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An elegant staircase for a Parisian art gallery

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January 6, 2021

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Serru, from design to delivery, is involved in structural steelwork in all areas of activity, and carries out metalwork ranging from the simplest to the most complex.

The SERRA logo is a blue abstract design next to the word SERRU in blue capital letters.

Endowment fund / La fab is a commercial art gallery project belonging to the Agnès B. endowment fund, located on Place Jean Basquiat in Paris.

A 3D rendering of a blue spiral staircase with a glass and metal railing.

Lot N°05 - Metalwork was awarded to Serru, who also produced the railings, the partition screens, the metal curtains, etc. The gallery will open in 2019.

Designing a monumental staircase

taking into account escape height for staircase assembly and access on site (2-piece design).

A special feature is the variable width of the staircase start.

Tekla Structures has been a major asset in the development of the stringer/unfolded guardrail. Particularly with the "Surface generation between polybeam" tool and the "Unfolding" tool.

The project in figures

  • Stairs: 25 steps

  • 2 blocks: 1200Kg and 1260kg

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