While staircases are functional by nature, many architects use them as an opportunity to introduce a graphic design statement to...

These modern staircases make the climb worth it. Check out the spiral, wood, metal, and double-height designs from the Dwell...

Patalab Architects spices up a closed-off stair room with one part natural light and another part saturated hue.

More than just a means of getting from A to B, stairways can add architectural interest to a home with just a little lateral—or...

While surfing around, I found this intriguing use of sports-arena flooring as a residential wall material in a house in progress...

The stairway is a connector. Functionally, it connects one floor to another, allowing us to travel within a building.

Most often found in historic renovations, arched details and pathways bring a trace of the past into modern homes, while...

Stairway to Heaven by Wood Arkitektur + Design uses heat-treated pine and bricks to fashion a casual family retreat.

With a portfolio that includes some of San Francisco’s Painted Ladies, Phil Schinman was up to the challenge of a home’s shocking...

A robust Cor-Ten steel home rises from the rugged landscape.

Story Architecture designs an indoor/outdoor dwelling in Ho Chi Minh City with plenty of room for a family of four to work, live,...

In Lisbon’s historic Baixa Pombalina district, José Adrião Arquitetos revives an abandoned corner building that had been hiding a...

A house in Echo Park makes the most of its narrow lot with open-plan spaces spread out over four levels.

Modern yet sensitive to its historic context, the 3,000-square-foot Pink House sits perfectly in a setting of traditional homes...

Featuring a soaring atrium, the spacious French home spreads across three floors of a converted 20th-century foundry.

A 1950s Eichler home in Palo Alto is transformed for the 21st century with sustainable solutions that champion indoor/outdoor...

Two formerly separate levels are linked and combined into a double-height volume in this 1,464-square-foot apartment in...

The two-bedroom, three-bathroom residence features an all-redwood interior with massive, glazed openings that offer unbeatable...

Rescued from disorder and disrepair by In Situ Studio, a revived midcentury abode in Raleigh, North Carolina, is in search of a...

A family enlists Brooklyn design-build firm MADE to renovate a brownstone using surplus and salvaged materials for a...

More than just a way to get from point A to point B, the stairways in these homes have been upgraded from functional features...

Located in one of the building's two iconic towers, this coveted four-level unit offers a top-floor library, not to mention...

On a narrow, winding street sits the Escadinhas Building, which has been newly restored with a blend of sleek finishes by local...

A renovation breathes new life into an apartment and its access stairwell in a historic Venetian building.

RIBA Stirling Prize-winning architect Amanda Levete and her firm AL_A has just completed Exhibition Road Quarter, the largest...

Architect Elizabeth Roberts works her magic on a Cobble Hill mews house for an owner looking to update its historic charms.

Since 1963, Stepstone has been manufacturing handmade, precast concrete products elegant enough for any location—such as the...

Drawing from Nordic, midcentury modern, and beach house traditions, this family home is serene yet playful.

Chicago’s Frederick C. Robie House underwent an expansive $11 million restoration helmed by its preservation steward, the Frank...

A summer home on the island of Vlieland in the Northern Netherlands takes the shape of a stormproof tent by De Waard, an iconic...

After a devastating fire, architect David Salmela designs a house to replace a beloved lakeside retreat in Wisconsin.

This Brisbane cottage was completely redesigned and expanded to make the best of an existing pool on the property.

Sleek and timeless, the DeSilver House in the midcentury modern hotbed of New Canaan, Connecticut, is now up for sale—with its...

Stunning Floating Fiberglass Stairway

Despite its name, Waechter Architecture’s Slender House stretches out to make its site the real home.

This backyard is its own modern retreat in the Berkeley Hills.