Studio upgrade / by PIGSY

A new handrail for the art studio staircase

Ciaran McCoy of ODKM Architects working on a metal handrail design for his cantilevered glass staircase

Cantilevered Glass Stairs

A little while ago, I set about designing a handrail for the cantilevered glass stairs up to my studio in my house on Leeson Park Avenue in Ranelagh. After finalising my design I sourced a master craftsman to construct the metal handrail. The man for the job was Brendan O’Donnell of Brendan Donnell Design at The Maker Shed along with Billy Moore Metalworks.

Tape measure in hand Ciaran McCoy of ODKM Architects sets out to design a bespoke metal handrail for the glass cantilevered staircase in his house

Metal Handrail

The fabricators did a top notch job - the metal handrail fits like a glove.

The new handrail certainly changes the look of the stair case - no more floating glass anymore - but it is safe and it makes my studio in to a far more usable space. It’s a big improvement overall!

Click on to my instagram to see more pics of the handrail.

A floating glass stair case in an award winning house on Leeson Park Avenue in Ranelagh

Here’s the before…

A floating glass staircase with a bespoke metal handrail designed by Ciaran McCoy for his house and art studio on Leeson Park Avenue in Ranelagh

And the after!