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Here’s why a spiral staircase was the perfect addition to this edgy house
A soft spiral staircase helped achieve the perfect balance in an industrial Waiheke home.
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Architect Vaughn McQuarrie reveals the design secrets of an edgy Waiheke home, focusing on achieving balance with industrial materials. A key sculptural element, the spiral staircase, was initially planned in steel or black plaster.
The final decision to leave the plaster unpainted provided a crucial softness to the space. Other notable features include embedding the house into the slope to avoid deck balustrades and using large, unsplit windows to lighten the structure's interior and exterior appearance.
Q&A with architect Vaughn McQuarrie
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