Stairway design

 This is not the stairway to heaven, though I did get the idea from a Buddhist temple. 

In my Environment and Asset Building class we had to design a staircase, and then create an environment for it. I liked the idea of a tropical setting and added a waterfall as well. It will be fun to eventually add some colour to this scene, though I will not be doing so for class.





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  1. D'Rob SimplexFebruary 22, 2023 at 5:35 AM

    First, I love this. The brick staircase with no had rails. Wonderful for kids. And then to go see Aslan! Nice.
    On the other hand, the "harder" assignment would be for you to choose an environment, mention some intrinsic obstacles to having a staircase there, decide on who would use it (include at least one kind of handicap) and then design an appropriate staircase.
    And I am reading what I wrote and going, nope, that's a challenge for an architect or designer, not an artist.
    But it is definitely harder.

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  2. D'Rob SimplexFebruary 22, 2023 at 5:36 AM

    Ah - It seems my name is D'Rob Simplex here. Actually just your friendly neighbourhood Rob from Dance.

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