Light falls across the central staircase as it cuts through the house from cellar to top floor. Seen from the kitchen, the living room and the main entrance, the route is immediate and clear. Three closed flights, two stair landings and a strong vertical line give the stairwell its role in the plan. The beech wood treads and stringers sit against white surrounds, while the blue striped stair runner draws the eye upward.

Central staircase as the route through the house

The staircase works as more than circulation. It connects the cellar, the lower floors and the upper level in a single move, with each stair landing marking a pause between the flights. From the first step, the timber details are visible: beech wood on the treads and stringers, a square block step at the cellar entry, and a white casing that frames the construction. The composition feels precise because every part has a clear function, from the enclosed runs to the open sightlines across the void.

The central staircase is reached from several directions, which makes it part of the daily route rather than a hidden back way. Kitchen, living room and main entrance all lead into the same circulation core. That central position also shapes the way the house is read: the stairs sit in the middle, the landings slow the movement, and the upper and lower levels remain visually connected. The result is a multi-level staircase that does exactly what the plan asks, while still giving the stair hall a distinct identity.

Beech wood stairs with a crisp white frame

Beech wood gives the stair construction its main material presence. The treads, stringers and handrail details share the same pale tone, which stands out against the white wall surfaces and the painted casing around the flights. The profile around the top and bottom edges of the stringers adds a drawn line to the volume, so the staircase reads as a structured piece of joinery rather than a loose set of steps. In the cellar, the square block step marks the transition before the first closed flight begins.

Seen from the side, the beech wood stairs hold their form through a rhythm of solid runs and landings. The three enclosed flights are separated by two stair landings, each one widening the movement before the next rise begins. That measured sequence gives the staircase its architectural weight. It also lets the timber details register properly: the rounded handrail edges, the smooth painted surfaces around them and the change in level between one flight and the next.

Handrails and profiles in close view

The handrails have a keyhole profile, a detail that is easy to miss from a distance but clear once you come closer. Their underside is finished with a flat plate, which keeps the composition clean below the run. Around the stringers, the so-called pigeon-hunter profile forms a neat edge at the top and bottom, so the junctions do not dissolve into the wall. These are the kinds of details that give the central staircase its measured character: not decorative for the sake of it, but carefully drawn in the places where hand, foot and eye meet the stair.

Black balustrade details along the void

The black balustrade brings a darker line into the stairwell. Matte black rosettes at the handrail supports, together with the decorative oval motifs in the metalwork, create a clear contrast with the white surroundings and pale timber. The black spindles run along the inner stringers and beside the void, so the safety edge also becomes part of the visual structure. Rather than disappearing into the background, the railing gives the central staircase a firmer outline.

The balustrade has a presence that is strongest where the stair hall opens up across the levels. From one landing to the next, the black metal repeats in a steady rhythm, and the oval ornamentation adds movement without turning ornate. The name used for the model in the source points to that decorative intent, but the visible effect is simple: a black balustrade that sharpens the geometry of the stairwell and keeps the vertical route legible at every level.

Safety details that stay visible

Along the void, the black spindles continue the line of the stair, and that matters because the stair hall relies on long views. The railing does not close the space off; it traces it. Light lands on the painted surrounds, the timber handrail and the metal ornaments in different ways, so the balustrade changes subtly as you move. From one floor to another, the same elements repeat, but the angle, light and height alter how they read.

Blue striped stair runner across the landings

The blue striped stair runner gives the flights and landings a distinct surface layer. Against the white steps and beech wood, the runner introduces colour without breaking the calm of the stair hall. It appears on more than one level, which ties the three flights together and helps the eye follow the route upward. The stripe pattern is visible on the treads and across the stair landing, where the flat pause between flights becomes part of the same visual sequence.

Daylight makes that runner read differently as the stairwell rises. In bright hours, the blue tones stand out against the pale surrounds and the black railing. At night, the house lighting keeps the same route visible, so the stairs retain their clear line after dark. The combination of runner, timber and metal means the central staircase is never reduced to a passage; it remains a composed vertical space with distinct materials at every turn.

Light across several levels

One of the strongest qualities of the stair hall is the amount of daylight reaching across the levels. Light enters the space on the ground floor and carries upward, touching the white walls, the beech wood and the black metal at different heights. That makes the stairwell feel open in the way the eye experiences it: you can read more than one floor at once, and the flights do not disappear into shadow. The visibility of the structure is part of the project’s clarity.

Because the staircase is positioned centrally, the light has room to move around it. The landings catch it first, then the next flight takes over. The result is a multi-level staircase that is legible from below and above, with the runner, handrail and balustrade all contributing to the way the route is read. From the cellar block step to the upper floor, the same materials return, but the daylight keeps changing their appearance as you pass through the house.

A stair hall defined by sequence and detail

What stays with you here is the order of the parts: three closed flights, two landings, beech wood elements, a black balustrade and the blue striped runner. Each detail is precise, and none of them has to carry the whole composition alone. The staircase is central in the literal sense, but also in the way it gathers material, light and movement into one continuous route. That is where the project’s strength lies: in a stair hall that can be read quickly and still reward a closer look.