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A staircase or stairway is one or more flights of stairs leading from one floor to another, and includes landings, newel posts, handrails, balustrades, and additional parts. [4] In buildings, stairs is a term applied to a complete flight of steps between two floors. A stair flight is a run of stairs or steps
A dog-leg staircase A quarter-landing, on a dog-leg staircase, is made into an architectural feature, by the use of arches, vaulting and stained glass. A dog-leg is a configuration of stairs between two floors of a building, often a domestic building, in which a flight of stairs ascends to a quarter-landing before turning at a right angle and continuing upwards. [1]
A stairwell or stair room is a room in a building where a stair is located, and is used to connect walkways between floors so that one can move in height. [1] Collectively, a set of stairs and a stairwell is referred to as a staircase or stairway .
A Tudorbethan sitting room in the UK. A California tract home living room, with a kitchen behind a permanent space divider, 1960. Louise Rayner, Tudor Style Interior at Haddon Hall, UK, 19th century. Miller House, Mid-century Modern, Columbus, Indiana, 1953-57, "Conversation Pit". Japanese minimalist interior living room, 19th century.
A key point of the design is the craft-built staircase which is decorated with floral-inspired geometric designs on the stairs and the painted beamed ceiling. The staircase gives access to a dining room and living room on the ground floor, and bedrooms and a children's room on the first floor. [2]
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[248] [258] A stair, with a wide landing protruding into the entry hall, [229] ascends to the second floor. [248] [258] Fireplace in the living room. There is a mirror above the mantel. The living room, an early example of Wright's organic architecture, contrasted with the Victorian–style living rooms that predominated in contemporary homes ...