55:06 UTC 4 years ago

I love alternating tread stairs so much.

[info]angelicshadow

February 21 2008, 07:55:20 UTC 4 years ago

That's one of the coolest things I have ever seen!

[info]dcmare84

February 21 2008, 17:57:22 UTC 4 years ago

i love your icon!!

[info]kissmeimirish03

February 21 2008, 07:55:51 UTC 4 years ago

coolest fucking thing ever!

[info]scaretheskies

February 21 2008, 07:57:28 UTC 4 years ago

Wow, that's so cool!

[info]port_morseby

February 21 2008, 09:12:50 UTC 4 years ago

wohh

[info]willowwolfstar

February 21 2008, 09:22:12 UTC 4 years ago

Awesome!

[info]girlonfire

February 21 2008, 10:01:50 UTC 4 years ago

PLEASE can I have it?

[info]uh_seriously

February 21 2008, 11:57:04 UTC 4 years ago

DREAM!!!! I'm in love!

[info]migotoyaku

February 21 2008, 11:58:53 UTC 4 years ago

thats an awesome staircase

[info]ascenseur

February 21 2008, 12:19:41 UTC 4 years ago

That's incredible! I'd probably kill myself going down those, but god, it would be SO worth it.

[info]mosinging1986

February 21 2008, 12:53:24 UTC 4 years ago

Wow, that is unbelievable!

[info]jerseyhearts

February 21 2008, 12:57:48 UTC 4 years ago

thats really cool.
but, now i'm dizzy.

[info]__fangoria

February 21 2008, 13:06:45 UTC 4 years ago

Oh geez.that's fantastic!

[info]woodenboxes

February 21 2008, 13:31:13 UTC 4 years ago

loving it! great idea, actually... Hm.
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