Our shop drawings were Elegant Staircase A singular floating staircase, four stories tall, with ceiling mounted panels below each stair is the most noteworthy item of the project, says Roomi Hussain. " A very tight tolerance was allowed - with adjacent metal work - all done on angles and slopes. The difficulty was compounded due to needing to manufacture the wood panels in tight coordination with metal panels that were getting installed at the end of the project. " absolutely crucial to the effort, he continues. " A lot of complex stair geometry could only be visualized by 3D modeling and rendering in real time based on field dimensions. Standard approach to shop drawings would have created a lot more difficulty in visualizing the multi-floor staircase geometry. " spring 2023 I designsolutions 31