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Sculptural Stairs

Sculptural Stairs by Steven Harris Architects Photo by Scott Frances modernists curve to neoclassicism in a Boston revival 6 APRIL 2018 in Architecture, Design, Interiors “History…is serious business in Boston proper where red brick facades and leaded windows take pride of place amidst rich layers of architecture. Yet this reverence for tradition belies a rebellious spirit which this sensitively playful renovation by Steven Harris Architects embraces. Just beyond Doric entry columns and a centuries-tread granite threshold lies an oval staircase rebuilt as modernist sculpture. The firm refashioned the stairs as a corkscrew of smooth, flowing form. Theatrical in shape, its swooping curves also allow beckoning beams of sunlight to pool from soaring, second-story windows onto the foyer’s floor…”

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