Magnificent Copper Staircase Defies Design Limits

Arup has challenged conventional design to create a unique, three-dimensional perforated staircase as the key centrepiece of a Mediterranean villa.

Spanning three floors, the striking staircase features a perforated continuous application of folded copper with no visible fixings.

To achieve the visually clean aesthetic, the structure was clad with almost 200 square metres of composite panel, including treated copper, bonded and laminated structural timber with approximately 12,000 perforations made by a CNC water jet cutter.

The state-of-the-art staircase has been constructed in the centre of the luxury building and is intended to create a “visual link by the use of perforated copper panels throughout the interior and exterior of the building.”

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Image Credit: Quintin Lake Photography via ARUP