Staircase Design / PROJECT

Jiangsu Staircase & Custom Furniture

Xuzhou, Jiangsu
Redirecting the stair creates a new external corridor, while the space below becomes a custom bookcase, platform and reading area.Designer: Lu Haining

Jiangsu Staircase & Custom Furniture
00PROJECT OVERVIEW
01 / EXISTING CONDITION

The original stair created awkward dead corners and had little relationship with the surrounding room, making the area visually unresolved and difficult to use.

02 / CLIENT BRIEF

The client wanted the stair renovated to improve circulation, make better use of the unused areas and raise the overall quality of the interior.

03 / DESIGN APPROACH

The stair direction is changed first, creating a new external corridor and a clearer route through the space.

The area below the corridor, which would otherwise remain unused, becomes a continuous custom bookcase with integrated display and storage.

A raised platform in front of the bookcase creates a place to sit, read and pause. Stair, corridor, furniture and platform become one system, turning circulation space into a useful part of everyday life.

04 / KEY MOVES
  1. 01Redirect the stair
  2. 02Create an external corridor
  3. 03Use the space below
  4. 04Integrate custom bookcase and storage
  5. 05Add a raised reading platform
  6. 06Improve spatial efficiency and living quality
SPATIAL CHANGE

BEFORE / INTEGRATED SPACE

Before: the original stair left awkward and unusable dead corners01
STARTBefore: the original stair left awkward and unusable dead corners
Completed space: stair, corridor, custom bookcase and reading platform form one integrated system02
RESULTCompleted space: stair, corridor, custom bookcase and reading platform form one integrated system
PROJECT SEQUENCE

Read the project as a sequence of spatial decisions, from structure and circulation to the final lived scene.

Redirecting the stair reorganizes vertical circulation
01Redirecting the stair reorganizes vertical circulation
The new external corridor connects stair and interior space
02The new external corridor connects stair and interior space
Upper view of the corridor, bookcase, platform and reading area
03Upper view of the corridor, bookcase, platform and reading area
PROJECT FILM

Design walkthrough of the redirected stair, external corridor and integrated furniture