CEBRA's Spiral Staircase Floats Weightlessly With 10 Tons of Copper
Walking in through the entrance of the Experimentarium by architecture firm CEBRA, visitors can immediately take notice of the radiating copper Helix staircase. The Helix staircase is 100 meters long, supported with 160 tons of steel and clad and 10 tons of 7mm thick copper.Â
© David Trood
Walking in through the entrance of the Experimentarium by architecture firm CEBRA, visitors can immediately take notice of the radiating copper Helix staircase. The Helix staircase is 100 meters long, supported with 160 tons of steel and clad and 10 tons of 7mm thick copper.Â
© David Trood
© David Trood
Both formally and through material choice, the stair invokes a feeling of science. The DNA strand idea was proposed during a workshop with Jakob Bohr, a professor at DTU Nanotech, and was abstracted into the constructed Helix.
© Mikkel Frost
Functionally, the stair creates a distinct and sinuous experience from floor to floor connecting four floors, allowing continuous circulations between the project?s various programs -- exhibitions, a cafe, convention center, teaching facilities and staff facilities that have a visual connection to the visitor areas, as spaces for workshops. To address the visitors of all ages, the handrail detail includes a high and a low recess for adults and children.
1: 0,7 mm of copper / 2: Fibre stair / 3: Painted handrail (for adults) / 3.1: Painted handrail (for children) /4: Painted...
© David Trood
Walking in through the entrance of the Experimentarium by architecture firm CEBRA, visitors can immediately take notice of the radiating copper Helix staircase. The Helix staircase is 100 meters long, supported with 160 tons of steel and clad and 10 tons of 7mm thick copper.Â
© David Trood
© David Trood
Both formally and through material choice, the stair invokes a feeling of science. The DNA strand idea was proposed during a workshop with Jakob Bohr, a professor at DTU Nanotech, and was abstracted into the constructed Helix.
© Mikkel Frost
Functionally, the stair creates a distinct and sinuous experience from floor to floor connecting four floors, allowing continuous circulations between the project?s various programs -- exhibitions, a cafe, convention center, teaching facilities and staff facilities that have a visual connection to the visitor areas, as spaces for workshops. To address the visitors of all ages, the handrail detail includes a high and a low recess for adults and children.
1: 0,7 mm of copper / 2: Fibre stair / 3: Painted handrail (for adults) / 3.1: Painted handrail (for children) /4: Painted...
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