Spiral UK Case Study – Steel Spiral from BrewDog
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You may not believe it, but making stairs is what gets Spiral UK excited – it’s why they get out of bed in the morning. The only thing better than making stairs? Making stairs with beer. ‘The planet’s favourite beer’, no less.
Spiral UK were commissioned to design, manufacture and install a striking industrial look spiral with black powder coated steel treads and mesh panel balustrade for the Scottish craft beer brewery and pub chain BrewDog, known for its popular Punk IPA. They were refurbishing their original Dogtap in their hometown of Ellon near Aberdeen in Scotland – just a little way from the Spiral UK factory HQ at the far end of Cornwall!
But Spiral’s expertise and design know-how won through, with contractor MB Build choosing them for the staircase package. There was a tough aesthetic to match up to – Interior Designers Surface-id had created a fantastic mural frontage in the inimitable BrewDog style, and the building offers customers a range of experiences including a restaurant, bar, terrace, lounge, gaming area, shop and even a beer school room – lots to consider when putting together the fabrication plan.
Designed to comply with Scottish Building regulations for a commercial staircase, the spiral staircase fabrication process involved the mild steel components being decreased and lacquered prior to dispatch to site. This process gave the stairs its stylish, industrial look, leading visitors up from the café seating to a second-floor area and gallery for which we also installed 25 metres of matching balustrade.
The floor to floor height of the spiral is 3711mm – yes, the height is millimetre perfect – and the diameter of the stair 2500mm to comply with the building regulations required for a public staircase of this nature. The clear width of each mild steel, durbar plate tread was just over a metre each so a comfortable space to walk up and down (and around). A smooth tubular handrail allows for a tactile yet safe user experience with mesh infill panels creating a striking aesthetic that also performs functionally.
The result? A striking yet safe stair, appropriate for its environment but unusual enough to be a talking point. An industrial look that’s proving more and more popular in both domestic and commercial applications, Spiral UK are proud to have been a part of this innovative project.
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