closer look
The staircase…
The incredible feature staircase was inspired by the sculptural, organic forms of Gaudi’s architecture in Barcelona, which Anzia had admired. The most practical way to build the curved flight was using in situ concrete. Carpenters developed the formwork on site to create a mould into which the concrete was poured. This needed to be extremely accurate to receive a plastered and painted finish on the underside of the curved soffit. Steel posts were bolted onto the stair treads at regular intervals, which were then wrapped in layers of plywood and plasterboard. The top profile was cut down to size and a 3D scan undertaken for an oak handrail to be fabricated offsite, using CNC technology, then brought to the home in segments and installed.