A stairway to the Second Floor
This is an example of a typical nepali staircase. They are usually located right after the entrance. In the traditional houses, the first floors were used to shelter animals or only to store food because the moisture barrier used to be insufficient to provide sufficient thermal comfort for the humans. These stairs used the the wood agrath and they were as durable as the house. Needless to say the stairs had a locking system instead of nails. Its a taboo in Nepal to stand under a stair case. Any thoughts on why it is so?
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