Parapet heights different in the same room?

  • Erstellt am 2017-11-03 11:32:16

KingSong

2017-11-03 11:32:16
  • #1
I have a quick question about how you see this. We are about to fully approve our plan, meaning to sign the sampling protocol.

So far, we have the following situation: in the rooms on the upper floor, for example, in the bedroom, we have a floor-to-ceiling window with a fixed transom and on the adjacent wall a large window that is 2.50m wide and 85cm high. The architect now says it looks strange if the sill height of the long window is made lower because then the top edges of the floor-to-ceiling window and the long window are not on the same line. But if I make the top edge of the long window the same height as that of the floor-to-ceiling window, then the following sill height results:

223cm top edge - 85cm window height = 138cm sill height

Should one do it that way, or can the long window be set lower without it looking strange?

I hope you understand what I mean....

Thanks already, greetz Ecko
 

Wickie

2017-11-03 12:10:51
  • #2
So the windows are on two different walls? Pictures say more... just try to visually compare them with a bit of PowerPointEngineering. It usually helps with the decision (at least for me ).
 

ypg

2017-11-03 12:17:44
  • #3
I honestly don’t quite understand it. In the end, the overall impression counts, and you can’t make a general statement. Our kitchen window, which is 2 meters wide, is also very deep, so it’s a window band at almost working height. However, since the kitchen unit and the furniture are part of the impression, it doesn’t look strange. The mason also offered us several times on the construction site to build the window at "normal" height. From the outside, the window band appears as an independent window band. However, there are only patio doors on the side of the house, so it fits accordingly. If there were a side room with a normal window there, it might look odd.
 

KingSong

2017-11-03 12:26:13
  • #4
Yes, difficult for me to explain. So it's about the top edge of the windows in the same room. On the west side, it is floor-to-ceiling, resulting in a window top edge of 223cm. On the north side of the same room, a 250cm x 85cm window is to be installed. The architect says it should have the same top edge as the west window because otherwise it would look strange in the room. These two windows are each only 50cm away from the outer corner, so they are relatively close together.
 

Alex85

2017-11-03 12:28:50
  • #5
Do you have building views?
Absolutely, I think the architect is absolutely right - that does not look good.
 

KingSong

2017-11-03 12:55:59
  • #6


It concerns windows No. 26 and 17

The same problem also occurs with windows No. 24 and 23.
 

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