STAIRCASES

Submitted by:
Arpita Choudhury
071003
Krati Agrawal
071013
Ruchira Gaur

Definitio
n: designed to bridge a large vertical
Construction
distance, by dividing it into smaller vertical
distances called steps.

Different parts of staircase:

STEP--Tread-Riser
BALUSTRADE--Baluster-HandrailNewel Post

Guide lines for fixing the

dimensions
Rise (R)
: 150mm to 180mm
Tread (T)
: 220 mm to 250 mm- for residential
buildings.
Rise (R)
Tread (T)

: 120 to 150 mm
: 250 mm to 300 mm for public buildings

[T + 2R]

: Between 500 mm to 650 mm

The width of the stair

0.8 m to 1 m for residential building and
1.8 m to 2 m for public building.

Guide lines for fixing the dimensions

Contd

The width of the landing is equal to the width of

stairs.
The number of steps in each flight should not be
greater than 12
The pitch of the stair should not be more than 38
degrees.
The head room measured vertically above any step
or below the mid landing shall not be less than 2.1
m.
The height of the balusters should be around 0.75 to

CLASSIFICATION
Based on shape of
plan:

Straight
staircase

U
staircase

Stair
Plans

C
Staircase

Adjustable Staircase

Stair
Plans

L Staircase

Based on shape

Straight stairs
Dog legged stairs
Open well or open newel stairs
Geometrical stairs such as spiral, circular, etc.
Free standing stair cases
Bifurcated staircase

Some photos

Straight SC

Geometric SC

Dog legged SC

Bifurcated
SC

Open Well or Newel stair

cases
II- FLIGHT
LANDING

OPEN
WELL

OPEN
WELL

I- FLIGHT

III- FLIGHT

WITH INTERMEDIATE FLIGHT

WITHOUT INTERMEDIATE FLIGHT

Types of staircases based on

materials

Stainless steel
Timber/Wood
Glass
Iron
Aluminium
Concrete

Central Carriage
Glass SC

Concrete
Bullnose SC

U Shaped SC

Helix Spiral SC

Stepsure Winder System

Easier to negotiate than triangular
winders Provides a spacious passing
point

Tuscan Staircase
Characteristic to the Tuscan style are clean
lines and strong visual elements such as
steel balusters, cut stringers, with paint
finishes that highlight clear-finished treads
and continuous handrails.
Tuscan stairs were often tiled over
concrete.

Victorian Staircase
Victorian staircases have a solid
architecture style, strong on decoration,
with large newel posts, elaborate
turnings, and complex tread bracket
designs. Elaborate handrail contours
and patterns, handrails were often
larger (80mm * 60mm) and continuous.
Timbers are deep in colour, or are
stained to a rich dark finish.

Different Designs of
Balusters

Special Staircases: Some

examples

Glass Staircases

These are made by using

stainless steel bars and brackets,
and thick glass slabs as treads.

Disappearing Steps

They work by having the frame of the stairs slide out from the wall,
powered by hydraulic pistons, and having the stair planks fold over
the frame one at a time. When finished, the stair frame slides back
in the wall and the planks stand straight up, flush against the wall.

Scala Contarni del

Bovolo, Venice
Spiral staircase used as facade

Staircase
as a
Sculptur
e

by Olafur Eliasson, 2004,

Munich, Germany.
These staircase are not a
structural but just an
aesthetic element of
design

Thank You