Hello everyone,
Attached is our floor plan. Our designer has now set almost all the windows at a sill height of 100cm (40 inches) and made them 126cm (50 inches) tall. Somehow, I don’t really like these windows. I often see these continuous bands of windows in new builds, which I find very appealing. What are the standard sill heights for those, and what height do those windows typically have?
How would you position the windows in my floor plan? The south side of the living room is almost certain—that means a 3-meter (10-foot) sliding door plus a double window in the kitchen (sill height 125cm (49 inches), 201cm x 101cm (79 inches x 40 inches)). But I’m totally unsure about the west side—what sill heights, window widths, and window heights would you choose there?
Attached is our floor plan. Our designer has now set almost all the windows at a sill height of 100cm (40 inches) and made them 126cm (50 inches) tall. Somehow, I don’t really like these windows. I often see these continuous bands of windows in new builds, which I find very appealing. What are the standard sill heights for those, and what height do those windows typically have?
How would you position the windows in my floor plan? The south side of the living room is almost certain—that means a 3-meter (10-foot) sliding door plus a double window in the kitchen (sill height 125cm (49 inches), 201cm x 101cm (79 inches x 40 inches)). But I’m totally unsure about the west side—what sill heights, window widths, and window heights would you choose there?
I find the front door placement a bit unfortunate. Is the intention for guests to be guided through the kitchen?
And why do you have two doors leading into the kitchen?
Also, the seats at the back of the dining table are hard to access. The table probably won’t remain in that position.
Two toilets? Or a toilet and a bidet? In any case, they are located far too close to each other.
Maybe you could share your architect’s plans. Perhaps more details could be gathered from them.
We have planned clerestory windows in our house. The sill height is 150cm (59 inches), and the clerestory windows are 70cm (28 inches) high.
milkie
And why do you have two doors leading into the kitchen?
Also, the seats at the back of the dining table are hard to access. The table probably won’t remain in that position.
Two toilets? Or a toilet and a bidet? In any case, they are located far too close to each other.
Maybe you could share your architect’s plans. Perhaps more details could be gathered from them.
We have planned clerestory windows in our house. The sill height is 150cm (59 inches), and the clerestory windows are 70cm (28 inches) high.
milkie
@ milkie
1. Yes, the guests are meant to go through the kitchen. This is intentional because I don’t want visitors passing by my bedroom. It’s possible the left door to the kitchen will be redirected towards the living room, but we still need to check if there will be enough space left for the TV wall and whether it would be disruptive.
2. This second door provides access to the bathroom, bedroom, and basement.
3. We will just place the table on our parquet floor without fixing it permanently, so it can still be rotated and moved if needed—note the irony. There is plenty of space available.
4. The second toilet is actually a bidet, and its position will be adjusted.
5. Do the top edges of your clerestory windows align with those of the sliding doors?
@ lastdrop:
This floor plan comes from a designer who incorporated our wishes. Finding a reasonable layout here is an extreme challenge because everything revolves around the staircase in the middle. As it stands now, we are very happy with it, except for a few minor details.
1. Yes, the guests are meant to go through the kitchen. This is intentional because I don’t want visitors passing by my bedroom. It’s possible the left door to the kitchen will be redirected towards the living room, but we still need to check if there will be enough space left for the TV wall and whether it would be disruptive.
2. This second door provides access to the bathroom, bedroom, and basement.
3. We will just place the table on our parquet floor without fixing it permanently, so it can still be rotated and moved if needed—note the irony. There is plenty of space available.
4. The second toilet is actually a bidet, and its position will be adjusted.
5. Do the top edges of your clerestory windows align with those of the sliding doors?
@ lastdrop:
This floor plan comes from a designer who incorporated our wishes. Finding a reasonable layout here is an extreme challenge because everything revolves around the staircase in the middle. As it stands now, we are very happy with it, except for a few minor details.
zovima15 schrieb:
3. We will just place the table on our parquet floor without fixing it permanently, so it can still be rotated and moved if needed—warning, irony intended—there is enough space.
4. The second toilet is actually a bidet; its position will still be adjusted.
5. Do the top edges of the clerestory windows align with those of the sliding doors on your side? 3. However, the table’s placement is quite important because of the lamp above… just a note that you should keep that in mind.
4. Is there enough space for that? Always plan with the actual measurements and positions to avoid an awkward final result.
5. Yes, the top edge of the clerestory windows aligns with the rest of the windows and doors.
If you plan a fully covered roof in front of the dining room, the west-facing window there shouldn’t be too small. And since the west window in the living room is the only source of natural light, it shouldn’t be too small either.
milkie
3. You are completely right, we hadn’t considered that yet. Thanks for the reminder.
4. The planner is coming again today, and we will review everything together.
5. The terrace roof is covered with laminated safety glass (VSG), so it should let in plenty of light.
For our skylights, I was also thinking of slightly taller windows, about 1 meter (3 feet). Let’s see what the planner suggests today.
Thanks in advance for the constructive feedback, and if anything else comes up, please let me know. I appreciate every tip!
4. The planner is coming again today, and we will review everything together.
5. The terrace roof is covered with laminated safety glass (VSG), so it should let in plenty of light.
For our skylights, I was also thinking of slightly taller windows, about 1 meter (3 feet). Let’s see what the planner suggests today.
Thanks in advance for the constructive feedback, and if anything else comes up, please let me know. I appreciate every tip!
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