Just inside the wonderful wraparound front porch of Plan DW-2112, by Homeplans, part of Move, the elegant entry features a gorgeous curved stairway and a glass-block wall to the dining room.

“Smoke glass adds drama to the staircase ... routes to take when it comes to the wall alongside your stairs. “Staircase walls are a prime canvas for creative expression,” Moore says.

From stairwell enclosures where glass walls help entice occupants to use the stairs, to elevator enclosures and other vertical shafts, larger wall areas with fire-protective glass are being seen in ...

revealing three all-glass walls, a hanging Apple logo and central spiral staircase leading to an underground level. The first photos of Apple's brick-and-mortar outlet come courtesy of Japanese ...

To allow the mural to be visible through multiple floors, encourage stair usage and meet fire rated code requirements, the architects redesigned the 2-hour stairwell using transparent, ...