The windows are already fine. But as you correctly write, they only have approximately room temperature. The feeling of comfort in front of such a window is simply not the same as in front of a wall ;)
Well, the hinges would then have to be internal, which would, in my opinion, make the window construction significantly more expensive. So I don't see any real advantages in opening outwards. It causes more worries and problems.
I have almost only floor-to-ceiling windows on the ground floor and partly things in front of them or just a small room (all still in planning). Opening outwards could help here.
Is this done/not done? Is it maybe not allowed?
Why not? Brilliant? Crazy idea? Crazy but doable? Old hat?
Best regards
Tolentino
I really like your question because I myself hadn't thought of considering this, even though on the ground floor (except on the house entrance side, where my husband wants it that way) we will install floor-to-ceiling windows or patio doors everywhere. Out of shock, I immediately checked and found that according to the plan all our windows and floor-to-ceiling windows open inwards. I see the advantages mentioned by my predecessors and will therefore leave it as it is.
Outward-opening windows are generally totally normal in Scandinavia. The problem of not being able to reach the sash to close it is usually solved there by mostly two-part, i.e., narrower sashes. I would argue that it is simply a cultural/traditional difference. Both have advantages and disadvantages. I once tried to explain our tilt-and-turn windows to an American. He didn't know them at all. Simply because... ;-)