Hello,
as you know by magazines, newspapers and related media my name is Rodolfo, but I'm not Rudolph Valentino, and Rudolf Nureyev,
and, of course, Juan Rodolfo Wilcock, nothing to do with artists and people
with similar interests. My name has been both fashionable and I am too lazy
to write to the point that I will make the time go faster.
I have
decided to build a nice house in a village in an island whose name is yet to be
decided, for this I have commanded the
enormous task of visiting all the buildings that may be of interest to
carefully choosen materials and construction systems that obligatorily will
have to be designed by my Planner. That means, no more than fifty
visits.
First
stop: Church of Knightsbridge.
And
speaking of 50 ... I reported that in the neighborhood of Knightsbridge (I
think it is in London) was for sale a house at that price, but in pounds and
millions, change about 63 millions of euros or about 81 millions of dollars: Use
the calculator. Of course I did not say
it was a Church!! How awful to live there, between angels and demons,
finally, for all tastes and for all words ... (Proverb from my village,
prohibited offense).
Alan
Boublil bought it but got tired of it and sold it to a family who invited me to
see, I found it was not too bad with four floors, swimming pool, jacuzzi room
with roof sheets gold, a mini-spa with sauna and steam room, treatment room,
gym and a cinema so cute. It has a living room with vaulted ceiling (by the
Church, of course), four bedrooms and three suites and a spa would not let me
test word. It is a bit funny get up on a
Sunday and look for their mullioned windows (or Ajimeces) but the impression
changes immediately if you take the translucent elevator. Yes, what I take
for my future project is the staircase, the staircase misnamed Spiral Staircase
...
Cream Marble
Staircase with curved sections
Everybody
call it "spiral staircase" but it is wrong, because for a spiral staircase at least it had to
make a complete turn to its axis and return to the starting point but at a
higher level (obvious). Is a stair curve or semi-curved if you prefer call
it that way, with a clearly defined axis: the elevator.
The steps
are of solid ivory marble, perfectly squared and polished on all sides viewed, fix
that each step could weigh up to 80 kilograms and that's always a advantage
because ... nobody could move them if they are well put!!
Each of the steps are supported by a metal
base that sustained on two shanks of the same material; Following the elevator
in its outline, holding the glass balustrade.
The
detail and Anchoring
For me,
the detail is in the LED lights (Light-Emitting Diode or Light Emitting Diodes)
which appear at the bottom of the steps and, with much ingenuity, someone
decided to raise the platform that underpins almost one centimeter so that,
hidden just below her, triumphantly shine small diodes. A great idea, is
especially during the night.
In this staircase there are two key points
to be studied with interest, and these are the two anchors: the upper and the
lower.
For the
bottom, in the basement of the building, it is clear that a small concrete
foundation to anchor the base of each side of the stair shanks. The best in
these cases is to solder a platform at the base and screw the irons reinforced
to the concrete block. Why screw? Why
not solded? Well, you never know when you may want to change the stairs ... and
that would allow us to make the concrete footing first and bring the structure
of the stair after.
At the
upper end, or at either end to tie the staircase up to the ceiling, act
vertically: the base with anchor bolts subjected to the staircase. The bolts
should be of sufficient length to counteract the moments or forces tending to
rotate the anchored.
Well, mission accomplished, and I have a
staircase for my future construction. Bye Bye.
