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Right Stairs for a Loft Conversion
Interior Design Feature: Architectural Layout – Placing Key Building Elements
7 Nov 2016
Choosing the Right Stairs for a Loft Conversion
Choosing the Right Stairs for a Loft Conversion
The positioning of the staircase is the single most significant design decision to make when considering a loft conversion. Here?s why.
Article first published on Houzz
Hugo Tugman, Houzz Contributor
Often overlooked possibilities for the position and design of stairs can lift an otherwise ordinary loft conversion. People often think there?s really only one place to put the stairs up to a loft, but in many cases ? and especially with the benefit of a good architect?s vision ? there are a number of clever alternatives that could radically affect both your new loft floor and your existing upper-floor layout. Read on to discover some of the ideas and options that could work for your conversion.
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Work outside-in as well as inside-out

This generous loft conversion looks simple enough from the outside, but the key to creating the best possible space for the loft room internally was in the positioning of the staircase, and it was a modification to the external design that allowed this.
Only just visible in the top left of the picture, behind the chimney, is a strategically positioned dorm...