In the archives of Dwell, architect Kyu Sung Woo renovated his son Wonbo's Union Square loft taking advantage of natural light and the 12 feet of vertical space — he stacked a minimal loft sle...
This recently completed airy family home on the west coast of Norway features a unique stairway made from a single sheet of 1-centimeter-thick steel. The stairs were galvanized with white sand corn ...
Q: My teeny tiny house is 85 years old and it has a strange landing at the top of the staircase. Is there anything really interesting I can do with it besides hang a piece of artwork? To the left of t...
I am not a cat person, but I found this blog that collects images of cat ladders fascinating. Simply and accurately described as "A picture gallery and a tribute to all the fantastic cat-ladders of ...
Q - I just moved into an old warehouse in Brooklyn. The building is still being renovated and most of the apartment is finished except for an old stairwell about 12' x 25' and goes up about 30', wit...
Last November we did a renovation of our porch. We picked a T&G Mahogany Flooring that looks beautiful and blends great with the beige and brown colors of our house. However, when it rains or snows ...
New York based architecture studio Caliper Studio also has a fabrication shop where they can develop many of their designs — especially those for custom "doors, windows, railings, stairs, faca...
click thumbnails for larger pics We saw these those first two staircases on side by side on materialicious and were surprised at how we were drawn to immediately to one rather than the other. So we w...
click thumbnails for larger pics Hello Apartment Therapy, This winter, I made it my personal mission to conquer the constant air leaks that were making our heating bills skyrocket. One day I noticed...
click thumbnails for larger pics This unique, open plan kitchen in Victoria, Australia is so open that the countertop is integrated directly into the staircase. The Tattoo House by Andrew Maynard Arc...
click thumbnails for larger pics This home in San Candido, Italy is made up of an existing house from the 1960s with a new, residential unit on top. The rooftop home — by architects at Plasma S...
I need to purchase a runner for my stairs (both the handful of stairs pictured on the right and the full set of stairs leading up to the second floor - note that the wall along the stairs still need...
Whether it's in a Brooklyn Heights Townhouse, Greenwich Village Duplex or Upper East Side Loft, a unique staircases by 1100 Architect adds character and charm to the spaces they inhabit — chec...
Our love for large number 5's and creative stairways come together in this installation by Pentagram partner, Paula Scher... ...
We've always lived in a walk-up building — and our current home is on the first floor. Prompted by the story in The New York Times of an UWS ninth-floor family who were elevator-less for 8 wee...
Our readers have a love affair with creative stairs — whether it's an awe-inspiring bookcase, creative use of color or space-saving steps. We had to share these mirrored disco stairs that appe...
We love the simple execution of Danny Kuo's concept for StairCASE — a shelving system where the lower shelves double as a pull-out step ladder. The design allows a tall shelf to take advantage...
After Sarah's link to the new blog Stair Porn yesterday, we had to share our own photos from a recent tour of Venice which included a jaunt past Scala Contarini del Bovolo — a six-story exteri...
We just got lost in a gallery of stairways! If you're a fan of the amazing bookcase stairs or the modern marble stairs that we've posted here on ATNY, you'll be sure to enjoy the innovative and crea...
The eye-popping blue addition is the work of architect Winy Maas of MVRDV. By adding house-shaped bedrooms to the roof of the existing apartment, Maas was able to make existing urban space "work har...
Known for his experience as a chef and restauranteur (The Quilted Giraffe), Barry Wine has allowed his creative spirit to pervade his life — whether he is practicing photography, designing jewelr...
All-glass stairs can be a great solution for flooding an older building with light — or it can be a terrifying exercise in acrophobia. The New York Times looks at some Victorian-era homes in Londo...
The downtown home of William Lee, founder of NoHo's Modernlink, was featured in The New York Times, yesterday. We've always been a fan of Modernlink and it's a great treat to see how someone with an...
In a shell of an existing loft space in South Kensington, London, Hogarth Architects have created a beautifully warm interior with the addition of a two-floor timber structure. The timber structure ...
Posts on unique designs and solutions for stairs are always very popular here on AT. Last month, we received a record number of visitors for Kristin's AT Europe post, London Close-up - The Amazing ...
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