Hello everyone,
I am currently planning a two-story single-family house with a basement together with an architect. The basic floor plan is set, but I haven’t yet reached a decision regarding the staircase and entrance area.
Two options are shown in the attachments.
Option 1: Straight Staircase:
I like the look of this option, but what bothers me is that you always have to pass through the “dirty zone” by the front door. I would extend the stair treads further into the hallway so you can enter from the side, but it’s still not ideal.
Option 2: Quarter-Turn Staircase:
The advantage here is that the entrance area is somewhat separated. The drawback is that the front door with its side glass panel becomes about 14cm (6 inches) narrower. Also, the ceiling should probably be recessed by about 1.40m (4 ft 7 in) around the staircase to allow enough headroom.
Instead of a shower in the WC, I would plan a small wardrobe for everyday clothes and shoes.
What do you think is the better solution? Or do you have other ideas?
Best regards
Tobias
I am currently planning a two-story single-family house with a basement together with an architect. The basic floor plan is set, but I haven’t yet reached a decision regarding the staircase and entrance area.
Two options are shown in the attachments.
Option 1: Straight Staircase:
I like the look of this option, but what bothers me is that you always have to pass through the “dirty zone” by the front door. I would extend the stair treads further into the hallway so you can enter from the side, but it’s still not ideal.
Option 2: Quarter-Turn Staircase:
The advantage here is that the entrance area is somewhat separated. The drawback is that the front door with its side glass panel becomes about 14cm (6 inches) narrower. Also, the ceiling should probably be recessed by about 1.40m (4 ft 7 in) around the staircase to allow enough headroom.
Instead of a shower in the WC, I would plan a small wardrobe for everyday clothes and shoes.
What do you think is the better solution? Or do you have other ideas?
Best regards
Tobias
enfield schrieb:
What do you think is the better solution? Or maybe completely different ideas? No opinion, no ideas: the section shown is simply not a sufficient basis for that.
enfield schrieb:
The floor plan is basically set; unfortunately, I still haven’t arrived at a solution regarding the stairs and the entrance area. I bet nothing else is finalized if you show more than just the stairs here?
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We faced exactly the same issue with the dirt zone right by the staircase entrance. Ninety percent of all the floor plans shown to us had the staircase located immediately next to the door. For us, that was a deal-breaker. However, as mentioned before, it’s difficult to judge this based on such a small portion alone. Especially the staircase can completely disrupt the entire floor plan. We actually planned a lot "around the staircase." It was clear from the start that the staircase should not be directly next to the front door. We chose a U-shaped winding staircase without a landing, and then the hallway, adjoining rooms, and the upper floor were designed around it...
The opening is really too small.
I don’t find either option very good. Either it’s right next to the door or you enter and (probably) have a railing immediately beside you.
You could also turn the staircase, just as an idea, but that would likely ruin the upper floor (which we don’t know).
I don’t find either option very good. Either it’s right next to the door or you enter and (probably) have a railing immediately beside you.
You could also turn the staircase, just as an idea, but that would likely ruin the upper floor (which we don’t know).
The concern about having the first step of the staircase right next to the entrance seems exaggerated to me. Personally, I prefer the straight staircase here – just as it was originally planned. If having the entrance like that is such a big issue, you could simply add a vestibule or entrance hall in front of it.
Thank you for the responses.
Rotating the staircase would work well for the access to the upper floor, but as "face26" mentioned, the layout on the upper floor wouldn’t work anymore, and the basement stairs would then lead down right at the entrance, which probably isn’t ideal either. I also think it would be too tight to have a door in front of the basement stairs.
Regarding the entrance hall, the question is how it could be designed and, above all, how much additional cost that would involve.
I could upload the entire floor plan this evening if that would be helpful.
Rotating the staircase would work well for the access to the upper floor, but as "face26" mentioned, the layout on the upper floor wouldn’t work anymore, and the basement stairs would then lead down right at the entrance, which probably isn’t ideal either. I also think it would be too tight to have a door in front of the basement stairs.
Regarding the entrance hall, the question is how it could be designed and, above all, how much additional cost that would involve.
I could upload the entire floor plan this evening if that would be helpful.
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