Rooms Without Walls

Ceiling heights define spaces in an open floor plan
by Sarah Susanka

One of Americas leading residential architects explains how to vary the ceiling heights in a house to define spaces within an open floor plan. Photos and drawings of a dramatic new home in Vermont illustrate the lessons.

From Fine Homebuilding 156, pp. 66-71
July 1, 2003

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Designing | Architecture and Design | Remodeling | Interior Design | Ceilings
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