internal stairs where the existing house already has several changes of floor levels upstairs and down will be challenging so you will need a professional to first identify all the floor levels to clarify where major structures could be affected but, with too many assumptions my suggestion has a staircase that uses the existing hallway and also needs a whole new kitchen but accurate plans of the existing house with floors levels may suggest alternatives but something like this might work?
adding something extra will always take space away from something else as an average straight stairwell needs at least 3-5m x 1m or the smallest lift can fit into the same size as a big shower but it will still depend on floor structure and levels but an option that has minimal impact on existing floor plan would be to consider taking space off the deck and adding enclosed stairs or a lift to the outside?
but where do you think the stairs or lift might be located?
a lift in the entry would also need stairs up from the lower levels of the garage to the storage area of the garage to be below the corner of the upstairs entry and we have to assume that the storage area doesn't have enough head room to enter a lift standing upright
I think if the stairs started at the front of the store area off garage and took out some of the space in lounge room nearest the entry you would make it work. That area of the living room is not very useful always and direct access is very helpful The stairs could turn around a lift So enter stairs parallel to the front of the house with turners and arrive in the entry with the lift in the center of that. if that makes sense: three parts to the stairs. Or at least provision for the lift is always a great idea IMO. But ceiling and head heights would need careful calculating. Go well Cheers Margot
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