French Landing Layout

A French Landing is a architectural staircase design technique that begins with a conventional quarter-turn stair layout and incorporates a 3-foot-square landing in a specific location. The article provides a three-step process for implementing this elegant stair design, starting with an initial sketch of the landing placement.

A companion article to French Landings: An Evolution in Building Elegant Stairs. To layout a French Landing, follow this three-step process: Initial sketch. I started with the plan for a conventional quarter-turn stair and penciled-in the location of a 3-foot-square landing (shown in drawing at…

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