Interior in two layers-especially planning and design

Recently, the maisonettes are gaining in popularity. And such choice of homeowners worldwide in General and in particular in our country there are a number of reasons:

• many modern apartment buildings already have two-tiered layout, which allows for a small square apartments accommodate several functional areas;
• redevelopment of the former industrial premises with high ceilings and large Windows in living space;
• construction of a private house in the city (especially in the central part of it) is costing every year more expensive due to rising land prices. As a result of future homeowners try to build homes with maximum use of building height. Reduce the construction process allows the use of a second full floors and the layout of the upper tier over the portion of the total area of the structure;
• in our country a lot of old apartments left the Fund with very high ceilings. In such apartments is easy to arrange top level.

Of course, in the apartment of a standard layout, built in Soviet times, the second tier is not nadstroiš′. And here's the private dwellings or "stalinka" second tier will not only relieve congestion in terms of functional background, but also to decorate, to raise the level of its uniqueness. If the second level was used mainly for sleeping space, these days you can see the living room, library, Office, game room, and even room for water procedures.


Designers around the world are ready to offer exclusive designs for those who want to expand the usable space of your home or lay an additional layer in the only planned construction. In our collection of unique, original, practical and modern design projects you'll find inspiring ideas for your own modifications or plan for new housing.

What functional area equip at the top level?

Sleeper beneath the ceiling-the efficient use of space

The first floor houses and premises of modern apartments increasingly represents a Studio in which to host segments of the living room, kitchen and dining room. If a separate equipment rooms bedrooms there, and ceiling height allows you to arrange the top level, it would be a mistake not to take advantage of this opportunity. Making top-tier as a bed has a number of advantages-most of the time you will spend there is horizontal and ceiling height in this case will not play a decisive role. This space is able to withstand and asymmetry, and a large bevel ceiling, because it is located under the roof.



If space allows, the upper tier logical will be posting not just bedrooms, but also the adjacent bathroom. Utilitarian premises can be a stand-alone area for water procedures and be in the same space with folding sector, having a very conditional zoning. In any case, this arrangement reduces the daily traffic and creates comfortable conditions for the preparation of the evening turn-down service, and round-to effectively awakening.


Before you sample the second bed in the nursery. Even in the space with an asymmetric shape and very small height can be equipped with a bed or just put high mattress. The child will remain in the barn space mostly sitting or lying and pressure the walls and ceiling will not suffer.

Another option is the location of the sleeping area on a hill in relation to the space-making the podium, from which it is possible to arrange the capacious storage system.

In a design project with an arrangement of beds on the upper level, in the space under it is bathroom. This layout is perfect for modest-sized premises, requiring placement of the maximum number of functional segments.

Living room or recreation room on upper level

In a spacious room of the apartment or house you can organize not just single row the second tier, and fulfill the angle or even a u-shaped layout of functional areas on the upper level. Such an arrangement requires not only a large amount of space on the lower floor, but much more serious costs for implementation. But as a result you get several segments for the living room, the library, the gaming zone — da anything.


In the living room, located on the lower tier, you can receive visitors and friendly gatherings. And a recreation room on the upper level to use for private conversations, reading or watching tv. The extension increases the living space and opportunities.



Also on the upper level, you can equip your home theater. In particular, such planning is appropriate in the case in the space of the second level there is no natural light sources. To organize home theater will be enough and a built-in backlight or hanging lamps with adjustable power lighting.


It happens that the height of the building of a private home can accommodate two tiers and three full levels with various functional zones. Before you design the home, on the first floor there are a living room with kitchen and dining area on the second level there is a lounge room with a play area, and the third is the sleeping area. Arrangement of Windows at all levels allows you to have an adequate level of illumination in each zone. Advantage fence screens of transparent glass also enables the smooth penetration of sunlight into all corners of housing segments.

Office or library-rational use of square meters

Construction of the library, Office or workshop on the upper floor there is a logical solution for the home, in which all the major functional segments managed to arrange on the ground floor. To arrange bookshelves, install a desk or workstation for creative activities, need a little space. If the size of the second level allows, you can add to a pair of comfortable armchairs or small sofa, small table-stand or an Ottoman.



Of particular importance are the top tiers of apartments and small homes with very modest area of the first floor. In this case, the upper tier more often is a multitasking space here and an Office and library, a place to relax and reading area, workshop and adoption of guests.

Stairs in the apartment or House is an important element of Interior

It is not surprising that in a two-tier apartment or private house containing the second tier, becomes not just an integral party structure and design, and claims to be the focal point of the Interior. And not only the size and importance of multi-stage construction indicate dominant in interior-design originality and uniqueness often execution become truly an ornament of dwelling. Will your staircase leading to the second tier, complement the existing Interior, blending into the overall concept of decoration or akcentnym design element, it is important that the choice of the design, a way of fastening materials and decoration for this element of the home, should be done with the help of specialists.


Solid wooden steps, stone equivalent constructions, the use of artificial imitations, metal, glass or even Pocket design-variations on the theme of the ladder for two-level dwelling. And many of the options can ensure not only the safety and comfort of use, but also an attractive, modern appearance.

Luxury spiral staircase with metal frame and wooden steps can transform any room Interior, dominant. A few industrial′nosti bring design mesh screens and Rails of metal, painted in dark colour. But if in the construction of the fence looks like stairs organically, to protect the top-level space better used glass screens-screens. So you will be able to provide the maximum amount of natural light.


A similar combination of metal and wood looks fine and traditional designs. Easy RAID industrial′nosti Interior will give not only metal frame construction, but a steel bowstring, stretched between the elements of the railing. This design element is almost invisible, weightless, but it allows you to provide a high level of security for home owners and their families.



The modern interiors are becoming increasingly common stairs, the manufacture of handrails for metallic elements which are taken-profile, small-diameter tubes and even construction fittings. In combination with wooden construction securely looks degrees, thoroughly, but it easily and even to be weightless. Not to mention the fact that such facilities do not impede the penetration of sunlight in all areas of the lower and upper tiers.


Straight wooden staircase is the best option for ensuring delivery of the households at the top level. Such design is safe-on the one hand, it is most commonly mounted to the wall, the second to be fitted with railings. The modern interiors are increasingly meet the fence ladders and space of the second tier by using glass panels. As a result, the upper zone is secured, but it looks like a light, almost weightless. Such a design will seamlessly look as in the modern style of the premise and classic Interior.



One of the easiest and cheapest way to provide access to the upper floor is considered a ladder made of wood or metal. But this design is acceptable only in the House or apartment, where there are no small children and the elderly. The safety of this type of ladders low-they often do not have handrails, stairs narrow.

Equipping its pristavnuû staircase wooden or metal railings, you significantly increase the percentage of security design.

The ladder as a single block with an internal arrangement of storage systems is a rational way of using space. Certainly, this performance is a strong material is needed of degrees of metal or wood dense rocks.

A little tricky but safer would be a straight ladder with mounting degrees to one wall. Under the staircase you can arrange storage, even a mini pantry. But the absence of handrails and railings with one party makes such junk model for apartments and homes, inhabited by small children, the elderly and family members with disabilities.



Built-in ladder-design with protection in the form of walls on two sides. The most secure, reliable and robust organization move from the bottom to the top. Certainly, such a construction would require much larger costs of material, compared with side ladder, for example. Space this design also takes longer, but with such a performance, you can be confident in the safety of your household for many years.



The most common modern design projects have received top-tier fences made of glass. This popularity can be explained by the fact that such designs are durable and reliable. Not prevent the penetration of sunlight, which is especially important for the upper tiers, deprived of window apertures. Generally, protective glass screens have metal or wooden frames, handrails fastening. But there are also models consisting entirely of glass. Similar performance completely dissolves the fence in space, creates a light, weightless image of a premise.


Your protective enclosures can be made of wood or metal in the form of rods, thin tubes or even forged products with the original form. All depends on the direction in which the formalized style and your desire to make this element of Interior accent or "dissolve" in the general atmosphere of space.

A Loft bed is a miniature version of the duplex

Speaking of duplex homes can't variations recall the easiest and most efficient way of organizing bed in a small space. If earlier we could watch only double bed options created to save area in the nursery, where there are two children, currently the so-called Loft bed has a lot of performance models. This piece of furniture can be used in a room designed for one child. This is an efficient way to use space child to create not only sleeping but segment and workplace equipment, corner for creativity and storage systems. When making a bed on the second floor, "freed space for active games, which is important for a child of any age. Well, if you two baby bunk designs simply needed.



The most commonly seen version of the arrangement of the space under the Loft bed-occupancy of the workplace or creative zone directly under the bottom bed and equipment storage under stairs. As a result you get at least three functional solutions on a couple of square meters. But, like any way to layout space of a child's room, it has its cons. The growth of the child must be taken into account when designing originally bed, otherwise a couple of years have to redo the entire structure. You must also take care of summing up the electricity in the area under the bed because it will be necessary to ensure good lighting at the workplace.


Another option is arranging the space under the Loft bed-organization space for relaxation. Small sofa or sofa will be an excellent complement to the Interior. If the sofa has a sliding mechanism, if necessary, you can use this zone to sleep late guests.

Before you original way bed under the ceiling and posting an impressive storage systems at the base of the stairs leading to the bed. Large wardrobe with hinged doors and lots of drawers can effectively place your entire wardrobe, not excluding storage pastel accessories and even books.