Forget the massive walls, the floor height difference discriminant function space. The dining room and family room, as this image.
The difference in height between the floor and another is known as the split-level. This term is often applied to ingerada home country. But the same concept is often applied to ordinary homes. Which article? The height difference on the surface, a solution could be the role of space separated.
As you can see in the picture. Dining room is right next to the family room. Just could not be two spaces between the wall or a solid, but the result of every room feels cramped. Then, the application of the concept of wall digantilah division level. Two gains, position in space and feel the difference to keep the company Airy.