I have a quick question and would like to hear your opinion. We are about to give final approval for our plan, meaning we are about to sign the sample selection protocol.
So far, this is our situation: in the rooms on the upper floor, for example, in the bedroom, we have a floor-to-ceiling window with a fixed transom, and on the adjoining wall, a large window that is 2.50 m (8 ft 2 in) wide and 85 cm (33 in) high. The architect says it looks odd if the sill height of the long window is lower because then the top edges of the floor-to-ceiling window and the long window won’t align. But if I make the top edge of the long window level with that of the floor-to-ceiling window, it results in the following sill height:
223 cm (7 ft 4 in) top edge - 85 cm (33 in) window height = 138 cm (54 in) sill height
Is this the correct approach, or can the long window be positioned lower without it looking strange?
I hope you understand what I mean….
Thanks in advance, greetz Ecko
So far, this is our situation: in the rooms on the upper floor, for example, in the bedroom, we have a floor-to-ceiling window with a fixed transom, and on the adjoining wall, a large window that is 2.50 m (8 ft 2 in) wide and 85 cm (33 in) high. The architect says it looks odd if the sill height of the long window is lower because then the top edges of the floor-to-ceiling window and the long window won’t align. But if I make the top edge of the long window level with that of the floor-to-ceiling window, it results in the following sill height:
223 cm (7 ft 4 in) top edge - 85 cm (33 in) window height = 138 cm (54 in) sill height
Is this the correct approach, or can the long window be positioned lower without it looking strange?
I hope you understand what I mean….
Thanks in advance, greetz Ecko
Yes, exactly, in the pictures the architect set it at 138cm (54 inches) so that the top edge of the window is aligned. However, we find the windowsill too high for the long window. We would prefer it lower. The architect says the window could be made larger so that the top edge remains the same but the windowsill is lower.
By the way, what is so bad about having a window above the bed?
By the way, what is so bad about having a window above the bed?
OK, now I get it. However, I have to say that it already looks quite harmonious in the current pictures... What would be so bad about a 138cm (54 inches) sill height is another question?! In our bedroom, we have a window band with a sill height of about 140cm (55 inches). The screed is still missing, so at the moment I can only look out on tiptoe, but I find that height great!
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Not bad at all... Just impractical in my opinion. You basically stand on the bed to clean it and so on. But that’s a matter of taste!
By the way, what’s so bad about having a window above the bed?[/QUOTE]
Not bad at all... Just impractical in my opinion. You basically stand on the bed to clean it and so on. But that’s a matter of taste!
Ah, now I understand it properly. Pictures really do help.
I find it less critical now. I don’t mind having a window above the bed either; in an earlier design, we planned that as well, but starting directly below the ceiling (no roller shutter above / east side). It brings in morning sunlight and is private (which we have planned in the current design too, also on the east side and directly below the floor ceiling in the open-plan living area).
I find it less critical now. I don’t mind having a window above the bed either; in an earlier design, we planned that as well, but starting directly below the ceiling (no roller shutter above / east side). It brings in morning sunlight and is private (which we have planned in the current design too, also on the east side and directly below the floor ceiling in the open-plan living area).
The 138cm (54 inches) window sill height isn’t really a problem for me at 190cm (75 inches), but if we also include the 13cm (5 inches) window frame, it comes to 151cm (59 inches) before you can look straight outside, and my wife is only 168cm (66 inches) tall. Well, you don’t really look out of the window by the bed anyway, but the same issue applies to the children’s room.
I can go 4cm (1.5 inches) lower than 168cm (66 inches) and still be able to look outside. But, of course, the children's room windows are an important consideration... Hhmmmh... I think I would rather ignore the exterior appearance for the reason mentioned. The windows should have at least SOME function after all.
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