Tip 98 How High the Ideal Home Lighting Ceiling? Void and creative with Loft

annahape.com In designing the architecture of the house, high plapon your dream home depends on several things. In summary the things you need to consider in determining the height of the ceiling is the climate, the proportion of space / aesthetics, air circulation, and lighting.

The architects generally agree that there is a tendency of changing tastes in which the homeowners want a higher ceiling homes. If we look plapon standard in homes built 20-30 years ago ranged between 250-260cm. While today's modern residence offers high ceilings in the range 280-300cm. Even some parts of the room has a ceiling height 4m to 7m in height. See figure 1 of the results of our design where the center of the house has a ceiling of one latai as high as 7 meters.

Fig 1. Houses 1 Floor with High Ceiling

The tendency of modern home with high ceilings do not just taste but probably related to the comfort and aesthetic design of the house. However, for you who want to build or design a house, a few basic principles that I have to say may be useful.

First, climatic factors
If you look at the houses in cold climates tend to have the ceiling of the lower house. In Japan or Europe for example, high ceilings 2.4 or 2.5 meters are common. The reason is energy savings. The higher the ceiling the higher the heating is required.

Fig 2. Exposing the High Ceiling with Roof Slope

Meanwhile, in coastal areas or hot climates high ceiling allows better air circulation. Some of you may already know that hot air will move upwards. Thus the high ceiling to allow air in the room remained cool.

In addition, with high ceiling allowed sunlight to enter more deeply into all parts of the house. And so the room does not feel damp.

So, my advice if you live in coastal areas with hot air that tends to ceiling height should be not less than 280cm, or between 2.8 to 3.2 m.

Second, the proportions and aesthetics
The architectural design is nothing but talk about the proportion of space. Beautiful design that means proportional. The general architecture student knows that in order to determine the standard ceiling height of a room apply the formula: (length + width) / 2. That is a room-sized 3x4m will look proportional if the ceiling is about (3 +4) / 2 = 3.5 m.

Gbr3. The importance of voids in the house with a single access

Void or Loft
When you build a house two or more floors, high ceiling will be created automatically when you create a void. That space is left blank on the second floor so the view can be directly targeted to the second floor ceiling.

The creation of a high ceiling can also do with exposing the slope of the roof. That way you can create a beautiful ceiling. Well as the room will feel more spacious. See Figure 2

Voids can also mean an open space with no roof on the house had only one access is from the front. In many houses, your house surrounded by walls on both sides and rear. When this condition is that you get, the presence of voids to be vital either the rear or side of the house. Namely for air circulation and sunlight can enter into the house. Cover the entire area with a roof is not recommended. See figure 3 which shows the location of voids in a house the size of 6 × 15 in a cluster.

Fig 4. Loft or mezzanine at home high berplafon

When you create a void that is still quite broad, in certain parts you can still make a loft that can be used as a playground or open space hobby.

Impression of light by using appropriate materials and open design and the glass windows plus the ventilation is very important for air circulation guaranteed and broad impression is not lost. See Figure 4