What is the best part of the house to locate stair

[moon88]

Dear cecil,
What is the best place of the house to locate the stairs. Thanks.

[Cecil Lee]

Dear Anon,
1. Ideally, it should be on one side of the house such as sharing the same wall as an external wall.
2. It should not go all the way but should have a turning or staircase landing where there is a turning.
3. Besides these, where possible, it should be enclosed i.e. not pieces of steps that have `holes' or like planks where you can downstairs.
4. Avoid having a circular set of steps in the house.
5. Avoid facing the main entrance door.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

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On 3/27/00 2:38:00 AM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear cecil,
What is the best place of the
house to locate the stairs.
Thanks.

[Cecil Lee]

Dear Anon,
To help you understand better, I have drawn a sketch of two layouts which are considered good staircase layout plans.
There are more, but these two are, in my opinion, the most common ones:)
Two sample layouts: Layout A and B of auspicious location of a staircase.
The advantage of staircase: Layout A is that if one can imagine, a storeroom can be built below the stairs.
Secondly, there is a private corridor to go upstairs.

[myfs_163655]

I'm planning on designing my house for period 9.  It will take almost half a decade for city approval and building.  I read that it's not good to have the stairs in the center but I love the design of the central staircase.  I'm looking at NW3 Period 9 that will have 8M 1W at the center, double facing star chart, and in period 1 locked for prosperity house. Am I crazy to consider this layout.  If I can't have the central staircase with an open well (sky light that directs light down to 1st floor) from top to first floor, than can a laundry be in the center. 

[Cecil Lee]

In my opinion, the position of the staircase on it’s own does not make or “break” the Feng Shui on it’s own.

This and many other concepts does: