herann
2015-12-03 09:28:05
- #1
Hello everyone,
since we have been dealing with the topic of floor plans for some time now, we have probably become a bit "set in our ways." For some reason, we assumed that only a half-turned staircase would be an option for us and accepted that as a given.
This assumption was based on various suggestions from prefab house companies and probably also on our own lack of ideas. On Monday, we had another appointment where the consultant presented us with a floor plan featuring a quarter-turned staircase.
Now we have been considering back and forth for 3 days which staircase probably has which advantages and disadvantages. So far, we have come up with the following points:
Are there maybe other aspects we haven’t thought of?
Briefly about the building project:
The ground floor is to include, besides the kitchen / living-dining area, a shower bathroom, a storage room, and an office. Upstairs, 3 rooms and a bathroom are to be created. We will be building with a basement. The house will have 1.5 stories, and the ground floor + upper floor are to measure around 150 sqm together.
I have tried to depict the two options here. The staircase in the quarter-turned option is not entirely correct – it is not supposed to have a landing, and the scale is also off. But it should be enough to get an idea (hopefully).
I would really appreciate your opinions.

since we have been dealing with the topic of floor plans for some time now, we have probably become a bit "set in our ways." For some reason, we assumed that only a half-turned staircase would be an option for us and accepted that as a given.
This assumption was based on various suggestions from prefab house companies and probably also on our own lack of ideas. On Monday, we had another appointment where the consultant presented us with a floor plan featuring a quarter-turned staircase.
Now we have been considering back and forth for 3 days which staircase probably has which advantages and disadvantages. So far, we have come up with the following points:
[*]More comfortable going up and down with a quarter-turned staircase
[*]More spacious hallway with a quarter-turned staircase (somehow, I am afraid that the corridor will be too small with a half-turned staircase?)
[*]More effective use of space with a half-turned staircase
Are there maybe other aspects we haven’t thought of?
Briefly about the building project:
The ground floor is to include, besides the kitchen / living-dining area, a shower bathroom, a storage room, and an office. Upstairs, 3 rooms and a bathroom are to be created. We will be building with a basement. The house will have 1.5 stories, and the ground floor + upper floor are to measure around 150 sqm together.
I have tried to depict the two options here. The staircase in the quarter-turned option is not entirely correct – it is not supposed to have a landing, and the scale is also off. But it should be enough to get an idea (hopefully).
I would really appreciate your opinions.