The harp staircase – the core of the house, the only element of continuity on the three levels emphasizes the fact that we are talking about a house, not an apartment. The staircase seems to melt at the base and becomes an undulating decorative element along the wall behind the sofa.
The transparent/opaque alternation at the level of the stair railing to create a relationship between the staircase and the user similar to the one between an art object and its viewer.
The upper end of the harp creates an optical illusion by interrupting some of the vertical elements, making a play between 2D and 3D.
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