Enough daylight in the children's rooms?

We do not have and do not want a [Dachflächenfenster].

Why?

Because many builders, buyers, and architects initially imagine floor-to-ceiling windows as great, spacious, and luxurious, and then at some point realize that they don’t actually want every passerby (or, from a certain age, even the parents in the garden) to be able to look under the coffee table or onto the laundry pile, or that they want to push the desk in front of the window after all. When I generally look at houses with floor-to-ceiling windows, at least half are taped up or covered at the bottom. Of course, it may often be the case that the builder no longer lives there themselves.

Good evening,

When I look at houses with floor-to-ceiling windows in general, at least half of the lower part is either covered with tape or draped.

But that doesn't change the required lighting area, does it? By the way, pleated blinds are usually installed as shading from the inside or a film is applied that resembles frosted glass from the outside. It is definitely bright enough even with the film; pleated blinds can be removed if needed.

With this argument, only BRF or double-hung windows would be allowed in an attic....

Edit: forgot two "e"s...

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But that doesn't change the required glazing area, does it? By the way, pleated blinds are usually installed as shading from the inside or a film that resembles frosted glass from the outside. It is definitely bright enough with film; pleated blinds can be removed if needed

In the best case, the transmission rate is still 50%, but often significantly less. If the light really needs to come through, you can install structured glass from the start (although it doesn't look really great) or stick a micro-lens array on it (no idea if those are commercially available in that size). To be nitpicky: the floors are usually darker than the walls, and daylight comes from (an angle) above (except earlier in winter when there was still snow). Therefore, the brightening inside the room through the lower part of the window is less than through the upper part of the window.

Right, in the children's rooms we will either cover the lower part with a pleated blind or with a normal floor-length curtain. But light still comes through and you stay flexible. On gloomy days, you can also slide the pleated blind (or curtain) to the side if you want. And I don't find a desk directly in front of a window ideal – if anything, rather an armchair or a beanbag for cozy reading. Ps. In front of a window with [Brüstung] I usually also have a curtain.