Curved Spine Flight

By Huu Khanh Nguyen · Updated October 28, 2026 · stair, curved-flight

A stair flight that turns on an arc, its treads carried by one concrete beam winding under the centre line.

Parameters

NameDefaultUnit
Number of risers in the flight (the flight has risers - 1 treads, the upper level is the landing)40
Riser height150mm
Radius of the inner edge of the flight in plan (the well)1360mm
Radial width of the flight2000mm
Total turn of the flight in plan360°
Direction of climb seen from aboveleft
Tread thickness passed to the tread (z)40mm
Beam width across the flight (radial)500mm
Beam depth measured vertically1500mm
Finishwhite
Plan angle of one stepangle / (risers - 1)°
Going on the walking line(innerRadius + Math.min(width / 2, 500)) * stepAngle * (Math.PI / 180)mm
Tread length at the inner edgeinnerRadius * stepAngle * (Math.PI / 180)mm