Naemoor Gardens Staircase:
This handsome (and
from a carpentry point of view challenging) staircase, designed by
Matthew Pease, echoes the geometries of ancient dockyard gantries and
gaff rigged sailing boats.
There is a recurring theme of 15 degrees
in the design of the structure and in many other features, such as
the tread nosing chamfers and the facets of some of the beams, which
gives a distinctive character to the whole staircase at all levels of
focus.
The main structural elements of the staircase help support the upstairs floor through the quadrupled 'kerto' beam spanning to the end gable of the house, which also forms tread no.13.
The sculptural qualities of the structure, married with the
tactile and visual qualities of the oak make for something quite
special which it is unfortunately difficult to do justice to in
photographs. The gallery below will however give some idea of the
complex nature and the powerful presence of the thing.
Note that the photo's show the staircase unfinished, there are still glass panels to be added in a couple of the openings and the landing before it is complete.
