This double-height living room with vaulted windows sits within Cast Iron House, a 135-year-old building in New York's Tribeca neighbourhood that is being transformed into apartments by Shigeru Ban.

Renovating a $450,000 Double-Height Living Room Was No Small Feat. Story by Elaine Paoloni Quilici ... The heart of the 7,500-square-foot duplex is the double-volume, 38-by-30-foot living room.

“Double-height spaces can be purposely designed in new homes or additions, such as for a living room or an extension to create a purpose-built area, such as an open kitchen and recreation room ...

Model-turned-DJ Sky Nellor has sold her tricked-out, 2,000-square-foot penthouse duplex at 121 W. 20th St. for its $2.75 million asking price. An artist snapped up the two-bedroom, 2 1/2-bathroom C… ...

These include a double-height living room and glass-roofed terrace area, a second living-area that spans the lower-ground and ground floor, and an indoor courtyard on the first floor.

With its dramatic double-height living room, the Art Deco house featured a semicircular sunken conversation pit around a dramatic geometric fireplace.

Lilyfield is known for its period homes – single-fronted Victorians, double-storey terraces, and the odd sandstone facade. Those with a taste for contemporary homes are also catered for, however ...

Renovating a $450,000 Double-Height Living Room Was No Small Feat. Everything, from the furniture to the artwork and drapes, needed to be bigger to accommodate the large space.