ᐅ Shading of Roof Windows in the Living Room – Experiences and Tips?

Hello everyone,
we are currently in the middle of building. We have planned a bay window in the living room with two large roof windows measuring 220cm by 100cm (87 inches by 39 inches), really a special feature. Now we are looking for suitable shading options. Our concern is that the south-facing windows will cause the entire ground floor to overheat in summer (open floor plan).

One option would be roller shutters for each window, but that would completely block out the roof windows. A nicer solution might be an external awning, allowing some soft light to come in from above, ideally with a wind sensor to automatically retract it during storms. The downside is that on windy, sunny days we might still end up feeling like we’re in a greenhouse.

Does anyone have experience with this? Roof windows aren’t uncommon after all...

Thanks in advance!

Sail shade in the living room

From a design perspective... interesting ;-) However, the heat would already be inside the room.

Flauti schrieb:
We have planned a "bay window" in the living room with two large roof windows measuring 220cm (87 inches) wide by 100cm (39 inches) high,

So, two roof windows, each 220cm (87 inches) wide and 100cm (39 inches) high, installed on the ground floor in a roof recess – and below that, facade windows in the knee wall?
(The more I misunderstand this, the more it seems useful to illustrate it with a drawing.)

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All right, here is the drawing attached.

• The bay window faces south towards the garden
• To the east (left) is the other (identical) half of the house
• On top of the bay window are the two discussed windows, directly below on the south wall are 2 windows, and to the west there is a patio door (all of which are shaded with roller shutters)

Does this help?

And the architect just accepted that? I’ll throw the term thermal insulation into the conversation.

Are the windows already installed? Has construction started? Is the building permit / planning permission already approved?