Project : Residential Renovation
Location : Stanley, Hong Kong
Stauts : Commissioned
Credit : Chris WH Cho, Ken Chiang
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The
general
function
of
a
stair
is
about
helping
people
move
down
and
up.
Because
of
its
inevitable
functional
need,
we
design
stairs
in
a
technical
aspect
mostly
rather
than
designing
stair
by
means
of
aesthetical
form,
speaking
of
which
it
hasn’t
been
further
developed
deeply
integrated
into
architectural
elements.
Thus,
in
many
cases
our
dedicated
work
toward
stair
is
limited
into
counting
numbers
of
steps
and
riser
heights.
Beside
the
fact
mentioned
above,
it
is
quite
lucky
to
have
a
chance
for
us
to
develop
a
stair
in
a
residential
environment.
Now
we
deeply
start
to
design
the
sitar
with
the
idea
from the form rather than function.
A
Book
is
combined
papers
by
its
form.
Each
layer
is
fixed
into
one
side
and
the
other
side
is
open
end.
When
the
book
is
bent
90
degree,
it
creates
natural
steps
at
open
end,
as
if
it
would
be
possible
to
be
designed
into
stair
steps.
By
this
initial
ideas,
we
have
developed
the
form
of
the
stair
that
we
call
‘Reel
Stair”.
It
is
divided
into
two
parts.
One
is
fixed
to
the
ceiling
structure.
The
other
to
the
floor
slab.
By
its
bent
form,
we
have
come
up
with
wooden
panel
as
an exterior material to be attached well to the structure frame.
Mainly,
we
consider
the
three
vertical
metal
plate
cut
to
follow
the
steps.
Those
plates
can
be
stabilized
by
metal
frames
connected
each
other.
Finally
each
frame
will
support
the
form.
Hence,
we
believe
the
form of stair is now created as to meet the functional need.
Reel Stair
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