Embrace an alternative approach to conventional living room designs with this unconventional layout setup.
Delphine Bouvet Introduces Innovative Centralized Seating Layout for Spacious Homes
Delphine Bouvet, a renowned spatial design expert and the founder of Delphine Bouvet Interiors based in London, has introduced a new living room layout that is revolutionizing home interiors - the centralized seating method.
This layout, which groups seating furniture together in the center of the room, is typically left for larger spaces. However, with careful planning and creative furniture choices, it can also work wonders in smaller living rooms or with a limited budget.
The centralized seating layout prioritizes connection and oozes with main-character energy. It's important to pay attention to access, ensuring it is easily accessible from the doorway and feels welcoming. For a centralized seating layout with a view or another obvious focal point, an L or U-shaped arrangement is recommended instead of a full square or circle.
When it comes to choosing furniture for this layout, Delphine Bouvet suggests opting for low back seating, such as modular sofas, as opposed to wingback armchairs which can close the space. The furniture must be carefully chosen for their appearance from all angles to maintain an open and inviting feel.
Modular sofas are one of the best options for a centralized seating layout, especially for minimalist interiors, as they offer consistency, balance, and flexibility. When using modular sofas, it's important to consider scale to avoid overcrowding the space.
In a centralized seating layout, any cabinet, console table, or spare chairs will find their natural place against the walls of the room, along with lamps and plants. Side tables, placed within reach of the sofas, are essential and can be kept light and airy with the use of glass to keep the feeling of space.
For larger or open-concept spaces, a centralized seating area rectifies any issue with dead space in a living room. In these cases, it's worth considering bringing some floor sockets towards the center of the room for plugging in table lamps and charging phones, and avoiding having cables trailing across the floor.
In smaller living rooms, creativity is needed when choosing and arranging furniture. Instead of a custom pit sofa, a few ottomans arranged together would have a similar effect. A minimum of 1.2m should be allowed for traffic around furniture in a centralized seating layout to avoid a suffocating feel.
Delphine Bouvet, an architect based in Paris, prefers taking seating furniture off the walls as it moves traffic areas away from the center of the room. This layout makes the center of the room the immediate focal point, alleviating the struggle of either adding more coffee tables or a second seating area.
With the centralized seating method, Delphine Bouvet offers a space planning package for both single rooms and entire homes. Higher-end furniture is typically required to pull off this look successfully. However, with creativity and careful planning, this innovative layout can transform any living space.
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