Two-level apartments - the best modern way to solve the problem of expanding housing space.
The price of land has always been high, very often even unjustifiably, for this reason, even in the Middle Ages, people decided to expand their space not perimeter, but in height, which was a very logical decision, because only in this way it was possible to build the housing of the necessary area. This led to the fact that today the construction of three-, five- and even nine-storey houses is already irrelevant, because instead of so low houses in the same place you can build a skyscraper.
The first thing we think about when we mention a two-level apartment is space. And not in vain, because in fact the housing area of such apartments is twice as much as usual. This is logical, but not always so.
A two-level apartment is a modern variant of a dwelling.
Well-designed interior of a two-level apartment in New York.
Let's imagine, for example, that the area of each of the floors of a two-level apartment is 60 m², following the above logic, the total area is 120 m². It would be delicious, would not it?
But if you consider that the staircase in a two-level apartment is a necessary element, it becomes clear that it reduces the area usually by 15-20 m². This figure is quite real and may even increase depending on your taste preferences. Accordingly, we lose about 10% of the working area. This is worth considering when planning to buy a home.
A small two-level apartment in the Art Nouveau style is attractive with a delicate color scheme of decoration and use for finishing natural stone.
The interior of the two-level apartment is organized in the Art Nouveau style.
In this article, read:
- 1 time step, two steps - there will be a ladder!
- 2 Design Tips
- 3 Design features of a two-level apartment. Video
- 4 Variants of interior decoration of a two-level apartment
Once step, two steps - there will be a ladder!
Correctly selected and designed ladder can become a trump card of your design project. The assortment of staircases is very wide now, they are screw, march and on boltsy. The latter are cheaper, so if you are looking for an economical option, you can stop at them, besides, the stairs on the bolts look easy and modern, while being reliable and stable. Such stairs do not have a skeleton, that is, the steps are attached to each other, and then to the railing. Screws are popular due to the fact that they save space, if you have small children or elderly people in your family, it is difficult to climb such a ladder. Marching staircases are traditional in two-level apartments, they have the advantage in safety and will give vent to creative design decisions, but they need a lot of space.
The material for the manufacture of stairs is most often wood, metal, stone, sometimes glass. Railing is made of aluminum profile, reinforcement, connected pipes of small diameter. The sections of the fence can be decorated with designer decor, for example, forged items, whose merits will be appreciated by both modernists and amateurs of experimental combinations.
Interior in the Art Nouveau style is designed in accordance with the requirements for the design of two-level apartments. Elegant, smooth lines of furniture and stairs make the atmosphere invitingly cozy.
Screw construction of the stairs allows you to maximize your living space.
Design Tips
Quite often, when acquiring the desired object, the owners want to come up with the interior of a two-level apartment, but the design project for the premises is not as easy as it might seem. The same applies to the layout of a two-level apartment: it is better to entrust it to professionals.
However, if you still decide to do your own design project, we will give you a list of tips:
- Style. Many believe that the apartment looks creative, each room in which is decorated in its own style. But this is a mistake: the housing in which the unity of style is observed, looks much better, besides the space in it visually seems wider.
- Minimalism. This may seem strange, because why should we minimalism, if the apartment is spacious, but we advise not to clutter up space with extra furniture, the rooms should have the most necessary. The combination of pastel tones of walls and bright shades of furniture - that's what will make your interior design stylish.
Metal staircase - an excellent option for the design of a two-level apartment in any style.
The spacious two-level apartment is furnished with the "right" furniture. A huge sofa made of leather is ideal for home theater organization.
- Grouping rooms. To carry out grouping, designers advise on the appointment of rooms, for example, it is easy to connect a dining room and a kitchen, and an office with a library. It also looks good room, which starts on the first floor and continues on the second, so often make two-level living rooms. Another chic design project, which is popular and looks very stylish - a two-level studio apartment.
- Lighting. The design project will be successful if you combine in the apartment different types of lighting: general, local, as well as point. It is not necessary to use many light bulbs in the center, it is better to distribute the suspended chandeliers around the perimeter of the dwelling.
The main thing that you need to remember is thinking through the design of a two-level apartment: it is desirable to decorate and decorate, using the working area and the advantages of spacious rooms competently.
Do not be afraid to add colors to the decor elements and make bright accents, be inspired and fantasize.
A spacious, bright living room under a staircase in a two-level apartment.
An interesting lighting option for a living room in a two-level apartment.
The small two-level apartment is decorated in a minimalist style.
