Week2 - Stairs "Parental"

The bigger building represents the adult (parent) and the smaller building represents the child. The use of different materials reinforces that concept. Metal is strong and glass is often seen as fragile and weak. The idea of using different size trends for the stairs and different materials further reinforces the symbolise, that the child in his/her early years depend on his/her parents. When the smaller treads are gone that represents that the child have grown up but yet the parent is still always there, this is represented by the cantilever of the trends. Each landing represents a milestone in the child's life. The reappearance of the smaller trends represents that late in the child's life there will come a time when he needs help again and always the concept of the stairs is there whether you are walking up or down the stairs.