Detail in Contemporary Staircase Design provides a revealing insight into this most sculptural of architectural elements. Featuring many of the world's most highly acclaimed architects, as well as emerging practitioners, the book presents 40 recently completed staircase designs, found in homes, galleries, shops, hotels, public buildings, and offices across the world. In addition to the visual and descriptive presentation of this staircase collection, the book provides an overview of various national building regulations and structural requirements that must be observed when creating staircases, which will serve as a useful and lasting source of reference. These ingenious projects, ranging from the austerely minimal to the ornate and eclectic, are presented with a concise descriptive text, color photographs, and specially drawn scale plans, sections, and construction details.

Designs and floor plans are presented along with customizing information for two hundred contemporary homes

The first theoretical, historical, and scientific analysis of one of the most basic and universal building elements: the stair.

Describes commercially available furniture, shelving systems, flooring, lighting fixtures, sinks, tiles, and other household furnishings in a variety of modern styles

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Cincinnati Magazine taps into the DNA of the city, exploring shopping, dining, living, and culture and giving readers a ringside seat on the issues shaping the region.

Discusses the use of handmade decorative details in the doors, windows, stairs, floors, walls, and ceilings of homes