ᐅ Number and Placement of Exterior Lights for a Square House Approximately 9.40m x 9.40m
Created on: 4 Aug 2021 18:34
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Pinkiponk
Our selection appointment is approaching, so I would like to ask for some feedback. I know it’s a fairly standard, plain house, but it suits us well.
Attached you will find the house elevations from the four cardinal directions. Could you please advise where and how many exterior lights you would install on the outer walls? I’m unsure whether one or two exterior lights on a 9.40m (31 feet) wall might be too few. The house is 9.20m (30 feet) high including the roof. Without the roof, meaning the wall height, it is 6.51m (21 feet). At a later stage, we might add shutters, if that is relevant for the placement of the exterior lights.
The blue dots mark my initial suggested mounting points. On the east and west sides, I have initially planned two exterior lights each, and on the south and north sides, one each. Our main terrace will be on the west side. On the other three sides, there will only be small seating areas, more like garden spots than terraces.
There will also be various other lighting fixtures in the garden among the plants, but their exact locations will be decided during the landscaping planning. We might also add solar-powered gutter lights to the rain gutters, but that would be at a later time.
Attached you will find the house elevations from the four cardinal directions. Could you please advise where and how many exterior lights you would install on the outer walls? I’m unsure whether one or two exterior lights on a 9.40m (31 feet) wall might be too few. The house is 9.20m (30 feet) high including the roof. Without the roof, meaning the wall height, it is 6.51m (21 feet). At a later stage, we might add shutters, if that is relevant for the placement of the exterior lights.
The blue dots mark my initial suggested mounting points. On the east and west sides, I have initially planned two exterior lights each, and on the south and north sides, one each. Our main terrace will be on the west side. On the other three sides, there will only be small seating areas, more like garden spots than terraces.
There will also be various other lighting fixtures in the garden among the plants, but their exact locations will be decided during the landscaping planning. We might also add solar-powered gutter lights to the rain gutters, but that would be at a later time.
RomeoZwo schrieb:
"I don’t pay good wages because I have a lot of money; I have a lot of money because I pay good wages." (Robert Bosch, 1931)According to your post from the 31st, this is the quote. Is it still true today? Genuine question. PS: I attended a training at the Bosch plant 25 years ago. I had no clue back then, just in my early twenties. Everything seemed fine. Whether that impression was accurate? No idea. Even less so today.
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Georgian201920 Nov 2021 21:54haydee schrieb:
Then just google housing misery during industrialization. It’s all just facades.
Or take a city tour in Vienna organized by the SPÖ. As I already said: I am talking about the architecture, not the residents or the poor living conditions of the working class. I am from Berlin and I know what the 2nd and 3rd courtyards looked like. But architecturally, the facades still impress even after more than 100 years, and the former working-class districts are now the most sought-after central neighborhoods (as is also the case in Hamburg).
@Georgian2019
Then I don’t understand the saying “everything was better in the past because more value was placed on aesthetics.” If you consider the same living conditions, not everything would be just practical and boring today either.
@Pinkiponk
I’m not sure how complete the construction of your house is, especially regarding the exterior facade. If it hasn’t yet been finished with the final coat of plaster, speak directly with the craftsmen on site. Maybe there is still some flexibility with the placement.
By the way, we have an outdoor water tap and electrical outlets on every exterior wall of our house.
Then I don’t understand the saying “everything was better in the past because more value was placed on aesthetics.” If you consider the same living conditions, not everything would be just practical and boring today either.
@Pinkiponk
I’m not sure how complete the construction of your house is, especially regarding the exterior facade. If it hasn’t yet been finished with the final coat of plaster, speak directly with the craftsmen on site. Maybe there is still some flexibility with the placement.
By the way, we have an outdoor water tap and electrical outlets on every exterior wall of our house.
Tarnari schrieb:
Is that still the case today? Genuine question.Just take a look at the ranking of the top 10 automotive suppliers. 😉
Tarnari schrieb:
According to your post from the 31st, that quote dates back then. Is that still true today? Serious question.
PS: I attended a training at the Bosch factory 25 years ago. I had no clue back then, as I was just in my early 20s. Everything seemed fine. Whether that impression was accurate? No idea. Definitely not today. I don’t work at Bosch myself; I only worked there many years ago as a student employee. However, from friends and my father, I believe I have a good understanding of the conditions. Salaries today are not much different from those at comparable large companies, but the “hire and fire” mentality is reportedly much less pronounced than in large public corporations. Overall, the treatment of employees there seems to be quite fair in comparison, and training and further education are actively supported. In my circle of acquaintances, nobody has left Bosch completely; some have moved internally to other locations or subsidiaries for career reasons, but none have left the company entirely. I think that means something in today’s context.
Especially in 1931, during the industrialization period, working conditions and wages for “workers” were generally terrible. Back then, Mr. Bosch’s quote was already somewhat revolutionary.
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