8 Spiral Staircases

Somewhere between the Villa Savoye and shag-carpeted condos in Mammoth, the spiral staircase lost its way. Architects have brought it back in as an efficient, space-saving way of getting from here to there. Here are our favorites from our pages. Slideshow

At Craig Steely's Lava Flow house on the Big Island, the spiral stairs were fabricated in the Bay Area and shipped in the same container as the furniture. Photo by Linny Morris.