What to Do With Double-Height Living Rooms
See how architects and designers have taken advantage of lofty spaces to craft 9 beautiful living areas
When you have a double-height living room, then it is imperative to make the best use of it. From apartments to villas, here is a peek into nine homes that have got this type of space space pegged just right.
2. Dipen Gada has designed this living room in Ahmedabad as an outward-looking space. The combined family room and dining area has been designed as a double-height space with straight lines and a contemporary tone. This airy, east-facing sitting area counters the somewhat enclosed and darker-hued spinal corridor running beside it. A staircase leads to an upper floor where its landing looks out to the views outside from windows that extend up from the floor below.
A key highlight in this space are the depths and the shadows created by the moving light filtering in through the large windows.
A key highlight in this space are the depths and the shadows created by the moving light filtering in through the large windows.
3. This open design by Studio Nishita Kamdar is part of a multi-storey building complex in Mumbai. The double-height living space looks up into a small balcony that connects to the mezzanine floor above. Both spaces look out to open views through full-length windows.
A staircase on one side adds visual depth. Wood, metal and concrete govern the materials palette here. While concrete binds the room’s volume together from two opposing sides, wooden accents and warm colours and textures add softness.
A staircase on one side adds visual depth. Wood, metal and concrete govern the materials palette here. While concrete binds the room’s volume together from two opposing sides, wooden accents and warm colours and textures add softness.
4. Another duplex in Mumbai features a double-height space in the living area. Despite the fact that the apartment has limited square-footage, Architecture BRIO has made sure that the owners did not have to compromise on a rich villa experience and tempting views.
Tall windows with soft mouldings and fitted sofas, and plush full length curtains compliment the luxe ambience of this space.
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Tall windows with soft mouldings and fitted sofas, and plush full length curtains compliment the luxe ambience of this space.
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5. In this penthouse apartment designed by Fadd Studio,
the tall volume calls attention to the formal Japanese-style dining table that adjoins the living area. This lofty space, which extends onwards from a low-height wood-panelled entrance (in the background of the image), gives a dramatic welcome to visitors.
This Bangalore residence has a warm and earthy palette of materials and colours. The towering space is designed cleverly by playing with scale. A cascading chandelier fills the double-height space above.
the tall volume calls attention to the formal Japanese-style dining table that adjoins the living area. This lofty space, which extends onwards from a low-height wood-panelled entrance (in the background of the image), gives a dramatic welcome to visitors.
This Bangalore residence has a warm and earthy palette of materials and colours. The towering space is designed cleverly by playing with scale. A cascading chandelier fills the double-height space above.
6. See how Aamir and Hameeda Associates has crafted a light design for an apartment’s living space. The clear glazed wall gives an undisturbed view of the Bangalore skyline. Demarcated by the wooden floor, this vertical volume incorporates dark panelling on the front wall that guides the eye all the way to the top. The low-hanging pendant lights fill the overhead space without manipulating attention.
7. Spaces Architects@ka has created this space as a fusion of Indian traditional and contemporary styles. The double-height room was designed specifically to foster visual connectivity from both levels with the greenery outside.
Accent lighting, the wall panelling in the niches and the wooden ceiling bring warmth to the room. A few bright colours are introduced through the carpets and the art installation on the wall; these offset the overall cream-beige tone of the room and add vibrancy.
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Accent lighting, the wall panelling in the niches and the wooden ceiling bring warmth to the room. A few bright colours are introduced through the carpets and the art installation on the wall; these offset the overall cream-beige tone of the room and add vibrancy.
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8. This double-height living space in a Bangalore villa has a C-shaped frame-less glass window array overhead that creates the feeling of a massive open skylight. Deep and Hana has enriched the volume of the space with dark wood beams and vibrant furniture and accessories.
9. Designed by Cadence Architects, this Bangalore home features a high-ceilinged living room in an inward-looking residence. The open living area is bathed in the natural light coming in from the courtyard. The juxtaposition of the two contrasting spaces (courtyard being a void-like space, the other is the home surrounding it) adds to the experience of the volume in this area.
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Read more:
How to Design the Perfect Living Room
15 Beautiful Living Rooms on Houzz India
Tell us:
Are you lucky enough to have a double-height space in your home? Share your ideas on how to make most of it in Comments below.
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The warm wooden ceiling, juxtaposed with the cold exposed concrete wall, finds a warmth-evoking partner in the yellow Jaisalmer sandstone floor. These warm colours along with the deep-ink-blue wall accents work to make this double-height room an inviting space.