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Bookshelf Staircase

By Alex in Architecture, Book & Lit on Feb 22, 2008 at 1:51 am


Tom Sloan at Levitate Architects came up with a neat solution to a storage problem in this London Victorian apartment:

We created a ’secret’ staircase, hidden from the main reception room, to access a new loft bedroom lit by roof lights. Limited by space, we melded the idea of a staircase with our client’s desire for a library to form a ‘library staircase’ in which English oak stair treads and shelves are both completely lined with books.

Apartment Therapy has the story and photos: Link – via Spluch


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  1. Jonathan
    Feb 22nd, 2008 at 7:09 am

    Brilliant idea. Good thing you don't get many earthquakes in England.

  2. Lea
    Feb 22nd, 2008 at 1:18 pm

    So awesome. That would be a dream. Just be sure to have them in alphabetical order!

  3. Ali S.
    Feb 22nd, 2008 at 6:45 pm

    Argh! I would LOVE to have a staircase like this. Currently all my books are either in a cardboard box or in a tiny shelf that I shares its space with the DVDs I have.

  4. linus
    Feb 25th, 2008 at 9:23 am

    swoon

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