This incredible wooden staircase design by Atmos Studio was created for an apartment in London and was recognized with a UK wood design award. The staircase is part of a larger wooden structure that shapes the room and gives the project its name.
Wooden staircase design: award-winning timber project
In one corner of the large room, the nested wooden staircase seems to grow like a giant branch, dividing into smaller branches that lead to different levels. CNC-machined wooden elements move in a gentle spiral from lower wall shelves toward the window volume. The layers of wood appear to float in the air, while the metal structure that holds them together and attaches them to the walls is almost invisible.
Wooden staircase design by Atmos Studio
The stair structure feels alive, like a tree that has kept growing and had to find its way through a confined space. The wooden layers that form the stairs follow their own path along the wall, turning around corners and changing direction as they rise. The ribs move closer together to form the balustrade. The sinuous edge of each step and the elements that shape the railing use the same dark wood as the rest of the passage. Chiaroscuro contrast emphasizes a design that looks more like sculpture than a functional staircase. Surprising as it may seem, these stair components were delivered as flat packs of wood and assembled on site in less than a day.
Wooden elements were milled with CNC technology
Railing like thin branches
Chiaroscuro contrast
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Peter Dark
Yolande A. Bow
Anna Lohan
