13 examples of how to include a double-sided fireplace into your home

December 21, 2015

13 examples of how to incorporate a double-sided fireplace into your home

 

We often see fireplaces included in homes as a focal point, but we’ve increasingly noticed that we’re seeing double-sided fireplaces being used as dividers to separate interior rooms, or to be used within an exterior wall to be enjoyed from the inside, and the outside. Here are some examples…


1. This converted church in Chicago, has a fireplace that splits two living areas.

13 examples of how to incorporate a double-sided fireplace into your home

Designed by Linc Thelen Design together with Scrafano Architects. Photography by Jim Tschetter.

2. This fireplace in a renovated home in Aspen, Colorado, divides the space between the two levels.

13 examples of how to incorporate a double-sided fireplace into your home

Designed by Stonefox.

3. This house on Long Island, New York, has a fireplace encased within raw concrete, separating the living and dining areas.

13 examples of how to incorporate a double-sided fireplace into your home

Designed by Ole Sondresen. Photography by Edward Caruso.

4. At a villa on Turks & Caicos Island, this double-height fireplace can be enjoyed from the interior of the home, as well poolside.

13 examples of how to incorporate a double-sided fireplace into your home

Designed by Prototype Design Lab. Photography by Eugen Sakhnenko | A-Frame.

5. This fireplace at a home in Slovakia, is a central focal point for the living areas.

13 examples of how to incorporate a double-sided fireplace into your home

Designed by Šebo Lichy Architects. Photography by Tomáš Manina.

6. From a home in Melbourne, Australia, this double-sided fireplace, surrounded by a light colored brick, separates the living and dining area.

13 examples of how to incorporate a double-sided fireplace into your home

Designed by InForm. Photography by Derek Swalwell.

7. This fireplace, at a home in Hobart, Australia, can be enjoyed indoors and outdoors.

13 examples of how to incorporate a double-sided fireplace into your home

Designed by Room 11 Architects. Photography by Jasmin Latona and Ben Hosking.

8. A board-formed concrete fireplace in a home in Richfield, Wisconsin, is enjoyed from both sides, while providing a visual screen between the dining room and the sitting room.

13 examples of how to incorporate a double-sided fireplace into your home

Designed by Bruns Architecture. Photography by Tricia Shay Photography.

9. This black fireplace in a vacation home in Buenos Aires, Argentina, provides a separation between the sitting area and the dining room, without being too tall to interrupt the sight line.

13 examples of how to incorporate a double-sided fireplace into your home

Designed by Estudio Galera Arquitectura.

10. At a home in Melbourne, Australia, this fireplace can be used within the home and in the entertaining area outside.

13 examples of how to incorporate a double-sided fireplace into your home

Designed by MAKE Architecture. Photography by Peter Bennetts.

11. This fireplace in a remodeled home in Vancouver, Canada, can be see from the entrance way and the living room.

13 examples of how to incorporate a double-sided fireplace into your home

Designed by Ami McKay. Photography by Janis Nicolay Photography.

12. This fireplace separates the living and dining areas of a villa in The Netherlands.

13 examples of how to incorporate a double-sided fireplace into your home

Designed by Lab32 Architects. Photography by Jo Pauwels.

13. This outdoor fireplace at a home in Truckee, California, can be enjoyed from the seating area or the from the hot tub.

13 examples of how to incorporate a double-sided fireplace into your home

Designed by Blaze Makoid Architecture. Photography by Vance Fox Photography