The couple made the house feel even more spacious by flooding a series of levels with natural light.

Louis Kahn opened up the interior of this brick library at Phillips Exeter Academy with a ceiling clerestory, which allowed sunlight to flow in and colorfully contrast with the stone-and-wood interior. Illumination was a focus down to the smallest detail, such as the teak study corrals positioned in light-filled spots.

A look at the multi-level home in the Hollywood Hills.

A multilevel design means that the outside is never far away in CBC House.

Steep roofs and tall internal spaces provide barnlike simplicity and facilitate an efficient multilevel design.

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Architect Bill Yudchitz asked his son, Daniel, to help him create a self-sustaining multi-level family cabin in Bayfield, Wisconsin.

Much of the concrete and metalwork for the multilevel, L-shaped terrace had to be redone. The Pantagruel picnic table is by Dirk Wynants for Extremis; the 1966 Adjustable Chaises are by Richard Schultz for Knoll.

The expansive, cube-like Savion House is a multi-level family home designed by Neuman Hayner. The study floats above the kitchen in a lofted space that provides privacy and accessibility.

Lift-slide doors by Dynamic Windows allow easy access to planted rooftops that serve as small yards. The staggered rectangular panes, also by Dynamic Windows, reference the home’s multilevel configuration.

Architect Christi Azevedo, along with homeowners Lorena Siminovich and Esteban Kerner, transformed this 1,485-square-foot, multilevel, mid-century maze into a modern and efficient family home in just three months. “It was the craziest frickin’ thing,” laughs Azevedo. “It was like a Tetris game, putting it all together, trying to squeak out space wherever we could.” Purchased as if straight out of 1955, the home is now the ideal small space for Siminovich and Kerner to raise their young daughter, Matilda.

The mostly blank brick-clad exterior belies the complex geometries that inform the multilevel plan inside. The windows are arranged to frame specific views—including the steeple of the nearby St. Michael’s Church—while retaining privacy from the street.

When architect Marc-André Plasse realized that he was unable to add a second story to his Montreal house due to a weak foundation, he eked out another 500 square feet with a clever multilevel addition on one side to create a master bedroom with an interior balcony that cantilevers over the dining area.

High Street House is a multi-level co-living/co-working space occupying the middle section of a historic brick building in West London. The co-working lounge and studio is sited on the ground level, just beyond the floor-to-ceiling glazed wall that is trimmed in a vibrant shade of red. City Studio, the apartment currently available for rent, is perched on the top floor of the building.

Designed by Ellen Casilly , Frank Konhaus and Anna Wirththis, the Cassilhaus is a multilevel residence, art gallery, and site for artists-in-residence.

The multilevel floor plan for the Veil House, built in 2020.

Halfway through a pregnancy isn’t exactly the ideal time to buy a house. So after spending months scouting San Francisco’s Victorians and turnkey cookie-cutters—and almost defecting to the East Bay—Lorena Siminovich and Esteban Kerner decided to put the hunt on hold until after their baby was born. But then one afternoon Kerner, a design director with Old Navy, logged on to Craigslist on a whim. He saw a below-market listing for a single-family home in Noe Valley, their neighborhood of choice. With crumbly brick cladding, peeling rust-brown paint, and rotting garage doors, the house lacked curb appeal. But the Argentine couple was drawn to the interior. "It was amazing and strange at the same time," says Kerner of the 1,485-square-foot, multilevel, midcentury maze. "Mind-boggling," adds Siminovich. "It was just a knot of doors and a series of insane stairs to nowhere."

Multi-level biophilic development

Soaring trees envelope the multilevel, wood-clad residence.

Multi-level redwood deck.

"The rear yard, given the property's limited size, presented more of a conundrum," says Southerland. "We came up with the idea of using the roof of the garage as a roof deck to add useable area to the rear." Taking advantage of the gently sloped site, he built a series of terraced bleacher-style seating above and around the detached garage, doubling its roof as an additional terrace, and effectively bridging the backyard space into one multi-level whole.

Multi-level green platforms

Multi-level living space

The eastern end shows off the home's multi-level interior and the facade's soft curve.

The multi-level home is rich with character.

This multilevel home is perched on a spacious lot, surrounded by pristine countryside, in the hills above Épinal, France.

Oxelaand Multilevel Bookcase by STOR New York

Barn + Multi-Level Patio View

The architects incorporated a number of clever, personalized design elements into the multilevel home.

Guido stands in the kitchen, located at the highest point in the multilevel house.

The multi-level property appears as a modern, mini skyscraper nestled in a remote forest.

Soaring trees envelope the multi-level, wood-clad residence, creating a serene city oasis.

Soaring ceilings create a grand sense of space in the multi-level main living areas.

The multi-level home offers a serene city escape, surrounded by thick native landscaping.

Perched on a sloped lot, the multilevel wood-clad home blends in with its natural setting.

Decks about on three sides of this multi-level masterpiece in wood.