ᐅ Room divider – single-sided or double-sided?

Hello everyone,

I’m currently considering how the room divider could be designed—whether it should be accessible from both sides or just one. I’m thinking of a height of about 1.40 m (4 ft 7 in).

On one side, the TV would be mounted, and on the other side, there would be a bench.

My thoughts:

I’m not sure why, but I feel that with the double-sided accessible option, when I’m watching TV, I might notice more movement in the background, which could be distracting, although it would feel more open.

With the single-sided option, I might have more possibilities for design.

Does anyone have experience with this or any opinions?

Thanks and regards!

PS: I also find the example photo interesting.

A three-sided fireplace is planned next to the partition wall for a future date.

Two questions for clarification:
1) By single-sided/double-sided access, do you mean whether you can only walk along the inside of the room (because the room section extends to the wall) or if it is accessible from both the left and right sides?
2) Is the height measured from the floor or from the ceiling downwards?

Is the fireplace intended to be placed where the floor structure is recessed?

NatureSys schrieb:

Two questions for clarification:
1) By one-sided/two-sided accessible, do you mean whether you can only walk inside the room (because the room section goes up to the wall) or on both the left and right sides?
2) Is the height measured from the floor or downward from the ceiling?

1) Exactly.

2) The height was measured from the floor; I would rather not have it extend all the way to the ceiling, as that would disrupt the open-concept design.

NatureSys schrieb:

Is the fireplace planned for the area where the floor structure is recessed?

Exactly.

Accessible from both sides. Otherwise, you might as well have had a wall built.