{"id":3598,"date":"2024-07-12T09:13:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T09:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buildsoft.eu\/?post_type=reference-project&#038;p=3598"},"modified":"2026-07-28T11:52:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T11:52:30","slug":"first-mc-big-stairs","status":"publish","type":"reference-project","link":"https:\/\/www.buildsoft.eu\/en\/reference-projects\/first-mc-big-stairs\/","title":{"rendered":"First MC Big Stairs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The staircase in the FIRST office building in Rotterdam is a straight, all-steel structure roughly 5 metres in diameter and 4 metres high, with a cantilevered glass railing on one side and natural-stone-clad steps. 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