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London is one of the most expensive cities when it comes to apartments and houses. Limited by space, the architect designing the apartment for an Austrian couple living in London came up with the idea of a ‘library staircase’ to meet the client’s desire for a large library. English oak stair treads and shelves of the Library Staircase are both completely lined with books, producing a unique and practical library. I imagine it’s easy for them to pick up a book to read whenever they are going down or up the stairs. Love it.  The architect proposed a handsome and clever book-lined staircase to house their formidable combined libraries in one streamlined space. "It's just brilliant because the way it's conceived, you can walk by it and not even notice it,” Leonie says. "So it's like this fabulous surprise.” The rather treacherous staircase hangs from steel beams, so as not to put any pressure on the Victorian floor, and the staircase has the air of a steep mountain climb from the bottom.
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| Rosa Capacola on Feb 21, 08 227 Trends 63 Comments |
This is a great design idea!!! |
Rosa Capacola on Feb 21, 08 227 Trends 63 Comments
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| Bianca Bartz on Feb 21, 08 4,469 Trends 3,530 Comments |
Fascinating, and perfect for small space living. This could go mainstream in a lot of big cities. |
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Bianca Bartz on Feb 21, 08 4,469 Trends 3,530 Comments
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| rocketranger on Mar 19, 08 0 Trends 2,582 Comments |
Super for hotels & apts alone.
Neat.
Museums can use this as well. |
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| Ayman Helweh on Mar 19, 08 2,236 Trends 2,640 Comments |
i agree rocketanger. think of all the space we can gain by utilizing space that is already wasted. this is the name of the game in design these days |
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Ayman Helweh on Mar 19, 08 2,236 Trends 2,640 Comments
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