The front entrance of the property lies on a quiet side street steps away from the bustling and vibrant intersection of Queen and Bathurst Streets. Wrapped in laser-cut black steel, the semienclosed area contains separate doors for Mitanidis and Bader's main floor space as well as the apartment upstairs.Because the main apartment sits above the street, it allowed the designers an opportunity to update the traditional front stoop. They extended the second step to become a bench and can often be found chatting with neighbors or enjoying the late afternoon sun.

This last example is a conversion of a 19th-century rooming house into apartments in Toronto, designed by Creative Union Network. The new pieces do not stand in opposition to the old, but work with it in interesting ways. The entry becomes a portal through projecting steel plates lining the recessed opening; the wood-slat steps float above rocks; and a minimal railing is the last piece in this simple entry palette.

Doorway

floating stair bench

Stairs

if i ever buy a brownstone one day...

he stair as a chair

For area outside by master bath

Steps with bench

Stairs/bench

stairs vs bench

doors windows

Stairs

simple railing

Bench/stair

address engraving stairs extended for seating

Clever idea. Looks good too.

back steps

Steps with different layout & lengths

stairs (faded cedar)

door

Interesting stairs

Nice multi use step

modern entrance on an older building

bina girisi leblebici sokak

stairs as bench

steps outdoor wood house

Stair steps

openness

Bench steps

Wow que buena idea de escalones

like the stair treads

So cool. Integrated bench.

even the stairs are thought through!!

บันได

entry steps become seat

Great dual purpose

stairs

Escalera - Banca

Style

sumpin' different

Very cool. Love rocks

Grey and brown trim with brick

matches the environment

Step to bench

Stair/bench

Landscaping

love these stairs

Extended stair that works as a bench

Stairs for front

divino

Steps

STEPS

Stairs as bench

Stairs and bench built in

one long step - outside seat ...

patio bench w/ bar

Wood steps

Stairs

escada basica / estrutura de concreto para a piscina ("folhas" de concreto em cima)

Entry

Steel entry

just a cool stair...and a bench at the same time

steps and bench

yard

The steps

float wood

cool exterior steps

Cobbles at entry

Stones under back porch steps

Stair and bench

Bench with steps and marking on inside of flush doorway

Front steps

Welcoming

nothing we need or want...just cool how one step extends as a bench

very interesting step idea possibly adaptable to other places or entrances

Extra long stair

bench

tangga

nice entry

La marche qui devient un banc et le numero sur le cote

Exterior RECESSED front entrance

escalier avec marche qui fait un banc

Bench stair

Entry and Address

Steps.

Incorporate bench into front steps

The structure is made of steel and the treads are simply cedar wood, cut in small strips, glued and pined together.

Long step

Stairs

Character

Cool

Stairs

stairs

storage

コンパクトで味のあるエントランス

mooie trap met bankje

Love the step that is also a bench!

Stairs

frames

Funky stairs

Bench-stair and handrail

extra functional steps

Stoop 1

Cute outdoor stair. Like the whimsy of the extra long stair.

Entry- Stone under steps

Wish I'd thought of this

entry

jordi

Outdoor steps

Love the step/bench idea!

slatted steps

escalier

Cool bench!

Stairs

cool stair/ seat

Cedar stairs

Like how the door is set back and the steps.

bench tread

Nifty.

entrance

Idea to use - but concrete. Nice bench

Stairs

Stairs

simple

The tile combination.

wood steps

Brick, steps and raised basement

Steps

exterior address sign

Steps

Cute stair bench idea

A seat extended by the stairs

Urban, making use of, step-bench combo, prefab steel base with river-rocks, address display

I like river rock

Steps, brick

Doorway and number

Merdiven ve oturma alani fikri

Bench and stairs

making the second last stair a step!

love these stairs

Coolest easiest stairs ever

dimensional lumber steps and bench

Outside - deck stair seat

seating simple

Bench

Wow!

Entryway

I wonder if this type of step could work on a hillside?

Cool

Edcalier

treads

steps

Stair becoming bench

floating stairs and extended stair for bench- cool possibilities

Bench

Steps - Toms room

nice stairs

wood slat steps

Stairs

Steps, steel frame

It's a bench.

Very industrial exterior!

floating cantilever

Cute

Bench and cutout address

The other photos within!

Interesting idea with the stairs

короткое крыльцо и супер-обрамление проемов

Bench + rocks

Integral bench

cool extended stair for bench seat

Steel plates showing Entrance

"rough" opening feel

wood steps

great front door entryway

Los escalones

I Ike the extension stair for a bench.

Outdoor steps incorporates bench

cool steps

This is an attractive/functional way to make stairs more artsy and quite functional with the bench. Maybe in our basement or in the landscaping

Steel portals

This is a great idea for a warehouse

front doorway

Rustic

Wall

Red brick

Using stairs as a bench

love those stairs

Trap

neat look

trepes

metal

wood-slat steps float above rocks;

nice steps 1

Staircase

This last example is a conversion of a 19th-century rooming house into apartments in Toronto, designed by Creative Union Network. The new pieces do not stand in opposition to the old, but work with it in interesting ways. The entry becomes a portal through projecting steel plates lining the recessed opening; the wood-slat steps float above rocks; and a minimal railing is the last piece in this simple entry palette.

Step/bench

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