mzagorski Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 Hi guys... off topic and I couldnt seem to post this in a more off-topic forum so its going here. Im trying to find some examples of ways to attach glass stair treads to metal staircase etc... Have any of you CGA users for any photos that you want to share that show good detail of glass staircases such as the all glass one in the Mac Store in SoHo, NY? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nisus Posted March 16, 2003 Share Posted March 16, 2003 Eva Jiricna is well known for glass stairs in London based shops... Google her name nisus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mzagorski Posted March 16, 2003 Author Share Posted March 16, 2003 Yep... I know of her. She did hte stairs in the Joseph shops... suspended glass stairs with loads of cables. What Im looking for is some photos / drawings that show different ways to connect the glass treads to stair stringers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsmaelO Posted March 17, 2003 Share Posted March 17, 2003 Mike, Awhile back someone in the Autodesk Viz4 asked about a special type of glass used by some Peter Zum_something_else guy. It turned out that it is etched glass and is used quite a bit in Architecture. Found a site that probably has all the glass stairs you need: http://www.faellanderglas.ch/eng/vitrex/vitrex.html Hope it helps, Ismael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mzagorski Posted March 17, 2003 Author Share Posted March 17, 2003 Maybe you are talking about Peter Zumthor... Woah.. score! That site is exactly what I was looking for. Many thanks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsmaelO Posted March 17, 2003 Share Posted March 17, 2003 Mike, That is exactly the guy. Glad to help. Ismael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted March 17, 2003 Share Posted March 17, 2003 Hello I design stairs for a living so I know a thing or two about stairs. The simplest way is to have a 60x10mm plate welded to the stringer and using double sided tape! stick the tread to the plate. Honest, it works we have been using it for years Depending on the type of stair (straight, spiral helical etc.) you will need to link the stringers together though The tread needs to be a laminate; top layer 19mm float, bottom layer 12mm toughened The following address has a few glass stairs in it, but not a lot of detail www.spiralstairs.co.uk I can get more details to you if you need, just ask. If you need a hand drawing it I can give advise on that to. Regards Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siliconbauhaus Posted March 17, 2003 Share Posted March 17, 2003 I totally agree with Geoff...amazing what you can do with glazing tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nisus Posted March 20, 2003 Share Posted March 20, 2003 idd... I once saw a documentary on glass/tape-busstops... really cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Maloney Posted June 14, 2003 Share Posted June 14, 2003 Just to chime in some additional information here that you may be interested in. We are developing a new product line of Glass Stair Systems based around point supported glass. It's a very flexible design that will work for straight as well as circular applications. www.glassstairs.com or www.glassstair.com The product website shows a variety of designs and applications along with details. There's also some pictures of some completed projects. The same system can be used for Glass Bridge designs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Maloney Posted June 14, 2003 Share Posted June 14, 2003 Update: The glass stair design was recently featured on the cover of Cadalyst Magazine. http://www.cadalyst.com/caddies/mcad2003/maloney.html Anyone looking for more information can contact us through the site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mzagorski Posted June 14, 2003 Author Share Posted June 14, 2003 Pretty neat stairs!!!... Dont quite fancy going down those outdoors in snowy weather though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Maloney Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 The top of the glass stair treads have a special texture that make them non-slip even when completely wet. This texture is created with sand granuals during the manufacturing process that allows them to be non-slip while keeping them transparent. There's many different frits and textures that can be added to the treads to make them as non-slip as any other material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
national Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 Hello I design stairs for a living so I know a thing or two about stairs. The simplest way is to have a 60x10mm plate welded to the stringer and using double sided tape! stick the tread to the plate. Honest, it works we have been using it for years Depending on the type of stair (straight, spiral helical etc.) you will need to link the stringers together though The tread needs to be a laminate; top layer 19mm float, bottom layer 12mm toughened The following address has a few glass stairs in it, but not a lot of detail www.spiralstairs.co.uk I can get more details to you if you need, just ask. If you need a hand drawing it I can give advise on that to. Regards Geoff I haven't idea about glass stair. In this connection I made a series of corroespondance to the glass manufacturer. They replied me that they would supply only glass, not steel structure of stair and fastner. I want to send the plan of stairs to some one who has design sense in this regards. I need help from the people who has idea . Humayun Kabir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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