Before

Proposed

Construction

After

After

To qualify as a legal 2-family, this house needs a 2nd interior staircase from the 2nd floor. Zoning restrictions require it to fall within the existing footprint,

The designer proposes using the footprint from the rear 2nd story porch as a new stairwell for a spiral staircase

The carpenter builds the 2 story stairwell

The new stairway as seen from top and bottom. The new large windows provide natural light into the adjacent kitchen

The new stairway provides legal secondary egress from the second floor