ᐅ Asymmetric Facades as the Preferred Option?

ypg schrieb:

The fact is: either you can do it yourself … or you find someone who can, a professional.
My opinion!

Or you do it the way you like.
I’m not building my house for others; it has to please me. I don’t care if others like it, or if it meets certain training standards or anything like that. And when I see what some professionals deliver, I wouldn’t feel comfortable living in that.

I would never prioritize the exterior appearance anyway, but always design the rooms according to my life, and the windows will naturally follow from that.

Can someone explain to me why I am paying 4,000€ for an architect and he doesn’t tell me something like this?
I can’t really blame him for the design since I specified what I (unknowingly) wanted.

1. The muntins are not fixed. They are placeholders. When I order the windows, I will make sure they have a consistent appearance.
The windows on the ground floor will be Danish windows that open outwards.
2. The windows on the ground floor are not floor-to-ceiling. They are 40 cm (16 inches) above the floor. Floor-to-ceiling windows or patio doors were not wanted by the management board.
3. The window upstairs is horizontal because there will be a radiator in the bedroom. Underfloor heating will be installed downstairs.
4. The building permit / planning permission is already approved, so there isn’t much room for changes anymore.

Maybe I should have asked this forum earlier. How would you have handled this?

In der Ruine schrieb:
1. The muntins are not fixed. They are placeholders.

… but they do have an effect. That’s the point: an arbitrary arrangement, with different divisions, always looks a bit odd. Who is in charge? Don’t you want to be able to access the garden? Without a railing, the facade would appear somewhat (positively) elongated.

In der Ruine schrieb:
At the bottom, there will be Danish-style windows that open outwards.

How do you close those without leaning out the window or falling? You can’t really step outside or lean against the railing.

In der Ruine schrieb:
3. At the top, the window is horizontal because a radiator will be installed in the bedroom. There will be underfloor heating downstairs.

Will you then have two separate heating circuits?

In der Ruine schrieb:
4. The building permit / planning permission is approved; there is not much room left for major changes.

Terrace doors might still be an option 😉 Pay attention to a consistent pattern for the windows (less is more there), and reconsider the opening issue with windows that have a 40cm (16 inch) railing.

In der Ruine schrieb:

There is a horizontally installed window at the top because there will be a radiator in the bedroom. Below, there is underfloor heating.

For example, continuous underfloor heating 😉 .. see also the question from @ypg.

ypg schrieb:

Who is in charge? Don’t you want to be able to access the garden?

The beloved wife is in charge. The living room should remain a living room and not become a passageway to the garden.
My objection was dismissed. Since the terrace is no longer attached to the house, there is no need for an entrance.
We are either in the garden or in the living room.

ypg schrieb:

Without a parapet, the facade would look a bit (positively) elongated.

What do you mean? Instead of 40cm (16 inches), you prefer floor-to-ceiling windows? I didn’t want that. On one side, there will be a chaise lounge for reading, relaxing, and looking out into the garden. On the other window is the couch corner, and I don’t want floor-to-ceiling windows there either.

ypg schrieb:

How do you close those windows without falling out? You can’t really go outside or lean against the parapet.

I believe a solution will be found. They aren’t 2-meter (6.5-foot) wide window panels anyway.

ypg schrieb:

Do you have two heating circuits then?

No. Until the heating is renewed, the underfloor heating is operated with a thermostatic mixing valve, and later the house will be properly heated with two heating circuits. The bathroom is already set up this way.

ypg schrieb:

Terrace doors might still be possible 😉

As I said, not wanted.

ypg schrieb:

Pay attention to a consistent pattern for the windows (less is more here), and reconsider the opening issue with windows having a 40cm (16 inches) parapet.

I will.

@kbt09
For example, continuous underfloor heating 😉 .. also see the question from @ypg.

Is that a question? A statement. What exactly are you trying to tell me?

11ant schrieb:

Surely you’re not serious: having the knee wall only in the extension is unacceptable;

What exactly is the problem with the knee wall? Too small? Too high?