How would you access this loft?

I'd tend to think of a way to enclose the back porch and put in stairs there?

Where does the floor start in the loft? Is that a small knee wall above the doors? Is the floor in the loft even or above the doors?

I would do a rolling ladder like they put in library’s

What are your plans for the loft. If its just storage I would add a wall and do my stairs on the porch. You could even do pull down attic type stairs . JMO. I think the open loft is visually distracting. I think the kitchen would look better with a wall there.

is the window in the loft a real window that looks out? If so, then you could close it off because I don’t think that the open space adds anything to the kitchen. If you do this the best way to access would be from the porch. I would speak to a designer for ideas on how best to do this in a costly manner.

How about a spiral staircase on the porch side with entry at the right door from the kitchen. You could leave the door or remove it as the entry to the staircase and configure the staircase entry to the loft space away from the sloped ceiling. You wouldn't have a staircase in the kitchen and the door/doorway would be utilized and not possibly violate any codes.

Completely different take on it.... Rather than make a permanent staircase, i would add attic pull-down stairs from the porch so NO space lost. As for the open loft, i would decorate seasonally with whatever would go with your decor, such as a small Christmas tree and some wrapped packages , a snowman on the opposite side.... using it as almost a display area like department store windows. You could place storage pieces behind the decor if you need storage space. Remember that whatever you put there will be seen by everyone. Best wishes !

The easiest way that i can see would be access from the porch side assuming its closed in and the ceiling is solid..by installing a pull down stair case....then its out of the way when you need it and easily accessible when you do need it by a rope handle...also as far as the view from the kitchen maybe a set if shelves across the front across the edge for display ..either clised in or open..to hide the office clutter from being visable from downstairs and make the room taller from below..and since its not permanent no code violation

I'd call and get some free estimates on what you want done. That way they may have other ideas as well as tell you what's in code or not.

A Loft Ladder?

I would put a rolling ladder in on the porch side. It would be too cumbersom on the kitchen side.

Use a Lean on Ladder!

Loft ladder perhaps?

Loft ladders work in a similar way to your ordinary step ladder or extension ladder – the only difference is rather than manually extending upwards, they use gravity to extend downwards. Loft ladders, otherwise known as loft stairs, are so simple to use and are neatly tucked away so there is no need to drag your step ladders up the stairs in order to access your loft space.

Choosing a loft ladder

When opened, loft ladders reaches from the floor to the ceiling but when closed, the compact ladders neatly folds, or slides, into the attic. The loft ladder hatch is securely fitted to the ceiling joists meaning it will last for years to come. It is important that you measure the distance between the joists and choose the most appropriate ladder to fit your measurement – this will make loft ladder installation lots easier as you will not need to make any structural changes.