U Step Staircase by Bora Yildirim |
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| DESIGN NAME: U Step PRIMARY FUNCTION: Staircase INSPIRATION: The project focuses on the scarcity of resources, and hence, aims to minimize the amount of parts to use as well as other valuable resources such as cost, energy and time needed during packaging and transportation. To this end, a simple and lucid design is sought for. Having a modular design, it allows different forms, dimensions, colors and materials to be used in making a staircase. With such flexibility, the design provides a wide variety to meet different space requirements and demands. UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This project is about how a staircase is formed rather than its design. The staircase is formed by interlocking two u-shaped square box profile pieces having different dimensions. Through this formation, the staircase can support its weight and a side anchor wall is not needed below certain dimensions. OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: The object is a self-supporting staircase that requires fixing only to the ceiling and the floor. Several U-shaped profiles of different sizes are interlocked to form the stair. Self-support is achieved by alternating the interlocking of the u-shaped pieces in horizontal and vertical arrangement. Components of the stair are made out of flat and small parts as a result of which transport and on-site installation are simplified. PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project started in December 2017 and ended in February 2018. FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Building Materials and Construction Components Design |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Stair stringer will be made of steel square box profiles and treads of wood. Glass, aluminum or other metals like mesh can be used for tread as well. SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Tread: 30cm width, 120cm length and 3cm thickness (for wood), Riser Height: 16cm, Stair stinger: 5cmx5cm (steel square box profile). TAGS: Stair, staircase, interlock, modular, self-support RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Stairs of various designs and applications are investigated during the design phase of the project. It has been observed that most of the time a stair needs on-site production due to structural constraints and in order to ensure that the staircase will fit and function as desired. This results in loss of time. The project aims to minimize the time loss by a design that is made up of modular parts that can be manufactured in advance, and thus, assembly is the only process required on site. CHALLENGE: The challenge at the beginning of every design is to find the one that is not found. ADDED DATE: 2018-02-07 17:27:29 TEAM MEMBERS (1) : IMAGE CREDITS: Bora Yildirim, 2017. |
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NAME: Bora Yıldırım PROFILE: Bora YILDIRIM graduated in 1999 from the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design of Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey. After working in different design companies, he started the master's program in the same department in 2001 and worked as a research assistant at Istanbul Maltepe University during 2002-2003. He got his master's degree from Hacettepe University in 2004 with his thesis titled "Principles of Daylighting and Artificial Lighting in the Interior Design of Residences." Since then, he worked as a managing interior architect and architectural visualization team leader at some architecture and design companies, where he designed and presented several architectural projects, and gave computer graphics trainings. With a strong passion for learning and research, he went back to his department at Hacettepe University in 2012 to pursue a Ph.D. degree and completed his Ph.D studies in 2016. He currently works in Kirikkale University, Interior Architecture Department as an Assistant Professor. Bora YILDIRIM combines performance, functionality and ergonomics into aesthetical expressions in his designs. |
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U Step Staircase by Bora Yildirim is Winner in Building Materials and Construction Components Design Category, 2017 - 2018.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Bora Yildirim. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by Bora Yildirim. |
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