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Custom mono-stringer staircase with white oak treads, frameless glass railing and concealed under-tread lighting

Staircases · Miami & South Florida

Custom Staircases Designed Around Your Space

Custom-designed stair systems combining steel, wood, architectural glass, integrated lighting, and precision fabrication.

Stair types

Layouts we design, fabricate and install.

Every flight begins from field dimensions, not a catalog — geometry, structure and finish are resolved together.

Straight Staircases

Clean and efficient staircase layouts for modern residential and commercial spaces.

L-Shaped Staircases

Two-flight staircase configurations with landing or turning geometry.

U-Shaped Staircases

Compact stair systems designed for larger floor-to-floor heights or constrained openings.

Mono-Stringer Staircases

Architectural stair systems with a central structural steel stringer.

Double-Stringer Staircases

Two structural stringers supporting wood, steel, stone, or glass treads.

Floating Staircases

Minimal staircase systems designed to reduce visible structure and emphasize the treads.

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Structure

Structural approaches.

The structural strategy sets how much of the stair remains visible. We detail it around the architecture and the site conditions.

Mono Stringer

A single central steel spine carries the treads, leaving both sides of the flight visually open.

Double Stringer

Two structural members run beneath or beside the treads for wider flights and heavier tread materials.

Side Stringer

Slim plate stringers along the tread edges, detailed to read as a folded steel line.

Concealed Structure

Structure hidden inside adjacent walls or soffits so only the finished treads remain visible.

Cantilever Support

Treads project from concealed supports for the most minimal architectural expression.

Wall-Supported Systems

Treads and stringers anchored to prepared wall conditions coordinated with the builder.

Tread materials

Tread selection.

Species, plate and slab options specified for the exposure conditions of the project.

White Oak

Warm, tight-grained hardwood that pairs naturally with matte black and bronze structure.

Ideal application
Interior residential flights and open-plan living areas
Exposure
Interior only

Walnut

Deeper tone with rich figure for statement stairs in darker interiors.

Ideal application
Feature stairs, entries and hospitality interiors
Exposure
Interior only

Engineered Hardwood

Dimensionally stable build-up for humid South Florida conditions and wide treads.

Ideal application
Coastal residences and conditioned commercial interiors
Exposure
Interior, humidity-tolerant

Steel

Fabricated plate treads, folded or filled, finished in powder coat to match the structure.

Ideal application
Industrial-modern interiors and covered exterior flights
Exposure
Interior and covered exterior

Stone

Slab treads set on steel support for weight, permanence and continuity with floors.

Ideal application
Entries, terraces and lobby stairs
Exposure
Interior and exterior

Glass

Laminated architectural glass treads, optionally paired with integrated illumination.

Ideal application
Showpiece stairs where light transmission is the design driver
Exposure
Interior, project-specific review

Structure finishes

Finish options.

The same finish vocabulary used across our aluminum, glass and lighting systems.

  • Matte Black
  • Satin Black
  • Bronze
  • Champagne
  • Silver
  • White
  • Wood-Look
  • Custom RAL

Glass integration

Glass railings on stairs.

Frameless and framed glass details coordinated with the stringer, tread and handrail.

Frameless Glass Railing

Structural glass with no top rail, set into a base shoe or standoffs.

Side-Mounted Glass

Glass carried on the stringer face to keep the full tread width usable.

Floor-Mounted Glass

Base-channel glass anchored to the landing or slab for a continuous plane.

Glass with Metal Handrail

Slim aluminum or stainless cap rail over frameless glass panels.

Glass with Wood Handrail

Hardwood cap rail matched to the tread species over glass infill.

Illuminated Glass

Edge-lit laminated glass integrated with the stair lighting layout.

Stair lighting

Continuous, concealed illumination.

Stair lighting is designed as continuous architectural linear illumination integrated into the structure — never decorative point fixtures.

Under-Tread LED

Concealed linear illumination positioned beneath each tread.

Side Channel LED

Continuous linear light integrated into the structural edge or wall line.

Wall-Recessed Step Lighting

Architectural step illumination recessed into the adjacent wall.

Integrated Handrail Lighting

Linear light carried inside the handrail profile for continuous wash.

Floating Stair Lighting

Lighting layouts detailed specifically for concealed-structure flights.

Design & production

From measurement to final inspection.

  1. 01

    Site Measurements

    Field dimensions for opening, floor-to-floor and structure.

  2. 02

    Concept Development

    Layout, geometry and material direction.

  3. 03

    Stair Configuration

    Riser, tread and landing study using the Stair Configurator.

  4. 04

    Engineering Review

    Coordinated with licensed engineers when the project requires it.

  5. 05

    Material Selection

    Tread species, structure finish, glass and lighting.

  6. 06

    Fabrication

    Precision shop fabrication of stringers, treads and hardware.

  7. 07

    Finishing

    Powder coat, wood finishing and hardware preparation.

  8. 08

    Installation

    Shop-to-site installation and final inspection.

Final structural design, code compliance, attachment details, fabrication requirements, and engineering are confirmed during Design Development and project review.

Some projects require engineering because of permitting requirements, structural conditions or customer preference. When required, we coordinate directly with licensed Professional Engineers before fabrication begins. Engineering is not included in every project, and we do not stamp drawings ourselves.

Stair Configurator

Know Your Opening Dimensions?

Use our Stair Configurator to enter your floor-to-floor height, opening dimensions, stair width, preferred layout, materials, railing, and lighting options.

Staircase projects

Selected stair work.

Floating, mono-stringer, double-stringer, wood + glass and steel + glass systems across residential and commercial projects.

Typical project investment

Project investment

Final investment depends on project dimensions, geometry, materials, engineering requirements, site conditions, fabrication complexity and installation scope.

Project investment varies by scope. Request an estimate for preliminary pricing — dimensions, drawings and site conditions define the final scope.

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Planning a Staircase Project?

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