Hanging house in the Southwest Palatinate - Our House Construction 2.0

What kind of muntins are we talking about? Proper through muntins? Ones that only divide the glass on the outside? I can't really come to terms with the muntins that lie only inside the outer glass...

What kind of muntins are these? Proper through muntins? The ones that only divide the glass on the outside? I can't really get used to muntins that lie only on the inside of the outer glass...

They would lie inside the glass cavity. Proper ones that divide the glass are worse for thermal insulation and also harder to clean. This time I’m thinking of evenly distributed panes. Last time I had T-muntins because we didn’t dare more (because of the view outside), but I didn't find the muntins disturbing at all afterward.

On the other hand, clear glass carries the risk that when you go to the toilet, guests walking around in the garden could peek in. So, I don't know if anyone actually does that (?), probably not. But yes, that is the only window we are currently unsure about.

Exactly this point bothers me every time in my brother's house with a pleated blind window directly next to the toilet.

In our own house, I also went back and forth, but my wife definitely insisted on frosted glass, which ultimately was the right decision for us. In the end, you don't really miss a "nice view" in this room, but the disadvantages are noticeable.

If you call the floor-to-ceiling window a highlight, it probably doesn’t make sense to list the disadvantages ;) but I’m no longer a fan of pleated blinds, as they get dirty so quickly and can’t be cleaned. If you always want to make the window opaque anyway, why not just have a normal window? And the idea with the door is good, but in practice it’s rather annoying, since you then also need a proper lock there and you end up searching for the house key with a dirty child? And then have dirt and sand in the bathroom? And with your window selection, I would avoid muntins. The formats are simply too modern and varied. With a plastered facade, the eye then focuses on the grid.

I also find it hard to imagine the large windows with muntins. And, unfortunately, I don’t find interior muntins attractive at all. Because of heat loss, there are also the "Wiener Sprossen"

Wiener Sprossen
In Wiener Sprossen, spacers are placed in the space between the panes, and additionally, muntins are applied on the inside and outside. They are therefore also referred to as "false" muntins. However, because of the spacers, the appearance is visually created that they are "real" glass-dividing muntins, but they are simpler and thus more cost-effective to manufacture.

If the window frames are white on the outside, which plaster color do you imagine to go with it?

I wouldn’t choose frosted windows, but rather a window instead of a door. I feel like frosted windows somehow make you feel shut away, even if it is only for a short time in the bathroom.

If the window frames are white on the outside, what plaster color do you have in mind for that?

That’s also a good question. I don’t have many concrete ideas yet. Probably something light as well, maybe a light beige, a light reed green, or "greige" or something like that.
I’d like the entire look to lean as close as possible to a country house style.
My problem is that my old house in northern Germany was exactly my style visually: nice country house style and cozy.
But no one here could build it like that for me, and besides, it would stick out like a sore thumb in this building area with very neutral city villas.
I don’t like modern buildings, these city villas with anthracite windows, not at all. I don’t think I would put any of the houses in my new development there. Apparently, I have a very specific taste.
Now I’m looking for a compromise, how to make the outside of our house somewhat resemble a country house, even if it isn’t one.
For comparison, here is our old house (which I liked), and the plans of the front view of our new one (which I have to come to terms with). :)



Edit: This is a bit misleading; the floor-to-ceiling window was actually replaced with one identical to the two on the outside, so 3x the same width and height.

I wouldn’t choose frosted windows, but rather a window instead of a door. I find that with frosted windows you somehow feel shut off, even if it’s only for a short time in the bathroom.

Yes, that is the hardest decision at the moment. So it should definitely remain floor-to-ceiling and a door. Also for symmetry reasons of the facade, and I find it really quite practical. But frosted glass is really not my thing. I do see the disadvantages of clear glass, however.