Helical Stairs

Today we are posting a few images of a recently installed staircase for a new eco house in Golant, Cornwall.

The client

commissioned Tandem to design, detail and build the stairs on recommendation of Pioneer Builders, a sustainable eco building company based in Cornwall.

The plinth of the stair is built from a strong softwood structure, covered with flexible plywood and painted white. Treads and risers are solid oak finished with OSMO Hardwax (Polyx) Oil.

The under-stair cupboard is also lined with painted flexible ply, the soffit has been built from strips of the same material using boat building techniques to achieve the three-dimensional curve.

why employ an interior designer ?

Who employs an interior designer?

Many think that this is something for bigger businesses, for a bank, a solicitor’s office or maybe retail shops, bars and restaurants.

But they might be mistaken: as much as it can help somebody to get financial advice, to ask a decorator to paint their building, it can help them to take advice on how to make the most of the spaces they occupy - whether house or business premises.

Of course you might think – I know myself how to arrange my shop, my office, my house - why pay somebody for advice? For the same reason as you might leave it to a Graphic Designer to design your company logo, or for you to ask a photographer to take photographs on your wedding: for the reason that they do it well. And better then you would do it yourself!

The same applies to an interior designer - It’s a matter of experience and knowledge.

And it doesn’t have to be an added luxury...

Tandem. MAKING SPACES