Co-living homes

Shared entry Privacy Screening for Co-living homes

Reduce direct views into private rooms while keeping the arrival area bright and navigable.

Explore the ideas
Entry corridor leading toward a dining area beside a glass-front cabinet
Entry inspiration: a clear approach and shallow landing storage.

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Set the brief
Trace sightlines from the building entry to bedrooms and living spaces.
Compare
Compare a screen, storage element or furniture turn for the needed privacy.
Before buying
Preserve daylight and avoid creating a narrow blind corner.
Worked example

Opening the front door gives a direct view from the corridor into a family’s living area.

Try a narrow slatted screen or offset console that interrupts the view while preserving daylight and a clear turn into the home. Check sightlines from standing and seated corridor positions.

How to test it

Check views from standing and seated positions at the entrance and adjoining rooms.

Apply it to this space
Layout
Keep a wide central path and place individual hooks and shoe bays along one wall.
Detail
Use durable flooring, clear wayfinding and a parcel shelf visible from the entrance.
Trade-off
More personal cubbies reduce clutter but can make the entry feel institutional.
  • Test arrival with several people
  • Check parcel and emergency route clearance
Wood display partition between an entry-side passage and living room
Entry inspiration: a permeable divider that softens direct sightlines.

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Details worth a closer look

Photographs for design inspiration
Living area with a glass partition beside a television wall
Entry inspiration: glazed separation that preserves borrowed light.
Living room seating group with a clear approach from the front of the room
Arrival inspiration: keep the first route into the room open.

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