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Pattern Number: 228

Pattern Title: Stair Vault

Category: Construction

Sub-Category: Put in the following subsidiary patterns

Up links: 133 Staircase as a Stage 195 Staircase Volume 206 Efficient Structure 207 Good Materials 219 Floor-ceiling Vaults

Horizontal links: 207 Good Materials 206 Efficient Structure 207 Good Materials 208 Gradual Stiffening 219 Floor-ceiling Vaults

Down links: 233 Floor Surface 248 Soft Tile and Brick 179 Alcoves 203 Child Caves 198 Closets Between Rooms 219 Floor-ceiling Vaults

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Summaries of content, keywords and links generated by algorithms. Thank you smmry.com:

Summary 1: How to build a stair in a way which is consistent with the compressive structure of EFFICIENT STRUCTURE, without using wood or steel or concrete - GOOD MATERIALS?.

Summary 2: Within a building technology which uses compressive materials as much as possible, and excludes the use of wood, it is natural to build stairs over a vaulted void, simply to save weight and materials.

Summary 3: Build a curved diagonal vault in the same way that you build your FLOOR-CEILING VAULTS.

Summary 4: For the reasons already given in GOOD MATERIALS, precast concrete and steel are undesirable materials to use - they call for modular planning; they are unpleasant materials to touch, look at, and walk on; they are hard to work with and modify in any relaxed way, since they call for special tools.

Summary 5: Given the principles of EFFICIENT STRUCTURE, GOOD MATERIALS, and GRADUAL STIFFENING, we suggest that stairs be made like FLOOR-CEILING VAULTS - by making a half-vault, with lattice strips, burlap, resin, chickenwire, and lightweight concrete.

Summary 6: The vaulted space under the stair can be used as an ALCOVE, a CHILD CAVE, or CLOSETS BETWEEN ROOMS..

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