Ceiling Height Variety

Buildings · Building

Problem

A single ceiling height carried through the whole house ignores that shared rooms and intimate ones need a different sense of scale; high ceilings feel cold in a small retreat, low ones feel cramped in a room meant for gathering.

Solution

Let the height of each ceiling follow the nature of the room it covers: raise it high and generous over shared, social spaces, and keep it low and enfolding over the intimate ones.

Usage Floor-Ceiling Vaults219 · Bulk Storage145 · The Shape of Indoor Space191 · Structure Follows Social Spaces205 · Final Column Distribution213