Glass staircases by Cantifix

The New York Times - May 2008

A GLASS staircase can be a glittering piece of architectural sculpture, a light well for an entire house and a signifier of openness. It can also be scary. Rick Mather [the American Architect based in London] said he was drawn to the way glass could brighten a space without calling attention to itself. "I like the ambiguity of it, I like that it brings in light, and I like that it disappears," Mr. Mather said. "I like to not show how it's supported." The staircase treads are made of two layers of tempered glass, each two-thirds of an inch thick, which have been laminated together with silicon elastomer, an adhesive, said Mr. Trevino [the owner of the property in London].

The glass staircase, together with the structural glass lights, were installed by Cantifix Limited for Mr Trevino.

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