Live-Play Spaces at Home

In the digital era, we love innovative live-work areas, but we will always champion playing at home, whether it’s a perfectly placed pool, oversized chalkboard wall, or the ultimate pair of bunk beds. Slideshow

A spiral staircase by designer Ab Rogers provides a prismatic path from floor to floor in a light-filled London home. “Design is not complete without movement,” Rogers says of his Technicolor pièce de resistance. “People move around and over and onto it—I want people to engage with their space.” Photo by John Short.