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Project • By Head Architecture and Design Ltd. • Housing
House 98
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Project: House 3098
Village: Shep Mun Kap Village
Location: Tung Chung, Lantau Island, Hong Kong
Area: 700 sqft
Completion year: 2012
Developer: Oceanic Properties Limited
Architect: HEAD Architecture
Contact: Mark Panckhurst
Website: www.headarchitecture.com
Photographer: Graham Uden
Introduction
When the Hong Kong’s Small House Policy was introduced in 1972, it was intended to improve the standard of housing in rural areas of the New Territories.
Working within the guidelines for allowable footprint, height and constructional methods, HEAD Architecture created a flexible modular typology which can be applied to any village house.
Many Hong Kong... More
Product • By Bisca Bespoke Staircases • Helical Staircases
Helical Staircases
Bisca are designers and manufacturers specialising in bespoke staircases, balustrades, and architectural features.
We are renowned for our timeless design. Bisca products are unique and are commissioned globally by both private and commercial clients who respect and appreciate the level of design, detail and craftsmanship that is involved.
The staircases below are just a small selection of very recent projects. For more helical staircases please visit our website galleries on our main site : www.bisca.co.uk
Unlike some "bespoke" staircase companies - we really do start with a blank canvas and do not design around kits/modular units or off the shelf components. We are truly bespoke and design precisely to our clients... More
Product • By EeStairs • TransParancy by EeStairs® - Glass balustrades
TransParancy by EeStairs® - Glass balustrades
The word transparent is associated with concepts like open, clear, wide views, a sense of space and unlimited possibilities. All these characteristics come together in EeStairs® TransParancy balustrades which are made mostly of glass. These designs has received wide acclaim. Customers appreciate EeStairs’ TransParancy balustrades for their inconspicuous appearance. The can be installed in domestic, retail and public buildings.
As EeStairs® TransParancy models comply with virtually all applicable rules and regulations, they can be used everywhere, giving you plenty of choice. And what's more, the glass combines beautifully with wood, mild steel and stainless steel. This latter material particularly gives a TransParancy balustrade an... More
Product • By Max Ptk • Flying stairs WING by Max Ptk
Flying stairs WING by Max Ptk
These flying steps give me happy and light feelings of free flight. In their design clearly defined lines of the wings from modern aircrafts.
When you climbing on these stairs you have sense of free flight above the ground.
Materials: black painted iron. More
Product • By EeStairs • EeStairs® Helical Staircases
EeStairs® Helical Staircases
EeStairs, a world leader in the design and manufacture of bespoke staircases, is introducing its feature helical staircases to the UK. By offering an almost infinite range of specification options EeStairs ensure that design aspirations become a production reality.
EeStairs works closely with design professionals, contractors and end users to identify perfect helical staircase geometry, ensure compliance with regulations, refine specification and guarantee a spectacular architectural statement that is both beautiful and functional. Whether the aim is to maximise light, harness nature's best or create a stunning indoor urban landscape, EeStairs can deliver considered design solutions for corporate settings, retail envir... More
Product • By alfredo noseda scale • Alfredo Noseda Scale
Alfredo Noseda Scale
La ditta Noseda opera nel campo della commercializzazione di scale dal 1977 ed è stata tra le prime ad affrontare questo nuovo mercato, che proponeva un prodotto alternativo alla classica scala in muratura. Grazie ad una politica di promozione “ porta a porta “ rivolta a privati, architetti ed imprese edili, la ditta Noseda è riuscita a diventare un punto di riferimento nel territorio brianzolo. La chiave vincente per questo successo sta nell’idea di fornire prodotti modulari e su misura di buona qualità, unitamente ad una vasta gamma di servizi, al fine di soddisfare qualsiasi tipo di esigenza.
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Product • By Edilco • Plexiglass
Plexiglass
Plexiglass staircases posses a unique charm. It is difficult to explain this fascinating structure to those who have never seen one before.
The double glasses treads, the curves the perfectly shaped balustrades, everything binds in a dreamy or otherwise concrete transparency. More
E-TB
E-TB
The main structure of this staircase is a single or double beam made of special stainless steel allowing many personalized finishing (Skin Color TM).
The main feature of this model is a continuos outline band low enough to show the steps.
This kind of structure is mainly used to feature installations which require a light structure with a beautiful and slender outline.
According to the dimensions of the stairwell and the whole height of it, our technical department will dimension the thickness and the height of the structure with special regard to the weight it has to bear.
The two main structures are connected with two stainless steel tubes 'Edilco System'.
Every staircase can be finished with many finishing treatments... More
Product • By Fontanot • Time Skin
Time Skin
The Time spiral staircases with Skin railing enrich the interior with a unique and decisive style. The Time indoor spiral staircases support the Fontanot 2:Easy alternating tread system, which makes themcomfortable walking up and safe walking down.
The Skin railing consists of 27mm diameter balusters in epoxy powder coated carbon steel. The Skin railing is completed by a high-tech sand-coloured plastic fabric fitted on a patented tension structure. The railing balusters support the elliptical-shaped handrail in extruded PVC with colouring in the mixture. The Time Skin spiral staircases are particularly suitable for young and modern interiors.
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Product • By Fontanot • Techne Titan
Techne Titan
The Fontanot Techne Titan spiral staircase is theperfect marriage between classic style and modern design. The union between the technopolymer, the innovative durable material of which the spiral staircase is constructed, and the design of the Titan railing brings forth a solution of elegantly refined style.
TheTitan railing consists of 27mm diameterstainless steel balusters with satin finish that support the PVC handrail with aluminium core. The balusters are joined to each other lengthwisewithstainless steel bars that give the staircase and the surroundings a fine and precise style.
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Product • By Fontanot • Oxa Light
Oxa Light
The Oxa Light staircase forms part of the Oxa collection and is made of rubberwood, a particularly elegant and durable wood. The staircases of theOxa Light line combine sinuous shapes with structural functionality to create a unique and at the same time extremely versatile style. The classic design of the Oxa Light staircase also fits perfectly into modern interiors thanks to the accessories and the particularities of the materials used.
To enrich your Fontanot staircase with a personal touch, you can choose from fourtypes of railing, each of which is capable of impressing its own character on the staircase. The railings come with balusters in wood with ball, smooth wood, painted steel and steel with cast iron decoration. More
Cube
The Fontanot Pixima Cube prefabricated staircases are made by combining steel and solid wood and areeasy to assemble. The fixings are in chrome-plated aluminium and the handrail is in wood-effect PVCwith aluminium core and available in a shade to match that of the tread. The railing, not included in the standard combination, consists of painted steel balusters. The staircase is characterised by a landing which can be adapted during installation and can have three different configurations (trapezoidal, triangular or circular) so that the staircase can be installed in openings of various shapes. The direction of rotation, clockwise or anticlockwise, is decided at the time of installation.The diameters are 118 and 138 cm. More