Photography Itay Sikolski
Located within the Atrium office tower in Tel Aviv, Israel, is this amazing sculptural staircase made from Poplar wood.
Photography Itay Sikolski
Designed by architect Oded Halaf and crafted by Tomer Gelfand, the staircase is composed of two sculptural elements, the spiraling stairs and the tornado, which acts as a viewing balcony to the hall below.
Photography Itay Sikolski
At the bottom of the stairs, the reception desk was conceived as the starting point for the spiraling wooden sculpture, and is made from the same Poplar wood as the stair railings.
Photography Itay Sikolski
The railings are constructed of 9,000 meters (29,527 feet) of raw Poplar wood, that was cut using a CNC machine to form a series of arches that were then assembled on site.
Photography Itay Sikolski
Although the structure may seem flexible and bendable, it is in fact extremely stiff and stable, with the stairs and the tornado elements merging at the top of first floor.
