The staircase is located in a restricted space which led to a cylinder shaped geometric design, comprising a central stainless-steel lattice drum supporting the steps and the landings made from Ductal® organic fibre ultra high performance fibre-reinforced concrete. The pre-fabricated fibre concrete parts were assembled on site through local pre-stressing which enabled the mechanical and geometric continuity of the stair string to be reconstituted A set of parts forming the exterior fittings complete the layout and make the system globally stable.
Type
Ultra high Performance Reinforced Concrete
Location
United Kingdom, London
Assignment
Feasibility study, Working and Shop drawings
Architect
Eva Jiricna
Customer
Somerset House
Photo credits
EJA, C&E
Award
Somerset house stair Special Commendation: ACE 2013, Short-listed for the ‘AJ Retrofit Awards 2014
Completion date
2013