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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. A Stair by BEAR ProgettiOctober 14th, 2014 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: BEAR Progetti The project responds to the customer requests who wanted a modern stair but at the same time asked for a safe passage between the floors of the house, so the system of ceiling mounting became the railing of the stairs thus fulfilling this dual task.  Design phase: some study renderings, Image Courtesy © BEAR Progetti
 Design phase: some study renderings, Image Courtesy © BEAR Progetti This is the latest BEAR Progetti’s project and it’s a metal staircase realizad with iron plates of 8mm thickness for the horizontal parts and of 5mm thickness for the vertical parts. The stair is hanging from the ceiling and is fixed to the wall in order to suggest the idea of lightness. To emphasize the reduced thickness of the stair we used the contrast between white and black colors on the different parts.  Design phase: some study renderings, Image Courtesy © BEAR Progetti In order to increase the effect of lightness, the first four steps are made of wood and are completely detached from the metal staircase giving the impression that the upper part of the stair might fly above the floor. The use of these two heterogeneous materials was also required to emphasize the beauty of the metal artefact that is the real star of the project. In order to maximize the functions of the stair the underside of the wooden element has also been converted into a small closet.  The metal staircase fills the space without filling it really!, Image Courtesy © BEAR Progetti B.E.Ar. PROGETTI is a small and highly qualified italian alps based architecture laboratory that invests a lot of strength, passion and competence to develop both real and research projects, producing state of the art architecture related design. from the smallest to the largest of projects our creative process involves both the conceptual analisys and the construction detailing to develope innovative yet sustainable buildings and products. Our works are inspired by society and nature, and we constantly investigate challenging solutions, aiming to both fulfill client’s requests and our desire to push boundaries of architecture a bit forward.  the inside of the stair painted black, in contrast to the white exterior, suggests strong feelings of elegance and sophistication, Image Courtesy © BEAR Progetti  The fixing element to the ceiling is obtained from a single metal plate that has been emptied to increase the permeability of the stair, Image Courtesy © BEAR Progetti  The making of, Image Courtesy © BEAR Progetti  the inside of the stair painted black, in contrast to the white exterior, suggests strong feelings of elegance and sophistication, Image Courtesy © BEAR Progetti  The use of the thin horizontal elements of the steps accentuates the sense of transparency and immateriality of the scale, Image Courtesy © BEAR Progetti  The fixing element to the ceiling is obtained from a single metal plate that has been emptied to increase the permeability of the stair, Image Courtesy © BEAR Progetti  The making of, Image Courtesy © BEAR Progetti  the reduced thickness of the metal gives an impression of lightness that would otherwise be impossible with other materials, Image Courtesy © BEAR Progetti  the wall fixing of the metallic steps, Image Courtesy © BEAR Progetti  the profile of the white painted metal enhances the junction point between the step and fixing ceiling, Image Courtesy © BEAR Progetti  the outer part of the stair painted white gives lightness to the artefact avoiding an excessive effect of filling the space, Image Courtesy © BEAR Progetti  the making of, Image Courtesy © BEAR Progetti  Image Courtesy © BEAR Progetti  Image Courtesy © BEAR Progetti  Image Courtesy © BEAR Progetti  Image Courtesy © BEAR Progetti  Image Courtesy © BEAR Progetti  Image Courtesy © BEAR Progetti
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