Very unusually large living room with low ceiling..sounds almost like some kind of modified cargo container dwelling. This is landed or condo?

Can you describe this space a bit more. Is this landed, condo or some other  What's it made of: masonry (red clay brick), precast reinforced concrete, wood, mud, corrugated zinc alume sheet, glass, stainless steel sheet, etc.

8ft height is undesirable as the hot air zone is very perceptible at all times. Best is it's 9 ft minimum or as high as possible if less. It needs a few baby ceiling fans spaced out to where occupant zones are. No down light should be used and if it's 8ft due to plaster ceiling, suggest that as much as all that space can be reclaimed if possible say about 4" drop rather than 6" or 12" drop.

OK, I got a contractor who is willing to re do the pipe, to hack off existing and reinsulate the pipes, he said armaflex...
To hack my wall and reinsulate the pipe, before installing the new air cond.
non-inverter and 2HP / 2HP

My 0.26 cents by just a glance, what area that is "facing" East West? north south?