Staircase
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STAIRCASE, the term usually applied (Fr. cage d'escalier, Ger. Treppenhaus) to the stairs leading to the upper floors in a building, including the enclosure walls.
American staircase
Also called stairway
A flight or series of flights of steps and a supporting structure connecting separate levels
See also: newel ... stair-ends ...balustrade ... baluster ... turned ...
An Imperial staircase (sometimes known as a double staircase) is the name given to a staircase with divided flights.
spiral staircase
A staircase whose steps wind around a central, vertical axis.
spire ...
dogleg staircase - two parallel flights of stairs with a half-landing between them.
staircase, stairway - a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
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landing - structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods ...
staircase built into the thickness of a wall
Wall-walk
the flat pathway, usually protected by battlements, on top of a castle wall ...
Staircase turret: A turret at the angle of a tower or keep which contained a staircase used to gain the parapet and was provided arrow slits which were used for flanking the defences.
Stanchion: A vertical iron bar securing a window light.
in staircase balusters derived from Classical columns, the member equivalent to the sub-base below the column, and placed between it and a shaped pedestal.
Lantern
a raised structure on a dome, glazed to admit light or ventilation.
The staircase is a central focus an obvious subject for decoration. This staircase and the balcony above are beautifully conceived and expertly executed. the design is composed of pierced solids.
imperial staircase: one with a central arm breaking into 2 flights which follow the outer walls.
impluvium: (Roman) water tank housed in central hall or atrium provided with an opening in the roof.
Wall-stair - Staircase built into the thickness of a wall.
Wall-walk - Passage along castle wall; may be roofed.
Water-leaf - Plain broad leaf moulding.
On each side of the staircase, Greek and Latin letters describe the life of Celsus. Along the outer wall, four recesses contain female statues representing wisdom (sophia), knowledge (episteme), intelligence (ennoia) and virtue (arete).
Newel: Center post of spiral staircase. Niche: A recess in the thickness of a wall. Contrast with: apse Nookshaft: Shaft set in angle of jamb or pier.
Carriage - A substantial timber that runs along the underside of a staircase.
Cames - The lead bars in leaded windows.
Carbonation - a natural process affecting the outer layer of concrete.
baluster one of a series of short vertical posts that support a rail and form a balustrade, often forming the roofline of a building as well as the border of a staircase or porch.
Cap-house - small chamber at the top of a spiral staircase in a tower or turret, leading to the open wall-walk on the roof .
Capital - distinctly treated upper end of a column. Capital the head of a pillar, often decorated.
The typical house in the city consists of a tall stone block structure up to five storeys high with external and internal staircases, a design thought to originate from fortified country houses in southern Albania.
Enclosed Staircase - A staircase separated by fire resistant walls from the rest of the buildings.
Entablature - Decorative moulding above the top of a Classical column, comprising architrave, frieze and cornice.
Central or corner post of a staircase. A newel stair ascends round a central supporting newel; in Scotland called a turnpike stair.
Other additions are little figures at the ends of the staircases which look like dragons. They are called stone serpents heads and there is no clear reason as to why they were placed there.
NEWEL A vertical support at the center of a circular staircase. Also, a post that supports a handrail at the bottom or at the landing of a staircase.
NICHE A shallow recess in a wall designed to contain a statue or some other ornament.
Newel The upright post of a staircase which supports the handrail - often turned and decorated Nogging Either infill of masonry laid as panels between a timber wall-frame or small horizontal pieces of timber fixed between the wall studs ...
NEWEL - Stout post supporting a staircase handrail at top and bottom. Also, the central pillar of a winding or spiral staircase.
NO-FINES CONCRETE - Cast concrete in shuttering with no sand aggregate.
Aztec architecture - Characterized by tall staircases with dragon designs, lavish two-story palaces with gold panels, paintings, and decorations.
newel - The post supporting the handrails of a staircase
oriel window - A bay window located above the first floor, usually supported by brackets or corbels
ornamental plasterwork - Decorative carved or molded plasterwork ...
Baluster A vertical support to the handrail of a staircase.
Balustrade A collective name for a row of balusters or other infilling below a hand rail on a staircase.
Baluster - Any of the small posts that make up a railing as in a staircase; may be plain, turned, or pierced.
Balustrade - The combination of railing held up by balusters.
Barbican - Outwork defending the entrance to castle ...
Caracol or caracole - A spiral staircase.
Carrel or carol - A niche in a cloister where a monk might sit and work or read; sometimes applied to bay windows.
Soffit The underside of an arch, beam, staircase, eaves or other feature of a building.
Soil Pipe A vertical pipe that conveys sewage to the drains. Its upper end it usually vented above the eaves.
Vocabulary
BALUSTER - the upright posts on a staircase that serve as support for the rail.
RAIL - a bar that extends from baluster to baluster that serves as a barrier.
balustrade:
a rail and the row of posts that support it, as along the edge of a staircase
bay:
a part of a building or other structure marked off by vertical elements; an opening or recess in a wall; an extension or a building ...
A thin, turned column of wood used in series on staircase banisters, balustrades and porches.
Stoop
A small platform with steps leading up to it at the entrance of a building.
Turned vase-shaped vertical post supporting the rail of a staircase or the splat of a chair.
Banding
Strip of veneer used as a border for table tops, drawer fronts, etc.
newel - the principal post in a banister at the foot of a staircase and at the corners of landings
oriel - a projecting window on an upper floor, often supported with brackets ...
Interior view of bedroom
Interior view of Catherine's cabinet
Interior view #1 of Gaston staircase
Interior view #2 of Gaston staircase ...
NEWEL
Central or corner post of a staircase.
NICHE
A shallow recess in a wall designed to contain a statue or some other ornament.
Factory-moulded concrete structures that are transported to construction sites for use. Used for flooring, staircases, drainage pipes, water tanks and specialist kerbing.
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Quality Assurance Schemes ...
Small moulded shaft, square or circular, in stone or wood, sometimes metal, supporting the coping of a parapet or the handrail of a staircase....
Balustrade
A series of balusters supporting a handrail or coping....
2 or more stories
exterior wall of reddish bricks, cutstone, and/or stucco
central turret with entrance and staircase
massive chimneys
steep, complicated roofs
sometimes, even with half-timber decorations ...
Small columns joined together by a rail; these can be found on the top of buildings, used in balconies, or in staircases.
Baroque ...
balustrade - handrail supported by balusters; any of the small posts that support the upper rail of a railing, as in a staircase or porch rail (See baluster for examples).
FLOOR PLAN The layout of the various levels of a building, showing the location of rooms, interior walls, chimneys, porches and staircases.
Carpentry might involve constructing partions, roofs etc, or fixing together/in place, what the joiner has manufactured in the workshop, which might include doors, staircases etc. From the French word "charpente" meaning structural timber.
is a balcony from which the muezzin (a Muslim crier) calls the faithful to prayer five times a day. The Arabic form of the word is manarah, meaning "place of light". Most minarets in Anatolia are cylindrical in nature and have spiral staircases ...
Asymmetrical floor plans
Informal interior free-flowing plans, often with large rooms and porches arranged around an open great hall (significantly less formal than Victorian dwellings)
Fireplaces and grand staircases ...
night stair A staircase used by the monks to enter a church directly from their dormitory in order to attend late night and early morning services.
 See also: House, Architecture, Floor, Ground, Brick
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