Stairway Detail to achieve larger kitchen
I'd like a bit more room in the kitchen, 11' E/W width by 13' (or 14') N/S depth. To achieve this: we'd like a stairway with a 3x3 landing at the bottom plus 14 10-inch treads: 7.5 inch rise to reach the 10' second story. By having the stairs snug up to the front of the house, that leaves more room for a larger kitchen at the back.
In addition, even more room can be allocated for the kitchen by having a hallway that tucks "under" the stairway by a bit. By designing a dropped ceiling (8') in the 3x3 hallway to the bedrooms (which is tucked under the top of the stairs), more space is available for a larger kitchen. This photo shows a 13' deep kitchen. It could be even larger if that hallway with the dropped ceiling were shifted more to the right (the south).
Below is the floor plan. Ignore the layout of the back bedroom, as it doesn't reflect our decision to bump out the eastern bedroom part of the house 2' to the front, in order to enlarge the 9'7x8'7 bdrm by 2 feet. (I'll describe this in another post).
Here's an example of a Hayden Home (Jordan model) with such a 3x3 landing which I find acceptable.

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