Week 2 | Stair Details

The word used for the upper level was "rugged" which was inspired by the leather jackets. I therefore attempted to make the stairs almost zig-zag in shape so that the model wearing the jacket or carrying it walks out with a harsh, attitude like, 'rugged' walk. I have also ditched the conventional railing and created a wall like structure that corresponds to the upper ground section pattern. The artist doesn't use conventional methods in his jacket making so I wanted the architecture to correspond to the unconventional form. 

 

 I wanted to develop a stair case that lead down to a runway so that everytime a jacket enters the showroom, it really grabs the audience/ buyers attention.

The word selected for the lower ground level was 'accelerate'. I wanted the motorcycle to have a powerful entrance, therefore why not let it "accelerate" into the showcase space. There's a lot of fluid movement on the floors below to accommodate to the motorcycle's commute up to the showcase. So for human circulation,  I wanted to add stairs that look like they are a part of the contours of the floors and almost look seamless to the contours.

Material Variation: I am contemplating the decision of a stair finish. The glass finish creates a massive contrast to the heavy weight floor. It makes the stairs look fragile amongst the floor which I think evokes an interesting reaction.

Secondary Sketch

N2: Mechanical

A1: Rugged

 

 

 

For the upper "mechanical" level, I was inspired to develop a stair that was somewhat industrial looking. The first stair under the cantilever portion of the stair lecture (image bellow) was the vibe that I get when I think mechanically. I also looked into escalators because they are mechanically structured stairs.

Inspired stair case from lecture

Influenced by the word "rugged", I tried to develop a stair for the lower ground that was very organic in shape because when I think of anything rugged, I think of terrain or natural elements. I selected timber as the chosen finish to emphasise the natural element.