Hello,
we are planning a structural height of 2.875m (9 ft 5 in) on the ground floor and 2.75m (9 ft) on the upper floor. This means the windows on the ground floor would be 1.385m (4 ft 6.7 in) high and 1.26m (4 ft 1.7 in) on the upper floor. Would that look odd, or is it not visually problematic?
Best regards
Sabine
we are planning a structural height of 2.875m (9 ft 5 in) on the ground floor and 2.75m (9 ft) on the upper floor. This means the windows on the ground floor would be 1.385m (4 ft 6.7 in) high and 1.26m (4 ft 1.7 in) on the upper floor. Would that look odd, or is it not visually problematic?
Best regards
Sabine
B
Bauexperte27 Aug 2016 00:22ypg schrieb:
... because who wants to own an ugly house?
Everyone wants to feel at home Who decides what is ugly, mainstream, or a personal touch?
I agree with you, but I still know plenty of people for whom your/my perspective on this just doesn’t matter; they live happily in their visually unconventional homes.
Regards, Bauexperte
I believe that 95% of all single-family homes don’t even make a lasting impression because they look quite ordinary… unless you are building yourself or planning to build. Then every downspout is questioned, and people check whether the brick color matches the shade of the lawn.
What really stays positive in my memory are often whole compositions—when the fountain in the front yard matches the architectural style of the guest house, the property, and the dining table; however, this is often not the case with a typical generic architect (there is probably a reason why hundreds of firms submit designs for large projects).
In my opinion, what often stands out negatively is when things get too extravagant. For example, a local architect once designed neon-green front doors with orange window frames on chimney-red brick.
What really stays positive in my memory are often whole compositions—when the fountain in the front yard matches the architectural style of the guest house, the property, and the dining table; however, this is often not the case with a typical generic architect (there is probably a reason why hundreds of firms submit designs for large projects).
In my opinion, what often stands out negatively is when things get too extravagant. For example, a local architect once designed neon-green front doors with orange window frames on chimney-red brick.
Bauexperte schrieb:
Who decides what is ugly, mainstream, or has a personal touch?
In this case, you do—as the homeowner—when you say, "I live inside, not outside."
...applied to Painkiller’s #11 about "pain-free" living.
By the way, our five windows on the front facade come in two sizes/shapes, but none share the same sill height. Instead, there are vertical alignments and consistent spacing between them. Some people might not like our house front, but I deliberately arranged it this way because I like it and enjoy coming home to it.