Double Storey Basement
A residential interior precedent showing how a subterranean extension can harvest daylight via a large structural glass roof while using dark vertical louvers to block views from neighboring properties.
- What we like about this project
- The large black louvered screen effectively acts as a solid exterior wall substitute to shield views from upper-story neighbors.
Materials
- glass
- steel
- fabric
- wood
- marble
Visual identifiers
- glass-ceiling
- black-louvers
- subterranean-lounge
- overhead-daylight
Style tags
- contemporary
- luxury
- minimal-modern
Visual tags
- basement-extension
- daylight-harvesting
- contemporary-interior
- privacy-screen
- residential-lounge
- Geometry
- Rectangular sunken living space defined by an overhead structural glass ceiling and a tall solid black louvered boundary wall along one side.
- Structural guess
- Steel framing supporting overhead structural structural glazing panels.
- Spatial scale
- Generous residential living space with standard single-story ceiling height under a glazed roof.
- Lighting
- Bright, direct overhead daylight pouring through the structural glass roof, creating crisp reflections and balanced interior fill.
- Atmosphere
- Bright, airy, and protected, bridging the gap between an outdoor courtyard feel and cozy interior living.
- Environmental context
- Subterranean or lower-level rear extension with a glass ceiling looking up to surrounding traditional brick buildings and a garden wall.
- Spatial experience
- A brightly lit subterranean lounge that feels open to the sky above while maintaining privacy from neighboring overlooking windows via dark vertical louvers.
- Composition rhythm
- Steady vertical rhythm of the dark privacy louvers contrasted against the low-slung modular white seating and round coffee table.
- Style reading
- Contemporary luxury residential interior
- Program
- Residential living room
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- interior
- Materials
- glass, steel, fabric, wood, marble
- Visual identifiers
- glass-ceiling, black-louvers, subterranean-lounge, overhead-daylight
- Style tags
- contemporary, luxury, minimal-modern
- Visual tags
- basement-extension, daylight-harvesting, contemporary-interior, privacy-screen, residential-lounge
- Geometry
- Rectangular sunken living space defined by an overhead structural glass ceiling and a tall solid black louvered boundary wall along one side.
- Structural guess
- Steel framing supporting overhead structural structural glazing panels.
- Spatial scale
- Generous residential living space with standard single-story ceiling height under a glazed roof.
- Lighting
- Bright, direct overhead daylight pouring through the structural glass roof, creating crisp reflections and balanced interior fill.
- Atmosphere
- Bright, airy, and protected, bridging the gap between an outdoor courtyard feel and cozy interior living.
- Environmental context
- Subterranean or lower-level rear extension with a glass ceiling looking up to surrounding traditional brick buildings and a garden wall.
- Spatial experience
- A brightly lit subterranean lounge that feels open to the sky above while maintaining privacy from neighboring overlooking windows via dark vertical louvers.
- Composition rhythm
- Steady vertical rhythm of the dark privacy louvers contrasted against the low-slung modular white seating and round coffee table.
- Style reading
- Contemporary luxury residential interior
- Program
- Residential living room
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- interior