ᐅ Staircase lighting for a 2/4 quarter-turn staircase

Hello everyone,

We are currently in the shell construction phase of our new house (with 2 separate apartments).
At the moment, we are planning the stairwell lighting and are focusing on the positioning of the light fixtures.
We want to install wall-mounted spotlights that cast a cone of light onto the stairs. We have deliberately decided against step lights, as they would not sufficiently illuminate the stairwell.

Example photo:

What spacing and mounting height would you recommend for the spotlights? It probably makes sense to use the same lighting concept on the ground floor and continuing down to the basement.
Attached are the floor plan and section drawing of the staircase – the raw step height is 19cm (7.5 inches).

View from below:

We might also add a pendant lamp in the center of the stairwell landing. All lights will be controlled via KNX, in case this is useful for anyone with additional suggestions 🙂

Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Cucks

I solved it this way. This is the staircase to the basement. The one going upstairs is done similarly.

If you want to install a spotlight on the stairs, it should be done like Filosof showed, but with three spotlights in your case: two at the turns and one in the middle. The height at which they need to be installed depends on the beam angle of the LED. These can vary a lot, from 10° to 120°.

If a conventional wall light with a 360° beam angle is also acceptable, one light at the ends of the staircase might be enough, or even just one at the bottom.

We have a staircase like Filosof’s—straight at the top and turning 90° at the bottom—and our electrician advised us to install just one wall light at the 90° turn at the bottom. We also added one at the top of the stairs, but it is now turned off because the single light at the bottom is completely sufficient.

We have planned for 4 light fixtures: one at the beginning and one at the end of the stairs on each side. The installation height was specified by the contractor as 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) above the finished floor level. However, I decided to go with a height of 2 m (6 ft 7 in) because I feel that otherwise the lamp would be too close to eye level. We are choosing lamps with adjustable beam angles, so we can fine-tune the direction on site. My concern was that the rather high ceiling (4.50 m / 14 ft 9 in) might leave the first step unlit. I hope the height is not too high, otherwise, I would have to chisel the holes downward and install the lamps there.

We installed an LED strip inside the handrail. If you like, I can take a picture this evening. I didn’t want wall-mounted lights, and the lighting in the handrail does not cause any glare.
Maybe this can inspire you to consider an alternative.