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Article: Life at Taliesin

Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 7:47 pm
by DavidC

Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 4:54 pm
by DavidC

Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 8:49 pm
by SDR
The designer of those silo quarters might have been mentioned by the student; he is Taliesin alum Russell Mahoney. Here he is, at the Taliesin shop a couple of years ago, testing his stair mockup for the first time.

http://www.russellmahoney.com/images/stair_mockup.jpg

Mr Mahoney posted his project at the Archinect discussion forum, at the time. I encouraged him to post here as well -- apparently that never happened.

http://archinect.com/forum/thread/86812 ... s-interest

SDR

Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 6:11 pm
by Paul Ringstrom
That stairway appears to be a version of what is generally referred to as "Ship's Stairs", which are defined as stairs with a slope exceeding 50 degrees (which may or may not be on a ship).

The courts have ruled that OSHA's current regulations on stairways do not apply to any stairs in excess of a 50 degree slope.