Eight interiors where built-in sofas become one with the walls

From a concrete house in Colombia to a Swiss chalet, the eight living rooms compiled in this lookbook all feature practical built-in sofas.

While many designers elect to make the sofa the focal point of the living space, some opt to make it blend into the background altogether.

The following examples include sofas in wooden cabins and concrete houses, where the materiality is apparent throughout the interior and continues to form the bases of the sofas.

Adding built-in sofas can be a way to make use of awkward spaces where conventional freestanding sofas may not fit, and can also help create cohesive interior spaces by using the same material as the walls.

This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring interiors that revolve around DJ booths, homes inserted into former factories and living spaces imbued with autumnal colour palettes.

Hee House, Sweden, by Studio Ellsinger

A dramatically pitched roof creates a lofty interior lined with warm-toned, untreated pine in this Swedish holiday home.

The corner sofa in the living space has a base that was also made from pine, tying it in with the surrounding interior. Dark green cushions create a grounding effect.

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Pine Island Cottage, Canada, by Bureau Tempo and Thom Fougere

Canadian studios Bureau Tempo and Thom Fougere embedded a walnut-framed sofa into this open-plan living space, flanked by steps on either end.

The solid walnut volume provides seating, storage and access between the room's split levels.

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Biarritz apartment, France, by Toledano + Architects

This seafront apartment in southwestern France features light oak throughout the space, in reference to maritime architecture.

A corner bookcase flows into a built-in sofa running along the bottom of a vast window. At its other end, the base of the sofa becomes the final few steps of a metallic staircase.

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Perfect Day House, Switzerland, by Giona Bierens de Haan Architectures

The quintessential exterior of this Swiss mountain chalet belies a bright, minimal interior, created by local studio Giona Bierens de Haan Architectures.

The floor plan revolves around a sunken living area built from pale, bright wood and topped by matching greige upholstery.

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Pontious Ranch House, USA, by OWIU Design

A long, tubular bolster cushion and thick padded seat soften the solid base of this sofa in the living area of this Texan ranch by Los Angeles studio OWIU Design.

Material contrast and a neutral colour palette characterise the interior as a whole, which sees contemporary elements interspersed with conventional farmhouse aesthetics.

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Concrete House, Colombia, by Atelier Garcia

An L-shaped sofa upholstered in deep blue fabric is tucked into the concrete materiality of this Colombian house.

Designed by New York-based studio Atelier Garcia, the house's cave-like interior features exposed concrete walls, floors and ceilings, softened by wooden accents and upholstery.

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Villain House, Spain, by Architecture Office Claudia Raurell

A concrete volume snakes around the edge of this living room, combining the functions of a media unit, steps, sofa base and side table all in one.

It echoes the concrete materiality that characterises the Barcelona townhouse, which was renovated by local studio Architecture Office Claudia Raurell.

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Detif house, Chile, by Guillermo Acuña Arquitectos Asociados

A nest-like arrangement of red batons creates a distinctive facade for this house on the coast of Chile, designed by local studio Guillermo Acuña Arquitectos Asociados.

Nestled beneath the glass windows in the living space is a corner sofa, with a base made from light-toned timber planks that echo the building's wider materiality.

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This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring interiors that revolve around DJ booths, homes inserted into former factories and living spaces imbued with autumnal colour palettes.

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