Split Level Home Layouts

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A split-level home separates rooms with a few steps instead of walls, so each area gets its own level while staying in view of the others. These pair wood staircases with black steel ones, and one raises the kitchen above a lower living area. Look for the tall indoor tree in a stone planter.

A multi-level modern interior featuring a black steel staircase, wood flooring, exposed concrete ceilings, and a view of an enclosed green courtyard.

PAZ Arquitectura

Looking down from a mezzanine walkway with a white metal railing to a lower living area with a grey sofa and coffee table.

A modern split-level interior features a raised kitchen and dining area with extensive wood cabinetry, a dark island, and a black steel staircase.

A wooden staircase in a split-level home leads down to a living area with dark slate tile flooring, a grey sofa, and a large tree-root sculpture.

BAC Barrio Arquitectura Ciudad

A minimalist split-level space features a grey molded plywood chair on a polished white terrazzo floor overlooking a lower-level kitchen and an outdoor deck.

Ignacio Szulman arquitecto

High-angle view of a split-level modern home featuring warm wooden flooring, a mezzanine dining area with wooden chairs, and a lower-level bedroom.

Kochi Architect’s Studio

A hallway with dark wood floors and white walls features exposed timber ceiling joists and a view looking down toward a dining area and garden.

A multi-level home interior featuring wood stairs, an integrated indoor tree, built-in storage drawers, and gray tile flooring.

A mid-century modern split-level living room featuring a sunken gray sofa, a round wood coffee table, a bright red fireplace, and a raised bedroom.

Charles and Ray Eames

A minimalist split-level home interior featuring light wood flooring, white walls, built-in shelves, and glass railings overlooking a lower level.

Josephine Hurley Architecture

A multi-level stairwell features an open-riser wooden staircase, a tall green indoor tree in a stone planter, and an exposed brick wall.

An overhead view of a home's staircase looking down onto a living area with patterned floor tiles, a built-in wooden bench, and white breeze block walls.