Cantilevered Stairs, 2018
When presented with the challenge of designing and constructing a steel cantilevered platform, our group decided to use the structural integrity of a truss to highlight the strength and lightness of steel. Beginning with a typical seven-inch riser and eleven-inch tread, the resultant angle was then manipulated in various ways to produce an abstracted truss system that supports the stair and makes it appear to be floating in space. The design process took place over a two-week period, while the time spent in the fabrication shop on construction was four days. We first cut down our square tube steel and sheet metal into the appropriate sizes, before welding the frame together, and finally attaching the sheet metal treads by use of rivets.
Chutikarn Cholsaipan
B.A. Architecture, 2019
Viet Nguyen
B.A. Architecture, 2019
Jacqueline Serrano
B.A. Architecture, 2019
Camille Vistica
B.A. Architecture, 2019