While this area is often forgotten ... Here are 11 under-stairs storage and design ideas that blend form and function. From happy hour to snack time, the space under the stairs can be transformed ...

Spiral staircases save valuable square meters because they occupy a much smaller area than a conventional ... However, the design of these staircases requires careful attention so that you can ...

While your staircase serves an obvious function by connecting the levels in your home, it also plays an important role in its design. Often, the staircase is the main character of a chic entryway ...

Matter Design has announced the release ... agenda that centres on volume as an area of architectural exploration." Helix is a half-scale spiral stair. While this reduced size resolves a number ...

Single-stair building construction is having a resurgence in the United States, where, for the last several decades, zoning ...

Japanese architects Y+M Design Office have completed this family house in Japan, with a façade that forms a staircase to the ... private porch/reception/lounge area to the bedrooms.

In some cases a lower level porch, and higher-level balcony is constructed in north to suit the staircase design. This is allowed if the area to the northeast is lower than other constructed areas.

Lloyd Alter is Design Editor for Treehugger and teaches Sustainable Design at Ryerson University in Toronto. Alternating tread stairs are terrific for saving space; you only put one foot on a ...

Why do so many of us overlook the design opportunity of stairs, even if we trundle up and down them constantly? Decorating a set of steps, said designer Deborah Bass, founder of London’s Base ...