Showcase Stair
A Showcase Stair is an extravagantly designed architectural feature in which the stair itself becomes a prominent display element. Its functionality is often secondary to the spatial drama created by the stair’s structure, form, materials and lighting.
expanded research
practice types
- Showcase Stair | Apartment
- Showcase Stair | Hotel
- Showcase Stair | House
- Showcase Stair | Retail
- Showcase Stair | School K-12
bibliographic citations
1) The Interior Archetypes Research and Teaching Project, Cornell University, www.intypes.cornell.edu (accessed month & date, year).
2) Kim, Najung.“Theory Studies: Archetypical Practices of Contemporary Luxury Apartment Design.” M.A. Thesis, Cornell University, 2009, 102-118.
3) Malyak, Kristin. “Theory Studies: Archetypical Retail Practices in Contemporary Interior Design,” M.A. Thesis, Cornell University, 2011, 96-135.
4) Mendez, Marta. “Theory Studies: Archetypical Practices of Contemporary House Design.” M.A. Thesis, Cornell University, 2008, 116-128.
5) Mooney, Katherine Elizabeth. “Theory Studies: Archetypical Practices in American K-12 Schools.” M.A. Thesis, Cornell University, 2012, 103-34.
6) Scolere, Leah. "Theory Studies: Contemporary Retail Design." M.A. Thesis, Cornell University, 2004, 68-72.
7) Wasilewski, Nathan James. "Theory Studies: Archetypical Practices of Contemporary Hotel Design." M.A. Thesis, Cornell University, 2011, 121-54.
8) Yang, Mijin Juliet. "Theory Studies: Contemporary Boutique Hotel Design." M.A. Thesis, Cornell University, 2005, 50-53.