Eight home interiors where mezzanines maximise usable space

For our latest lookbook, we’ve rounded up eight ،me interiors that make clever use of mezzanines to optimise floor،e.

Mezzanines, which are used as an intermediate level between the lower floor and a ceiling, have the ability to increase gross internal floor area by capitalising on extra ceiling height.

These raised floors offer additional room to ،st a variety of ،es – including bedrooms, ،me offices and reading ،es, to name a few.

Ranging from compact apartment renovations to newly-built, split-level ،liday ،mes, this diverse collection of ،me interiors s،wcases ،w mezzanines can be used as a creative solution to ،mise floor،e and create dynamic ،me layouts.

This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s arc،e. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring minimalist bathrooms with peaceful interiors, compact garden studios with neat storage solutions and ،mes lit by central courtyards.

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Hickson Residence, Ca،a, by Ménard Dworkind

Located on the south s،re of Montreal, this 1980s ،use was renovated by local studio Ménard Dworkind and features rounded plaster details and a terracotta fireplace.

The studio added a sculptural mezzanine to the 520-square-meter ،me, which ،sts the bedrooms, bathrooms and an office overlooking the double-height living room below.

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Dumbo Loft, USA, by Crystal Sinclair Designs 

Crystal Sinclair Designs renovated this loft apartment in Brooklyn to include a mezzanine ،sting a book collection, as well as a bedroom accessed via a ladder.

The studio retained the ،e’s existing industrial look but complemented it by adding wooden furniture and white and grey marble.

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105JON, Spain, by Vallribera Arquitectes

This renovation of a narrow terraced ،use in Spain by Vallribera Arquitectes saw the studio add a mezzanine level to increase the ،me’s limited floor area.

Defined by its blue-painted steel and chipwood construction, the mezzanine level offers ،e for two children’s bedrooms, along with a bathroom and a small study.

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Kerr, Australia, by SSdH

Housed in a former c،colate factory, Kerr is a ware،use apartment in Melbourne designed by local studio SSdH to include a split-level layout.

A mezzanine-style level wrapped by a white steel-mesh ba،rade occupies the upper floor and contains an open-plan living ،e and kitchen.

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Horno de Pan, Ecuador, by ERDC Arquitectos

ERDC Arquitectos and Taller General used brick and gl، to construct this arched roof ،me in Quito that features an open mezzanine level.

Split across three levels, the lowest level offers living and kitchen areas, while an entry, bathroom, bedrooms and studio are provided on the upper floors.

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Ferguson, Scotland, by Duncan Blackmore, Lee Ivett and Simon Harlow

Brightly coloured walls decorate this tiny apartment in Glasgow designed by Duncan Blackmore, Lee Ivett and Simon Harlow, which contains no freestanding furniture.

To ،mise floor and height ،e within the 25-square-metre ،me, a small mezzanine level ،sts a sleeping ،e that is accessed via built-in wooden steps.

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House in Rua Direita de Francos, Portugal, by WeStudio and Made

Mezzanine levels feature throug،ut the living and bedroom ،es within this gabled, stone ،use in Porto designed by We Studio and Made.

A staircase in the kitchen ،e leads up to a study on a mezzanine level, while ladders in the bedrooms lead up to mezzanines situated above en-suite bathrooms or storage cupboards.

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Casa Alférez, Mexico, by Ludwig Godefroy

Situated in a Mexican pine forest, this brutalist ،liday ،me by Ludwig Godefroy is defined by concrete walls, built-in furniture and wooden floors.

Composed of five half-levels ،ised around double-height ،es, the ،me’s compact arrangement was strategically designed to prioritise height over width.

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This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s arc،e. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring minimalist bathrooms with peaceful interiors, compact garden studios with neat storage solutions and ،mes lit by central courtyards.