{"id":10995,"date":"2025-12-13T13:49:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T13:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rutha.org\/index.php\/2025\/12\/13\/seven-dining-rooms-illuminated-by-voids-that-double-as-lightwells\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T13:49:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T13:49:08","slug":"seven-dining-rooms-illuminated-by-voids-that-double-as-lightwells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rutha.org\/index.php\/2025\/12\/13\/seven-dining-rooms-illuminated-by-voids-that-double-as-lightwells\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven dining rooms illuminated by voids that double as lightwells"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In our latest lookbook<\/a>, we’ve rounded up homes spanning Chile<\/a>, Ireland<\/a> and Japan<\/a> with dining rooms<\/a> that are brightened by glass-covered voids.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lightwells<\/a> and internal voids offer a solution to drawing light into a home’s lower levels or deeper into its plan, while also adding visual intrigue and depth to an interior.<\/p>\n

Here, we look at seven homes where glazed voids create brighter and loftier dining spaces, including a skylit pyramidal<\/a> dwelling in Mexico.<\/p>\n

This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring compact bedrooms<\/a>, statement fireplaces<\/a> and bathrooms with contrasting materials<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"Interior
Photo by Marcos Zegers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

House in the Forest, Chile, by Daiber & Aceituno Arquitectos<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Chilean studio Daiber & Aceituno Arquitectos cloaked this two-storey home in corrugated metal<\/a> and raised it atop concrete arches on its site in the forest<\/a> of Puerto Varas, Chile.<\/p>\n

On the home’s ground floor, an open-plan kitchen and dining room gain light from a central void designed by the studio to act as a “luminous heart within the home”.<\/p>\n

Find out more about House in the Forest \u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Casa
Photo by C\u00e9sar B\u00e9jar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Casa Emma, Mexico, by HW Studio<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

A pyramidal lightwell draws daylight into the wood<\/a>-clad interiors of Casa Emma, a Mexican home completed by local architecture practice HW Studio<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nestled into an infill lot in Morelia<\/a>, the residence measures four metres by 10 metres and is organised around a central skylit room that contains the kitchen, living and dining spaces, and a bedroom above.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Casa Emma \u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Gate
Photo by Peter Molloy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Gate Lodge, Ireland, by A2 Architects\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Irish studio A2 Architects<\/a> designed this home, named Gate Lodge, with a minimal white form topped by a pyramidal<\/a> roof for a young farming family in Navan, Ireland<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Inside, a circular void aligns with a square skylight at the apex of the pyramidal roof \u2013 drawing light down into the dining room at the centre of the home.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Gate Lodge \u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Harvey
Photo by St\u00e5le Eriksen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Harvey Road, UK, by Erbar Mattes<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Limewashed brick, oak and glass make up this rear extension<\/a> to a London home completed by architecture studio Erbar Mattes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Held within the space is an open-plan kitchen and living space flanked by a window seat and a dining space crowned with a deep-set skylight.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Harvey Road \u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Interior
Photo by Katsumasa Tanaka<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A Japanese Manga Artist’s House, Japan, by Tan Yamanouchi & AWGL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Architecture studio Tan Yamanouchi & AWGL drew on the creativity of its client \u2013 an up-and-coming manga artist \u2013 for the design of this house and studio<\/a> with a curving facade in Tokyo<\/a>, Japan.<\/p>\n

Located on a narrow site, A Japanese Manga Artist’s House is accessed via an arched tunnel and opens up to a living space where a large void illuminates the home’s dining area.<\/p>\n

Find out more about A Japanese Manga Artist’s House \u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Interior
Photo by St\u00e5le Eriksen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sky Lantern, UK, by Proctor & Shaw<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The refurbishment and extension of this Victorian townhouse in south London<\/a> by local studio Proctor & Shaw<\/a> saw a series of glazed volumes added to its rear facade to allow daylight to reach deep into the plan.<\/p>\n

On the ground floor of Sky Lantern House, the open-plan kitchen and dining area are illuminated by a double-height void wrapped in glazing.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Sky Lantern \u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Chelsea
Photo by Building Narratives<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chelsea Mews House, UK, by Bindloss Dawes<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

A full-height lightwell with an oak-and-steel staircase was added to this mews house<\/a> in Chelsea, London, to create “a sense of volume and theatre”.<\/p>\n

Designed by architecture firm Bindloss Dawes<\/a>, the renovation of the Chelsea Mews House introduced a sunken basement level containing the kitchen and dining space, which is lit by the three-storey void.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Chelsea Mews House \u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring compact bedrooms<\/a>, statement fireplaces<\/a> and bathrooms with contrasting materials<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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In our latest lookbook, we’ve rounded up homes spanning Chile, Ireland and Japan with dining rooms that are brightened by glass-covered voids. Lightwells and internal voids offer a solution to drawing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lookbooks","latest_post"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rutha.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rutha.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rutha.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rutha.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10995"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rutha.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10995\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rutha.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rutha.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rutha.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}