Before and After: A Squeezed-In Staircase

November 15, 2007

Designers Gabriella Gustafson & Mattias Ståhlbom from TAF were commissioned by a family in Stockholm, Sweden, to create a staircase in this cramped space.

To see the designers' surprising solution, just read more

The left-side photo shows the staircase looking up, while the right-side photo shows what the stairs look like from the top of the staircase. I love this design, but I wonder if sleepy stair travelers might go bump in the night if they don't pay attention to the pattern of the stairs.
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65 Comments

brooklyn25 5 years 19 weeks

BRILLIANT!

brooklyn25 5 years 19 weeks

BRILLIANT!

lostemilie 5 years 26 weeks

Well it definitly looks great and I bet you get used to it after a while but I don´t even wanna think about how often my dog (yorkshire terrier) would fall down that staircase!

sofiaroca 5 years 26 weeks

beautiful but dangerous

sofiaroca 5 years 26 weeks

beautiful but dangerous

bingkaycoy 5 years 26 weeks

I think it's nice if you have a small space but it looks "danger" to me, especially if you have kids or living with clumsy people around

ThePerfectScore 5 years 26 weeks

That is amazingly beautiful adn cool... I would love that in my home.. but I hate stares and I bet Id hate walking down those....

lily8206 5 years 26 weeks

They look fantastic but I wonder how practical they are...

melody20 5 years 26 weeks

that´s a great design, but my butt would look awful after a month! Really not practical.

aanyanka 5 years 26 weeks

Yeah I would definitely break something trying to get up and down those everyday.

terryt18 5 years 26 weeks

So freakin' cool! And yeah, I think you'd get used to it and not worry about an accident. And it looks so cool!

Schaianne 5 years 26 weeks

I'd fall and break my neck on those! No thanks .. pretty though!

eyesparkle 5 years 26 weeks

looks good but seems dangerous... especially in heels.

Jamaella 5 years 26 weeks

chic and beautiful

Jamaella 5 years 26 weeks

chic and beautiful

sfbutterfly24 5 years 26 weeks

My grandma's house has stairs like this and I STILL almost break my neck everytime I go down AND up them!!

talloolah 5 years 26 weeks

wow that is very interesting. love it!

lovehb 5 years 26 weeks

very creative but easily dangerous.

The City Girl 5 years 26 weeks

No* handrail, I meant!

The City Girl 5 years 26 weeks

No* handrail, I meant!

The City Girl 5 years 26 weeks

So gorgeous and innovative! In my old dorm I had a loft section, and there was a slightly slanted but still very steep ladder leading up to it, and since this was freshman year, there were a few drunk nights that could have posed a lot of danger. . .but you get so agile using it after a while that navigating it becomes second nature. I'd guess this would be similar. You'd definitely get the hang of it after a few time. Also, people were mentioning how there is now handrail. . .with our ladder we used the upper rungs to hold onto, and this looks steep enough where you could do the same thing. I LOVE it!