Murray Berrill of Victoria, Australia remodels homes for a living. His most recent project is a wine cellar built directly into a staircase. It holds 156 bottles under temperature-monitored conditions. Berrill spoke to Bored Banda about the project:
Murray explained that maintaining structural integrity was the hardest part, but certainly not impossible: “There is a stud wall from the concrete slab to underneath each tread that runs down the middle of the stairs. An elephant could walk on it. That’s also where the draw slides are fixed so that the draws are anchored to the slab to minimize vibrations.” [...]
The flight of stairs is well-insulated and also comes with its own thermometer to track the temperature. Murray also has thoughts of installing some equipment that would keep the wine cool during the hotter seasons of the year. It took around a week and a half to build.
Berrill states that this project has gained so much viral attention that he may be building these wine cellars for a long time to come.
-via Design You Trust