It looks like a house to me, is it common in Australia to have your sofa in an elevated booth in your house? Legitimately asking, I've never been in an Australian home, so I have no clue. I've only been in elevated booths in restaurants and you still had to look up at someone standing next to the booth.
I'm sure he was looking at him in real life, it just looks a little off to my brain with the camera angles.