Floating staircase

The floating treads are attached on one side, either to a wall or a stringer. On the opposite side they are unsupported, giving the appearance that they are ‘floating’ in space. Structurally there is no need for a railing, however it is possible to mount one, either on or against the steps.

This project is a free combination of possibilities when designing in ARCHLine.XP - the steps of the stair are made by using the stair tool and the side panel was created by profiling a wall unit.

You can change very detailed settings for a stair and as you will see it in the sample project it is really simple to design such a structure. To create a side panel like this, all you need to do is to modify the so called "front profile" of the wall and the software will use that 2D shape to transform the original wall unit into something extraordinary.