Homes & Property | LuxuryRaising the roof: London's most dramatic double-height homesGiven that London is a city where more floorspace is what everyone wants, to deliberately give up space to add height seems like property madness.Ruth Bloomfield18 February 2016But the effect of height, especially double-height space, is often underestimated in interior design. This is why the best interiors in top-end contemporary homes now feature the soaring drama of entrance halls or living rooms with ceilings that top 30ft.£1.65 million: Alex Michaelis of interior architects Michaelis Boyd gave his own flat in north Kensington a double height living room rather than cram in another floor (through Domus Nova)£3.69 million: the upper floor ceilings have been removed in this four-bedroom house in Limerston Street, Chelsea (Douglas & Gordon), losing some loft space but giving the rooms pitched ceilingsMORE ABOUTAlex MichaelisMichaelis BoydLondonEd TryonDouglas & Gordon
