ᐅ Floor plan finalized – window layout facing the garden (semi-detached house) fine-tuning

Hello everyone,

After the great help with the floor plan design (LINK) (thank you!), the floor plan is now fixed, and we are moving on to fine-tuning the window planning on the ground floor .
This is a so-called “linked house,” meaning no windows can be placed on the right side (basically like a semi-detached house). Therefore, it’s even more important to make optimal use of the available options.

Attached is the current plan. We are already quite satisfied with the windows on the north side (kitchen); they are about 80cm (31.5 inches) high horizontal windows, although suggestions for improvement are, of course, very welcome!

There is still room for improvement on the south side, but we just can’t find a good solution. The couch corner is important to us, as is the TV opposite it. However, this makes it difficult to position the windows optimally because having a TV right in front of a window is not ideal either. In the current proposal, we are concerned that the couch corner might end up too dark?!

We would be very grateful for any suggestions or ideas regarding the window layout.

Thank you very much in advance for your help!

I would recommend a large window wall instead of dividing it into two different window sizes. Place it close to the west wall on the left and extend it continuously as far as desired on the right; a sliding door or two movable units on the right and left, with a fixed panel in the middle.

I would do it like this:

The fixed elements on the upper floor without a central mullion. I’ve seen this a few times in real life now, and it looks great.

I would prefer that much more as well!

The change to the upper windows also gives a much sleeker impression – a small detail, but a big impact!

However, I would plan the middle section as a fixed element and have both sides as sliding doors, so you can access the terrace directly from both the living room and the dining area.

Or more towards the town villa style. Let’s make French balconies great again.

And the glass front from the first example could also be a bit over budget financially.

This option is suitable only for occasional TV viewers—otherwise, it’s better to arrange the living area as in the first example, despite the altered windows.