glossary of architectural terms

volute < vestibule  

Where the handrail of a banister ends at a spiral, the spiral is known as a volute.

Typically the base of the stair will have a wider protruding step (known as a bullnose) with a cluster of balusters, thereby giving the banister a wider, more stable base.

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