Spiral Staircase
Spiral staircases as structural and sculptural elements in architecture and design.
Spiral staircases combine functional circulation with visual impact, serving as both practical vertical connectors and focal points within spaces. Architects and designers use their helical geometry to solve spatial constraints while creating distinctive aesthetic experiences.
The community explores spiral forms across scales and contexts, from sculptural installations and furniture pieces to monumental architectural interventions. Projects range from carved cliff pathways and apartment building centerpieces to tower-scale spiraling gardens and reinterpretations of historical wooden helicoidal designs.
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U.GA Architects Wraps a 51 m² Glass Wedge Around a Red Spiral Stair at a Busan Alley Junction
On Busan's Haeridan-gil, a two-storey glass and steel shop rises from an acute corner site, crowned by a red roof terrace and cylindrical stair tower.
Pascali Semerdjian Arquitetos Removes a Spiral Stair to Open a Leblon Apartment Toward the Beach
In Rio de Janeiro, a 300 m² duplex trades its central spiral stair for a corner stone flight wrapped in planting, linking living floor to rooftop pool.
Comas-Pont arquitectes Carve a Steel Staircase into a Cliff to Restore a Lost Pilgrimage Path
In Manresa, Spain, a corten steel structure reconnects a historic route walked by Ignatius of Loyola in 1522 to the Cardener River valley.
Sepide Elmi Turns a Staircase into the Protagonist of an Apartment Building in Karaj
A 2000 m² residential block west of Tehran treats vertical circulation as spectacle, carving a central void that stages daily life against white screens.
