Gorselea

Our brief was to collaborate with a team comprising client, architect and main contractor in order to design and create a curved staircase which was to be the centerpiece of a private home renovation.

With architect plans in hand providing us with the framework, we began a consultation process with the clients to establish a design brief and palette of materials. The staircase should look crisp, stylish and quite modern, but feature no glass and not overuse metals such as stainless steel for fear of looking too contemporary.

The entrance hall was light and airy with plenty of height so it was decided that a bold timber such as walnut would work well, particularly if it were limited to treads and handrails and paired with a staircase body and risers in a clean, white painted finish. The contrast would also really highlight the beauty of the walnut.

Construction took place entirely in Bonsai’s workshop, beginning with the all-important timber form that replicates the staircases’ eventual home and that required meticulous site measurements in order to build. The carcass, risers, treads and complex curved handrails were all constructed around the form before being disassembled and transported to site where it was reassembled by our installers.

Guernsey based architects A7 Design were responsible for the overall design and execution of the project, along with CBR Developments as main contractors.