Stairs
Handrail and lighting
The handrail is the part of the staircase you touch most often, and the light decides how safe and calm the staircase is in the evening. Together they make the difference between a staircase that is just there and one that belongs.
Overview
What you hold, and what lights the treads
A handrail can be mounted on the wall, or set into the wall as a recessed grip so that nothing sticks out. Wood is warm in the hand; steel is slender and matches steel doors. The open side of a staircase takes a balustrade, in steel or glass, or as a solid wall.
Lighting in the stair wall, low above the treads, or under the nosing of each tread, shows the treads without glare. The staircase is then safer to use at night, and in the evening it becomes a line of light through the house.
Handrail and lighting are best included when the wall is being finished anyway: cables and back boxes then disappear under the plaster.
- Handrail on or in the wall
- Wood or steel
- Balustrade in steel, glass or as a wall
- Lighting in the wall or under the nosing of the treads
Applications
Suited to
- Staircases along a wall
- Open staircases
- Double-height spaces and landings
Technical information
- Handrail
- Wood or steel, on or in the wall
- Lighting
- In the stair wall or under the nosing of the treads
- Existing staircase
- Assessed beforehand, made sound first where needed
- Lead time
- Depending on the staircase and the finish
Values are indicative. The final specification is determined per project, based on the situation on site, the intended use and the choices made.
Showroom
See it in person.
Material, colour and detail can only be judged at full scale. In the showroom we lay out samples, fabrics and profiles side by side, under changing light.
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