Fulcrum Structural Engineering

Raising the Risers

During the design of this unusual house the architect requested help in designing the lightest possible steel risers for a wood and steel mezzanine stairs.

The answer from Fulcrum was “how about zero? The steel stair supports can be cantilevered from the concrete wall beyond.” This led the team in a new direction, and resulted in design and construction of this unusual, award-winning “floating” stair design.