LINA — Construction-led wooden staircase options

The stair,
before the decoration.

Five wooden staircase families developed around the approved center-bay core. These studies deliberately remove the entry hall, furniture and Christmas dressing so the three-level route, landings, guards and tread rhythm can be judged on their own.

Approx. 3.0 × 3.3 m core1.0 m target clear widthFull landingsNo windersBasement + first floor aligned

Art-direction, not fabrication drawingsThe dimensions establish a credible comparison baseline. A staircase builder, architect and structural engineer must resolve the final measured design, structure, fire strategy and local approval.

Rank	Option	Fit	Strength	Trade-off
1	Stacked U-return	Best	Simple structure, full landings, predictable headroom	Most conventional silhouette
2	Soft horseshoe return	Good	Matches the bowed-timber character without curved treads	More expensive laminated joinery
3	Three-flight open well	Good	Compact flights and daylight through the core	More landings and newel junctions
4	Stacked L-return	Conditional	Clear wayfinding and generous quarter landing	Presses hardest against the square core edges
5	Double dogleg gallery	Conditional	Strong sculptural rhythm with straight safe treads	Highest joinery and structural complexity

Isolated three-level stacked U-return wooden staircase — Recommended baseline
01 — Stacked U-return
The most rational path to a measured design: parallel flights, full half-landings and one repeatable stacked opening.

Isolated three-level softened horseshoe wooden staircase — Character pick
02 — Soft horseshoe return
Curved rails and landing edges echo the house, while every walking tread remains straight and uniform.

Isolated three-level three-flight open-well wooden staircase — 03 — Three-flight open well
Short straight runs turn around a protected light well, producing a compact and visually open center.

Isolated three-level stacked L-return wooden staircase — 04 — Stacked L-return
One generous quarter landing per level makes direction changes obvious and furniture movement manageable.

Isolated three-level double dogleg gallery wooden staircase — 05 — Double dogleg gallery
A more expressive return stair with broad landings and a narrow daylight slot through all three levels.

01 — Stacked U-return

02 — Soft horseshoe return

03 — Three-flight open well

04 — Stacked L-return

05 — Double dogleg gallery