Wade Design Architects, working with Total Concepts homebuilders, created a library and reading area under the main stairs in a Bennett Valley, California weekend house. Photography by John Costill & Paul Dyer

RUSH is a specialist architectural studio, based in Sydney Australia. We offer unique architectural solutions developed from a careful crafting of the clients brief, the unique opportunities of each site, and a sensitive approach to colour and materiality.

Modern and contemporary oak staircase design for HAB Housing.

Open rise stairs allow the free passage of air and light for a majestic modernistic aesthetic. Light becomes a dynamic design element, casting highlights and shadows across your staircase.

Staircases are tricky spaces with the mix of railings, posts and the staircase. Read this for all the considerations of a stairway

Based in the Chicago area, Michael Abraham Architecture is a full service architecture firm that creates custom residential spaces with a sense of livable elegance.

When your stairs face the entrance to your home, it’s especially important that they make a great first impression. And Amanda Walker of @dwellaware knew that her stairs were not up to snuff. “They make such a significant impact on the overall feel and mood of our home!” says Amanda. “But there were all kind of issues, aesthetically and in terms of cleanliness.

Whether you live in an idyllic country cabin or a home that's hardly farmhouse, you can incorporate a rustic stair railing to amp up the charm. Here's how.

A new cantilevered stair behind a batten screen was key to a more open, light-filled interior—and it offered a consistent design element that cut through the section of the home. “The wood elements really envelope you and define the space,” says architect Ian Starling.

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