ᐅ Asymmetrical Dormer and Bay Window

Created on: 18 Oct 2024 16:37
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Benutzername12
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Benutzername12
18 Oct 2024 16:37
Hello everyone, what do you think about the dormer at the top and the bay window below? They are not aligned vertically but slightly offset.
Does it look strange?

The intention is to bring more natural light into the children’s room upstairs, since only one large window was originally planned on the north side. Now, there is also a window facing west at the front.
We wanted to avoid installing skylights throughout the roof.
West view: two-story brick house with dark roof, windows, carport

Upper floor plan: hallway, master bedroom with walk-in closet, 2 children’s rooms, bathroom.
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nordanney
18 Oct 2024 16:46
It looks awful. I would have it planned differently.
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Benutzername12
18 Oct 2024 16:49
nordanney schrieb:

It looks terrible. I would have it designed differently.
What exactly looks terrible?

A gable roof was mandatory. The roof pitch is predetermined. The house must be single-story.
If the top were designed differently or if brickwork were extended upwards, this would probably not be allowed because it would then belong to the floor rather than to the roof.
Tolentino18 Oct 2024 17:11
He probably means the staggered version. But you are also withholding important information. Please show the ground floor plan and the site plan.
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Benutzername12
18 Oct 2024 17:13
Tolentino schrieb:

He probably means the offset. But you are also withholding important information. Show the ground floor plan and the site plan.
This is how it looks on the ground floor.
The bay window makes the kitchen larger.
Floor plan of a house: entrance, hallway, kitchen, living/dining, office, utility/tech room, WC, terrace
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kbt09
18 Oct 2024 17:15
This is now at least the 4th thread about the overall floor plan, which keeps being changed in parts until eventually nothing fits together anymore.

The example with the additional snap point on the wall, where a cupboard would normally be placed, is, by the way, the best illustration of what some users here have been emphasizing for about a week: that a house should be viewed as a whole and not just as a collection of individual rooms.