Appareil Architecture, a firm that's based in Montreal, Quebec, recently created an expansive living space for a client by bringing together two separate homes.
The end result is a bright, open-concept design -- which has ample blank space that generates a clean and minimalist look. Natural light permeates the common areas, as a large skylight links the upper and lower floors. A wooden staircase complements the home seamlessly as well, with a glass barrier that allows it to appear much less imposing than it otherwise might.
The living room is sunken into the floor, which helps to divide the home's different areas without interrupting the flow of it. As Appareil Architecture claims, this also generates a more "inviting feel."
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Merged-home-living-spaces
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore the trend of combining multiple homes to create expansive living spaces, generating a bright and open-concept design.
- Clean-and-minimalist-design
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Embrace the trend of creating ample blank space in home interiors to achieve a clean and minimalist look, focusing on natural light and simplicity.
- Sunken-living-rooms
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Utilize the trend of sunken living rooms to divide different areas of a home while maintaining a seamless flow and enhancing an inviting feel.
Where This Applies
- Architecture-and-interior-design
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Architects and interior designers can find new opportunities in creating innovative merged home living spaces, clean and minimalist designs, and utilizing unique features like sunken living rooms.
- Real-estate-and-housing
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Real estate professionals can explore the potential of selling and marketing multi-merged homes as a new form of spacious and inviting living spaces with unique design opportunities.
- Construction-and-remodeling
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Construction and remodeling companies can focus on developing expertise in merging multiple homes and creating seamless spaces while incorporating features like sunken living rooms.
