ᐅ Single-family house, exterior corner wall made of window glass
Created on: 8 Oct 2016 22:40
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molchimolchi schrieb:
Window areas in the southwest corner of the ground floor seem to *feel* as if they contradict the natural sense of stability.
It would be better to include a visible section of wall (without glass) at the southwest corner.
To clarify again, this is only about the 'feeling of stability' and not about structural engineering.
If the structural engineering is settled, then it’s probably just a matter of personal taste. No one can decide that for you.
I think it looks nice facing south; it feels very open. Personally, some other windows would bother me more.
Who designed this model for you?
Yvonne, you are right!
But everything is still being revised, and many things are changing at the moment!
Kbt, we also thought about that for a long time. We tried standard windows, including corner windows, but somehow none of it looked right. Now the kitchen island comes up to 50cm (20 inches) from the fixed floor-to-ceiling window. I have already seen this setup in real life, and it fit well.
I still need to try the ‘non-floor-to-ceiling’ windows again, at least at the top.
Tego, I thought the same when our builder drafted it. Previously, the two walls were right-angled, and accordingly, so were the room entrances.
As it is drawn now, he thinks the entrance situation is better than before—that is, you enter into the middle of the room instead of running into a closet, bed, or similar.
Good point about the Velux window, which also applies to the three Velux windows in the galleries of the children’s rooms.
Would you then put a window into the bedroom wall? We have a knee wall height of about 160cm (63 inches) and already have such a window above the bathtub in the bathroom. Although a bed’s headboard area is higher than a bathtub, at least ours is.
The second window is important for ventilation.
But everything is still being revised, and many things are changing at the moment!
Kbt, we also thought about that for a long time. We tried standard windows, including corner windows, but somehow none of it looked right. Now the kitchen island comes up to 50cm (20 inches) from the fixed floor-to-ceiling window. I have already seen this setup in real life, and it fit well.
I still need to try the ‘non-floor-to-ceiling’ windows again, at least at the top.
Tego, I thought the same when our builder drafted it. Previously, the two walls were right-angled, and accordingly, so were the room entrances.
As it is drawn now, he thinks the entrance situation is better than before—that is, you enter into the middle of the room instead of running into a closet, bed, or similar.
Good point about the Velux window, which also applies to the three Velux windows in the galleries of the children’s rooms.
Would you then put a window into the bedroom wall? We have a knee wall height of about 160cm (63 inches) and already have such a window above the bathtub in the bathroom. Although a bed’s headboard area is higher than a bathtub, at least ours is.
The second window is important for ventilation.
Important for ventilation? No ventilation system planned? Nowadays, I wouldn’t want to do without one. If you want to ventilate crosswise occasionally, you can easily open the bedroom door and ventilate through two rooms.
For me, a floor-to-ceiling window in the bedroom would definitely be enough. But I’m not really fond of living in rooms made mostly of glass 😉
By the way: Respect for the model. I think it’s very well done for a non-professional.
For me, a floor-to-ceiling window in the bedroom would definitely be enough. But I’m not really fond of living in rooms made mostly of glass 😉
By the way: Respect for the model. I think it’s very well done for a non-professional.
molchi schrieb:
Our basic conditions were a single-story design and a pitched roof I always get confused when someone talks about single-story buildings, but then it turns out to be two stories or even three with a basement. Am I misunderstanding something? If an upper floor is planned, isn’t it a two-story building?
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