What is Baluster in Architecture, the Ways to Utilize
It's an architectural element.
“Architecture is the learned game, correct and magnificent, of forms assembled in the light.”- Le Corbusier.
A baluster is a vertical molded shaft, in stairways, parapets, and other architectural features.
In furniture construction, it is known as a spindle.
Common materials used in its construction are wood, stone, and less frequently metal and ceramic.
A group of balusters supporting a handrail or ornamental detail is known as a balustrade.
This is an illustration of various examples of balusters, is in A Handbook of Ornament, by Franz S. Meyer.
The baluster is a decorative part of a handrail, used in pairs.
A baluster is a vertical molded shaft, square or of lathe-turned form on a rectangular base, supporting the coping of a parapet or the handrail of a staircase.
Multiple balusters are normally spaced evenly along a length to form a balustrade.
