ᐅ Who has a ceiling opening? Looking for experiences and photos.

Hello,

we are considering planning a ceiling opening on the ground floor in the dining area.

Who has one and would be willing to share pictures?

Advantages/disadvantages?

What should we watch out for?

We are aware that we will lose some space on the upper floor...

What is supposed to be above the opening: an open roof soffit or a gallery all around?

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Windows?
You mean air space.
It is very sensitive to noise → children's room.
Photos can be found on Pinterest, information through the search here.

Here is a photo taken through the "open space" looking down at the dining table. In the meantime, there is also a railing installed on the gallery and the terrace.

Open spaces and galleries like these vary visually as much as the houses themselves. A photo like this hardly helps much.

Advantage: air volume and a spacious feel — this was definitely what we wanted to achieve.
Potential disadvantage: echoing room acoustics — solved here with an acoustic ceiling from LignoTrend.
Disadvantage: it gets louder upstairs when there is activity downstairs — not an issue for us.

The space upstairs only becomes tight if this kind of solution is applied in a house that is too small. In a new build, you can influence this.