ᐅ Keyword/search term needed for an appropriate floor plan search

Hello everyone!
I’m looking for your input… sometimes, as the saying goes, you can’t see the forest for the trees – at least that’s how it feels to me. 😎

I’m searching for floor plans similar to my little forest house. It’s a small (settlement) house built in the early 1960s. My “problem” is that the staircase is located in the outer corner of the house, meaning it is against not just one, but two exterior walls. Nowadays, most floor plans tend to have staircases more towards the interior of the house. Is there a specific term for this type of staircase, or does anyone have an idea of what keyword I could use to search for suitable floor plans? My small forest house is just 80m2 (860 sq ft) in size, and although it will probably be some time before I renovate, I want to start gathering ideas on how to “redesign” it later without losing its charm. 😉

HausAmWaldrand schrieb:

Is there a specific term for this type of staircase, or does anyone have suggestions for keywords I could use to search for suitable floor plans?

The straight staircase with two flights and a landing is commonly called a "half-turn staircase" or "U-shaped staircase" in this forum—the term used here is unofficial and not standardized, but it is very popular. A house floor plan with the stairwell located in a corner does not have a specific or special name.

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Without measurements and additional details, such as roof type, plot, etc., it is difficult to say much.

You will hardly find a similar floor plan for such a small house.

Create a room layout and upload the sketches of the floors here.

11ant schrieb:

The straight double-flight staircase is commonly referred to as a "half-landing staircase" here in the forum – this term is unofficial/not standardized but quite popular. A floor plan with the staircase located in the corner does not have a specific or special name.

Corner location – thanks, that’s exactly the term I was looking for! Simple and to the point, and I probably wouldn’t have come up with it on my own right now 🙄 I’ll give it a try with that 😉

icandoit schrieb:

Without dimensions and other details like roof shape, plot size, etc., it’s hard to say much.

You’ll likely have difficulty finding a similar floor plan for such a small house.

Why not create a room layout and share the sketches of the floors here?

Thanks, I will definitely do that when I get the chance. Since building is not yet finalized at the moment, I just wanted to get some inspiration from other houses of this type. It’s not about the exact same size either; without an additional extension, it won’t work anyway 😉 But even then, I’ve seen a wide range of designs... just not so often a staircase located in the corner.

HausAmWaldrand schrieb:

It won’t work without an additional extension anyway 😉 But even then, I’ve seen all sorts of things... just a staircase in a corner layout is still not that common.

Who knows if it will still have a corner layout after an extension – we don’t know the plot or the building envelope ...

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