well, if you're gonna walk up the stairs more than twice a day, wouldn't it be actually a good idea to make them walkable instead of desperatelly try saving on space? if you're so concerned about space, what about a bloody ladder, then?
Stairs should always be able to turn into a slide with the use of a small mattress. Therefore the only really definitive measure of a staircase is how much fun a your staircase slide is and that space saving abomination is a trip to the ER.
We have a ladder like this in the resort I work at and these are the most annoying things to walk up or down, especially while carrying something. I can't tell you how many times I stumbled on these damn things.
*Sneakily stops sliding down my stairs*