Staircases on ArchiCAD

In the first design task it was required to produce two works showcasing the development of stairs in archicad, this was a complex task and required the virtual and physical know how of the stairs which were to be designed ( for example, Scale, physical forces, and safety ect.)

The first Stair which we designed was influenced by the mechanical elements and connections affiliated by the cogs and and gears within a watch, this was to subsequently reiterate the dystopia as it showcased the rawness or material, whilst also expressing the advanced and complex designs which were produced.

However this idea was completely contradicted by the design of the second staircase as it maintained its persona as that of a utopia. The stair was influenced by the iterative growth most commonly witnessed in the physical expanding layering of a seashell. With this design in mind we produced what is believed to be a elegance in the twist of stairs however only produced by a singular, but expanding shape.