Hello everyone,
We have now received the first drafts from the architect and would like to get some additional opinions. We are very excited about the design.
From the garden view, we have planned another window in the center. We found the large white surface there to be a bit distracting. In addition, one corner window on each side will be fixed glazed. Overall, the bedrooms, bathrooms, and children's rooms 1 & 2 will each have floor-to-ceiling corner windows.
I am curious to hear your thoughts on the design, especially regarding the windows. What advantages and disadvantages do you see in our plan?
Off the top of my head:
Positive:
- Appearance (of course, a matter of personal taste)
- Bright rooms?
- Symmetry (we like that)
Negative:
- Higher costs
- More effort required for window cleaning
- Possibly challenging with small children? (not applicable yet )
We are currently still in rough planning and working on the cost estimate.
Thank you all and best regards!
We have now received the first drafts from the architect and would like to get some additional opinions. We are very excited about the design.
From the garden view, we have planned another window in the center. We found the large white surface there to be a bit distracting. In addition, one corner window on each side will be fixed glazed. Overall, the bedrooms, bathrooms, and children's rooms 1 & 2 will each have floor-to-ceiling corner windows.
I am curious to hear your thoughts on the design, especially regarding the windows. What advantages and disadvantages do you see in our plan?
Off the top of my head:
Positive:
- Appearance (of course, a matter of personal taste)
- Bright rooms?
- Symmetry (we like that)
Negative:
- Higher costs
- More effort required for window cleaning
- Possibly challenging with small children? (not applicable yet )
We are currently still in rough planning and working on the cost estimate.
Thank you all and best regards!
I am personally not a fan of corner windows.
We had a fairly small one in our rental apartment, and the room always felt somewhat dark, especially since it also had a sloping roof.
For manual ventilation (which we had to do, especially at night during summer) the window wasn’t very practical.
Floor-to-ceiling windows:
We have those too – the children (aged 2 and 4) like to sit in front of them and look outside.
However, looking back, in the bathroom I would have chosen a standard window or just a skylight along with a high horizontal strip window. We applied a film to the lower part.
We had a fairly small one in our rental apartment, and the room always felt somewhat dark, especially since it also had a sloping roof.
For manual ventilation (which we had to do, especially at night during summer) the window wasn’t very practical.
Floor-to-ceiling windows:
We have those too – the children (aged 2 and 4) like to sit in front of them and look outside.
However, looking back, in the bathroom I would have chosen a standard window or just a skylight along with a high horizontal strip window. We applied a film to the lower part.
How do you plan to clean a fixed glass corner window from the outside? We all get older and still have to find a way to clean the windows. The children's room is quite large but much too narrow, probably because of the large central staircase you have planned. If you need to add something to the floor-to-ceiling windows in the bathroom as a privacy screen anyway, it won’t look very good from the outside either.
Best regards,
Sabine
Best regards,
Sabine
I don’t like corner windows at all. Inside, they create a room feeling that I personally find unattractive, mostly because there’s usually a large wall inside the space. Maybe I’m a bit old-fashioned in that regard. For ventilation—if needed without mechanical ventilation systems—these windows are also impractical. And furnishing the room can be challenging as well.
And then shutters, privacy screens over all the windows? Did I understand that correctly? What’s the point of having floor-to-ceiling windows if you have to cover them up again? Especially in the bathroom—and then even as corner windows?
The appearance from the outside might look nice, but I wouldn’t want to put up with it. My sister-in-law has something similar and isn’t happy with it at all.
And then shutters, privacy screens over all the windows? Did I understand that correctly? What’s the point of having floor-to-ceiling windows if you have to cover them up again? Especially in the bathroom—and then even as corner windows?
The appearance from the outside might look nice, but I wouldn’t want to put up with it. My sister-in-law has something similar and isn’t happy with it at all.
@Mat91 .. what do you think now after the comments here?
Regarding the upper floor layout:
An 8 sqm (86 sq ft) walk-in closet, where, with some goodwill, barely 4 meters (13 feet) of wardrobe space fits, but then there is a wardrobe again in the bedroom. Something still doesn’t seem to fit here.
As for the bathroom, others have already mentioned, it will be too tight with the toilet and the corner bathtub in the passageways. Also, I would have the bathroom door open inward here.
I also like the spacious staircase, but how does the ground floor look in relation to this?
Regarding the upper floor layout:
An 8 sqm (86 sq ft) walk-in closet, where, with some goodwill, barely 4 meters (13 feet) of wardrobe space fits, but then there is a wardrobe again in the bedroom. Something still doesn’t seem to fit here.
As for the bathroom, others have already mentioned, it will be too tight with the toilet and the corner bathtub in the passageways. Also, I would have the bathroom door open inward here.
I also like the spacious staircase, but how does the ground floor look in relation to this?
Just to add at least one positive voice..
We have corner windows on the ground floor and, for symmetry reasons, above on the upper floor (playroom/office below, children’s room above) and we absolutely love them. In our opinion, they enhance the exterior facade and break the traditional look of an outside wall. The direct sunlight exposure isn’t actually significantly increased (see the post about the hypotenuse), but the brightness is noticeably improved. However, on the inside corner, we installed a continuous fixed pane, which somewhat reduces the issue of opening the windows.
I don’t quite understand the concern about cleaning—why would it be any different from regular windows with mullions on the upper floor?!
We have corner windows on the ground floor and, for symmetry reasons, above on the upper floor (playroom/office below, children’s room above) and we absolutely love them. In our opinion, they enhance the exterior facade and break the traditional look of an outside wall. The direct sunlight exposure isn’t actually significantly increased (see the post about the hypotenuse), but the brightness is noticeably improved. However, on the inside corner, we installed a continuous fixed pane, which somewhat reduces the issue of opening the windows.
I don’t quite understand the concern about cleaning—why would it be any different from regular windows with mullions on the upper floor?!
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