Stone Stairs by 'Ancient Surfaces' Product: Antique Stone Stairs Contacts: (212) 461-0245 Email: Sales@ancientsurfaces.com Website: www.AncientSurfaces.com Stairs are one of the most basic indoors and outdoors architectural feature that are a must both functionally and esthetically speaking. In landscaping beside their obvious usefulness in helping you access various elevations on your property they will also allow you to divide and breakup various section of your outdoor design, they'll help you redirect your line of sight to specific focal points of interest and by themselves can make a powerful design statement that symbolizes hospitality and openness towards guests. When creating staircases out of our antique stone building elements we focus on waring all of those hats that your stairs need to ware in order to serve their intended multipurpose role. Most don't dwell or even think twice about this seemingly rudimentary and basic building element that on its surface seems unchanged from the days of the Roman empire. However we've identified various stairs designs and cataloged over 30 divers stone stairs type that forms the bulk of our stone stair library. Here are a few that are noteworthy of mentioning: 1- The thick hexagon staggered stepping stone stairs ideal for any ancient, whimsical, 17th century English or Asiatic landscaping themes you may be using in your outdoors. 2- The 3" and 5" Thick foundation slab slices that are massive cut-out chunks from salvaged cornerstone foundation blocks that used to be laid underneath old farmhouses and building structures in medieval and renaissance Europe before the invention of modern cement and steel foundations. 3- The double stacked antique reclaimed limestone stair edge and risers. All made out of our various lines of very hard antique limestone paves that defies all weather types from sub-Saharan to Tundra climates and perfect for both indoors and outdoors applications. 4- Full blocked 8" thick (or more) )stairs with both the squared backs and the slanted backs ideal for the outdoors or for creating a self-supporting structure that will allow architects and designer an extended range of design options and usages. 5- Limestone stairs with Encaustic Tile raisers ideal for any coastal Spanish or Italian style home. 6- Thick and solid single pieced bull-nosed stairs and raisers flanked by wrist high limestone balustrades when used on the outdoor entryway staircase of your home. All of those types of stairs and countless many others will play an invisible role in defining the character and feel of your future home.

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Fine Iron were commissioned to realise the vision the clients had for this luxuriant circular staircase balustrade. This uniquely designed balustrade is continuous over 2 floors and was finished in a dark bronze patina and capped with a bronzed patinated frogs back handrail. The 'K' design featured in the decorative balustrade panels has been mirrored in the glass panels of the interior doors for continuity. The staircase has been capped in a hand finished Portland stone and winds around a large atrium, from which hangs a substantial feature glass chandelier.

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This mesmerizing spiral staircase for a California custom home is crafted from Authentic Durango Veracruz marble limestone.
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The existing footprint of the curved stairs was updated with limestone slab risers and treads. The ornate iron railing was replaced with a simpler design - elegantly marrying the existing traditional details in the house to the new transitional sensibility.

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Se utilizan por toda la vivienda materiales como la piedra natural extraída localmente, los enfoscados tradicionales de cal, la madera recuperada de la propia vivienda, y otros materiales y técnicas tradicionales que se emplean sin embargo, con una comprensión contemporánea de los mismos. Desde el punto de vista espacial, la escalera interior que comunica cada uno de los niveles es, sin lugar a dudas, el elemento más importante de la casa. Recorrerla supone una auténtica experiencia sensorial, pues se trata de un espacio enteramente construido en piedra natural -casi simulando una gruta donde los reflejos, las luces y las sombras, acompañan a lo largo de su singular recorrido. En fachada, el dueño de la casa, artista de profesión, le dará nombre a esta obra mediante toda una serie de gigantes que, grabados en piedra y vidrio, permiten relacionar la obra con aquellas viviendas del pasado cuya simbología no era sino la cristalización del particular carácter de sus propietarios.

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