The $264,032 observation structure consists of a rectangular lower platform accessed by a ramp and an upper circular platform connected by a
circular stair. Integral Construction Inc., of Country Club Hills, was the lowest of six bidders -- less than half the amount of the highest bid -- to fabricate and install the platform.
Barnes and senior associate Tim Clites envisioned a sate and efficient
circular stair "squeezed" into a rectangular box.
Entered through a dramatic
circular stair tower, it has numerous desirable features, including a first-floor owner's suite, a two-story living room, an elevator, and flex space that can be used for a number of purposes.
The six-storey structure has a
circular stair tower, octagonal rooms, a roof terrace and magnificent views of the Lickey Hills, Barr Beacon and Birmingham.
The cathedral of Quito, capital city of Ecuador, stands at the head of an incline articulated by a
circular stair, in which a lower, convex hemicycle gives access to a concave hemicycle above.
Photo: First phase: new
circular stair links patio with old deck through opening cut in railing
* With Mastercam, Rock will be moving into a new niche with his business by building
circular stair kits and marketing them across the country.
It is reached from the upper level by a curved concrete bridge supported on pylons, and inside is a spiral ramp that hugs the circumference, while a
circular stair runs down the central void.
The underside of a
circular stair becomes room sculpture in this 3,290-square-foot custom spec house near Houston.
While I was trying to get a seat in GMC (Grant Medical College) in June 1946, I visited the place daily and climbed the
circular stairs in the administrative building to see the list of successful candidates on the first floor, outside the principal's office.
See also: Stair