A friendly hello to everyone.
We are about to purchase a plot of land and intend to build an angled bungalow on it in the near future.
We already have a floor plan that we want to build upon. As of now, we plan to position the living and dining areas to face northeast or northwest due to local conditions and personal preferences, as well as the beautiful park-like view.
My concern is that the lighting, meaning natural daylight, might not be sufficient. Due to the furniture layout, larger window surfaces are not an option.
I came across the topic of daylight spots online, which might help address this issue.
Has anyone had experience with these or faced a similar problem?
Thank you very much in advance.
Best regards from Lusatia.
We are about to purchase a plot of land and intend to build an angled bungalow on it in the near future.
We already have a floor plan that we want to build upon. As of now, we plan to position the living and dining areas to face northeast or northwest due to local conditions and personal preferences, as well as the beautiful park-like view.
My concern is that the lighting, meaning natural daylight, might not be sufficient. Due to the furniture layout, larger window surfaces are not an option.
I came across the topic of daylight spots online, which might help address this issue.
Has anyone had experience with these or faced a similar problem?
Thank you very much in advance.
Best regards from Lusatia.
Punica schrieb:
Due to the furniture layout, larger window areas are not an option.
.Hello,
Basically, you should first have the plot of land and then adapt the house to it.
Pre-designed plans can also be rotated or mirrored (or both) otherwise.
Now, from the drawing, I don’t see that it would be impossible to properly widen the windows without losing usable space.
Apart from that, the windows shown there have a rough opening width of 151 cm (59 inches), which is quite tight for the wall lengths and should therefore be adjusted to the room size anyway.
Patio windows should be at least 200 cm (79 inches), and you have space for about 3 meters (118 inches) each 🙂
Daylight spotlights are, in my opinion, a last resort when no other options are available. You can also open up the ceiling in an area and add additional skylights for natural lighting—or instead of a hip roof, opt for a gable roof, open the ceiling, and install glazing in the gable.
Hello Yvonne,
Basically, you are absolutely right in focusing first on the plot and then on the house. In our case, however, the background is that we were already quite far along in planning with the developer last autumn but withdrew for various reasons. The current plot is at least the same width, just a bit longer, and has the same orientation regarding the cardinal directions.
I agree with you that the recessed spotlights are only a temporary solution and that other options should be explored first. That makes sense. It’s just that we like the current windows best in terms of appearance. So far, we have only had an initial meeting with an architect who does not know the old floor plan or any other parameters. It’s quite possible that he will resolve this issue differently.
I’m just thinking ahead to be prepared in case he brings up this topic, which he probably will 🙂
The clear ceiling height is also planned to be increased to 2.65–2.70 m (8 ft 8 in–8 ft 10 in), and the windows will be made slightly larger vertically.
What do you think, will the current arrangement of the windows cause bigger problems, considering the orientation?
Good luck.
Basically, you are absolutely right in focusing first on the plot and then on the house. In our case, however, the background is that we were already quite far along in planning with the developer last autumn but withdrew for various reasons. The current plot is at least the same width, just a bit longer, and has the same orientation regarding the cardinal directions.
I agree with you that the recessed spotlights are only a temporary solution and that other options should be explored first. That makes sense. It’s just that we like the current windows best in terms of appearance. So far, we have only had an initial meeting with an architect who does not know the old floor plan or any other parameters. It’s quite possible that he will resolve this issue differently.
I’m just thinking ahead to be prepared in case he brings up this topic, which he probably will 🙂
The clear ceiling height is also planned to be increased to 2.65–2.70 m (8 ft 8 in–8 ft 10 in), and the windows will be made slightly larger vertically.
What do you think, will the current arrangement of the windows cause bigger problems, considering the orientation?
Good luck.
Such small windows will make it more like a cave than a nice house. And if the view is already so beautiful, why not want to see it?
The furniture is drawn at dollhouse scale.
You should cut out your furniture from sturdy paper and then move it through the rooms. This way, you get a realistic idea of the furnishing and can see where the window areas can be enlarged.
The furniture is drawn at dollhouse scale.
You should cut out your furniture from sturdy paper and then move it through the rooms. This way, you get a realistic idea of the furnishing and can see where the window areas can be enlarged.
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