Finished steel stringer staircase with thick wood treads and a glass guard
metalwork

Steel Stringer Staircase

A focused stair build where steel structure, thick wood treads, and minimal guard detailing do the visual work without turning the staircase into ornament.

Scope Custom open-riser staircase
Completed 2023
Project Type Interior stair and guard sequence
Breuder's Role Design, fabrication, and installation
Signature Move Steel stringers and thick wood treads softened by a minimal glass guard
Project Story

This project is a good example of restraint. The staircase is built from substantial material, but it does not try to dominate the room with extra flourishes. Steel stringers carry the load, thick wood treads bring warmth, and the guard line stays quiet enough to let the structure stay legible.

The strength of the piece is in the contrast. Darkened steel gives the stair its weight, while the wood treads keep it from feeling cold or purely industrial. The fastener pattern is visible, the edges are crisp, and the whole assembly reads as something fabricated with intention rather than assembled from stock parts.

The glass guard matters as much as the steel. It keeps the stair sequence open, allows light to move through it, and prevents the metalwork from turning visually heavy. The result is a stair that feels grounded and custom, but still clean enough to sit comfortably inside a finished interior.

Finished Work

Finished Spaces and Details

A horizontal view of the strongest finished moments from the project, with enough space for large sets and a clean reading experience on smaller ones.

Front view of the open-riser steel staircase with wood treads
A straight-on detail shows the rhythm of the open risers, exposed fasteners, and the warmth of the wood against the darkened steel. detail
Landing detail of the steel stringer staircase with wood treads and glass guard
At the turn, the stair reads as a built architectural element rather than a decorative insert. detail
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