Bisca

Bisca are designers and manufacturers of bespoke staircases and balustrades for residential and commercial clients. Based in North Yorkshire we work locally, nationally and globally.

Address

Bisca House, Sawmill Lane,HelmsleyYO62 5DQNorth Yorkshire United Kingdom1staircase@bisca.co.uk01439 77280901439 771702www.bisca.co.ukwww.bisca.co.uk

Design professionals, like yourselves, we understand the importance of cohesion within any project team. Our portfolio of bespoke staircases and balustrades includes everything from single flights of straight stairs to multi-flight helical stairs. From ocean going yachts, to period cottages, to modern sky-scraping Penthouses, Bisca have earned a reputation of being able to execute challenging and complex stair designs for even the most awkward of spaces.

Working together
We believe the synergy between an Interior Designer and Bisca working together on a staircase project is of greater value to the client than either one working independently.

In much in the same way a specialist is brought in to design ventilation, heating, cladding, etc., anything other than a standard staircase requires a staircase specialist.

Supporting you and your clients
The main advantage of working with Bisca is that we can give you all the advice you require for your client’s staircase whether it is a new build or a staircase renovation. We will meet with yourself, and your client if you wish, and together discuss plans for the property, including style, materials, aesthetics and functional considerations,

Attention to detail
We will take care of the staircase design, from concept to installation with your approval at every stage. Our designers will resolve all aesthetics, fixings, materials, specifications, loadings, head heights, going and rise to name but a few before materials are procured and the staircase moves into our workshop.

We remain in constant communication with yourself and your project team so typical issues arising when a build or project gets underway, such as floor to floor discrepancies, wall thickness variations, material substitutions etc., are settled before the staircase or balustrade gets to site.

Free Design Consultations
If you would like to talk to us about a project, a concept design, or would like more brochures to use with your clients, then please contact us.

Videos

Bisca – Staircase

Concept Design Explained

Story of a Staircase

Press Releases

A modern, contemporary staircase for a London penthouse development.

Sweeping majestically through the apartment levels, the curved glass balustrade and hand stitched leather handrail are perfectly picked out by the light flooding through from floor to ceiling windows - with a view over the City of London.

16 October 2018

Staircase with under-stairs storage

A modern, contemporary staircase for a new build property, by award winning staircase designers, Bisca.

24 September 2018

Cantilevered stone staircase and forged balustrade

A slim, cantilevered stone staircase and forged balustrade from multi-award-winning staircase designers Bisca.

10 August 2018

Timber simple and elegant staircase and balustrade

A deceptively simple and elegant staircase and balustrade from multi-award-winning staircase designers Bisca.

13 July 2018

Semi-cantilever Staircases

A semi-cantilever can be a cost-effective way of achieving the look of a cantilever staircase.

11 June 2018

Staircase Trends | Spring 2018

Richard McLane on the recurring topic of staircase trends. Looking back 10+ years into staircase design trends, materials, lighting, styles and consumer preferences affecting staircase design.

19 March 2018

Sculptural & Space Saving – A Bespoke Staircase by Bisca

Trends come and go, even in structural elements like staircases. At the forefront of design and bespoke manufacture, specialists Bisca created a striking helical staircase with a sculptural soffit and plastered balustrade. Richard McLane, Design Director at Bisca acknowledges this new trend: “White painted bespoke plaster balustrades, soffits and scotia are very popular at the moment, quite possibly as a result of the resurgence of Georgian style architecture. They can add a wonderfully sculptural shape to a room, like a work of art.”

20 February 2018

Sweeping Elegance – A Helical Staircase by Bisca

The clients brief was to design, manufacture and install a feature staircase with ‘wow factor’ from a ground floor living kitchen, down into a multi-sensorial chill out entertainment room in the basement.

20 December 2017

Dramatic Zig Zag Staircase Linking Old & New

Bisca designed this atrium stair for a contemporary extension to a late Edwardian town house in central Oxford. The architect had designed a glass atrium linking the old and new parts of the property. It was essential that the staircase, situated within the atrium, worked aesthetically with both.

20 December 2017

Integrated kitchen storage / staircase design

In an open plan living area, making use of every opportunity to create more storage is paramount. By giving the cavernous cupboard under the stairs a long overdue make over, bespoke staircase specialists Bisca created an extended run of cupboards, seamlessly linking under-stairs storage with the kitchen.

19 December 2017

Contemporary Staircase in Elizabethan Property

Whether a client, architect or interior designer commissions a traditional or a contemporary staircase the finished design has to sit within its environment and not look like an ‘add on’. Bisca take a sympathetic approach to restoration projects and period properties, each design is bespoke starting with a blank piece of paper and the clients brief and all materials are individually sourced to ensure a seamless cohesion between old and new.

19 December 2017

A Sculptural & Space Saving Bespoke Staircase by Bisca

18 December 2017

Products & services

Bespoke Balustrades

Bespoke Staircases – Timeless Design

Bespoke Helical Stair Design with Oak Treads

A bespoke helical stair design, creating an outstanding feature in the ground floor living space. Oak treads are supported by a single striking white plastered soffit.

Walnut Veneer Staircase

A very distinctive staircase of walnut veneer, designed for a property in Central London.

Bespoke Balustrade

Every staircase design by Bisca is unique and designed specifically for a client and their property.

Helical Staircase design in American dark Walnut

This was an interesting project, not least because we had to crane the staircase into a penthouse building through a window on the 16th floor during the construction phase.

Elegant Staircase in Telegraph Hill, Hampstead

Our brief was to create an elegant staircase in a major property redevelopment in Telegraph Hill, Hampstead.

Bespoke Corian Staircase

On the banks of the Hudson River in New York, this bespoke Corian staircase features Corian treads, horizontal wire balustrade and feature forged newels.

Multi Flight Helical Staircase

A multi flight helical stair design in a wonderful rambling North Yorkshire farmhouse undergoing total renovation by its current owners.

Helical Glass Staircase for Rolex Store

This amazing helical glass staircase reflects the timeless ethos of the Rolex brand and was commissioned for the Rolex store in Leeds City Centre.

Staircase with Walnut Treads

Our clients were building up from the original bungalow and wanted a staircase to access the new first floor.

Classic Staircase in Central London Apartment Complex

A classic staircase sweeping majestically up from the entrance lobby of a central London apartment complex, through a half moon landing, to mezzanine level and beyond.

Rustic staircase in a converted listed Shippon

Rustic staircase in a converted listed Shippon (cowshed) in Devon, where access to the upper floor had long since deteriorated.

Multi-flight Atrium Staircase designed for an Edwardian town house

Bisca worked with Anderson Orr Architects to design a staircase to sit in the atrium of an Edwardian Town House. The look and feel of the staircase had to work with old and new parts of the house.

Staircase of figured English Oak and low iron glass

The client was building his own property in West Yorkshire and was looking for a statement staircase for his entrance lobby.

Feature staircase with ‘wow factor’

Our clients brief was to design, manufacture and install a feature staircase with ‘wow factor’ from a ground floor living kitchen, down into a multi-sensorial chill out entertainment room in the basement.

Staircase renovation

Our clients had embarked on an ambitious project to totally restore and update a substantial 1960’s suburban villa which include a balustrade staircase renovation. We were called by their interior designer who wanted assistance with renovation of the staircase.

Rustic yet Contemporary Staircase

The property is a listed, timber framed building built in Elizabethan times. An extension increased the living space and required a new staircase and landing balustrade. Our brief was a rustic yet contemporary staircase to replace the original staircase in a period property. The clients wanted thick treads and forged uprights in a design that combined contemporary with traditional.

Modern Stone Staircase in Brighton

Our brief was to design a modern stone staircase for a property in Brighton. The clients also had a dog and wanted a glass dog gate as part of the design. They were also happy to discover that Bisca were willing to use the exact materials they had picked out and incorporate them into their design.

Helical staircase to replace Spiral

As part of their project renovating a period apartment, our clients decided to replace the spiral staircase with something more aesthetically pleasing and easier to use. The previous owners had installed a spiral staircase because space was tight but our clients found it too difficult for everyday use and impossible to transport items between floors.

Aged Bronze Balustrade

The clients' inspiration for their staircase was an ornate balustrade image seen in a magazine. However, as their new build project progressed it became clear that this design would not work for a number of reasons.

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