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2. Stairs - Wikipedia

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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. [5] 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

3. 30 Staircase Ideas That’ll Make Every Trip Downstairs ... - AOL

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   Hang a Statement Chandelier. In the foyer of our 2019 Whole Home, designer Vern Yip installed a stunning gold chandelier in the middle of the curved staircase. The gold metal brings out the gold ...

4. Staircase - Wikipedia

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   Staircase. 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. In buildings with several housing units, a stairway can be a necessary common area for ...

5. Dog-leg (stairs) - Wikipedia

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   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]

6. Architectural drawing - Wikipedia

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   An architectural drawing or architect's drawing is a technical drawing of a building (or building project) that falls within the definition of architecture.Architectural drawings are used by architects and others for a number of purposes: to develop a design idea into a coherent proposal, to communicate ideas and concepts, to convince clients of the merits of a design, to assist a building ...

7. Split-level home - Wikipedia

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   Split-Level House. A split-level home (sometimes called a tri-level home) is a style of house in which the floor levels are staggered. There are typically two short sets of stairs, one running upward to a bedroom level, and one going downward toward a basement area.

8. Core (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   In architecture, a core is a vertical space used for circulation and services. It may also be referred to as a circulation core or service core. A core may include staircases, elevators, electrical cables, water pipes and risers. A core allows people to move between the floors of a building, and distributes services efficiently to the floors.

9. Combination stair - Wikipedia

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   The combination stair is a T-shaped compromise design popular in the nineteenth century that was found in some moderate-sized houses. [1] In this design, both the formal front stair and the utilitarian back stair ran to a common intermediate landing. [2] One common stair then extended from this intermediate landing to the second floor of the house.