A balance must be struck between creating enough room to breathe in a home and ensuring that no wasted spaces become a product of such plans. It's strategies like the incorporation of Tansu Chest Stairs which demonstrate how to optimize the useable areas within a house.
That tricky gap beneath the staircase can be a difficult one to maximize, typically offering an oddly shaped crawlspace for the storage of infrequently-used possessions. Designers Damara Ortolani Sisti and Megan Moynihan have come up with a much more resourceful solution, inspired by the Japanese Tansu Step-Chest or the Kaidan-Dansu Chest. In Oyster Works' Coastal Cottage on Rhode Island, these Tansu Chest Stairs emerge as unexpected drawers beyond the wall that encloses the stairway, each nestled within pairs of treads and risers.
Photo Credits: Oyster Works
What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Step-concealed Storage
- Innovative use of small spaces can be a disruptive innovation opportunity for furniture and interior design industries.
- Tansu Chest Stairs
- The use of alternative cultural designs such as the Tansu Step-Chest can provide a unique selling point for furniture companies.
- Nook and Cranny Optimization
- Maximizing the utilization of every corner of a house can be an opportunity for construction and architecture firms.
Sectors Adopting This
- Furniture
- Creating space-saving furniture designs can be a lucrative market within the furniture industry.
- Interior Design
- Incorporating alternative design styles can be a disruptive innovation opportunity for the interior design industry.
- Construction
- Innovating home construction to maximize the use of spaces can be a disruptive innovation opportunity for the construction industry.
