Window arrangement

You can suggest a lot now (please shuffle once), but windows depend on the room, floor plan, and orientation, so there is very little advice to give here.

What is noticeable, however, is that the windows on the left and right are very close to the exterior wall... the right window band seems to be floating pointlessly -> wrong lintel height?

Is this a DIY design?

Regards

Without floor plan, room usage, etc., you really can't recommend anything there. And unfortunately, I have to say that your girlfriend is right - it doesn't look really good.

I agree with redtatoo. First, I would plan the floor plan of a house, then the windows or patio doors you want there and their arrangement, and only lastly would I look at how it looks from the outside. I would then compare every change with the floor plan. For example, in the bathroom, you certainly wouldn’t want a floor-to-ceiling window just because it looks good from the outside.

I agree with redtatoo. First, I would plan the floor plan of a house, then the windows or patio doors you want to have there and their arrangement, and only afterward would I look at how it looks from the outside. For example, in the bathroom, you surely wouldn’t want a floor-to-ceiling window just because it looks good from the outside.

That is not correct at all. A good planner/architect designs in one go, which roughly means: first the style, then you know what is allowed (large windows, many windows, loopholes, horizontal and tall window bands, etc.) and what should or shouldn’t be done. Floor plans always develop with a view to the facade, meaning: a professional has both in mind simultaneously and can mentally assess the consequences of changes inside or outside accordingly on the outside and inside.
- If a client likes unconventional modern styles, then it’s quite alright to place a narrow floor-to-ceiling window on an outer wall of the bathroom if the rest requires it.
- If a wall inside is shifted, the planner knows that the window may also need to be moved, which might also affect the other floors.

As I mentioned above, I’m assuming a do-it-yourself design here that is in need of revision, even without considering the windows. Although one might be able to build shed roofs in various variations, somewhere in the middle there has to be a load-bearing wall to provide stability, but exactly there is a window… which a planner probably wouldn’t design there ;) Also, the rooftop terrace at the front is questionable when on the other side a ground-level terrace could fit.

Therefore
You should rather question the floor plan ideas and post them here :)

Regards

I would recommend that you visit a prefabricated house exhibition. There you can get good ideas. Above all, you also get an impression of how big a house with 120, 150, or 170 sqm really is and also how big you want the hallway, kitchen, bathroom, etc. to be. On paper, many things seem completely different. In particular, (at least for me) it is difficult or almost impossible to judge how the windows look, especially how they appear and, as far as we are concerned: they are more important to us from the inside than from the outside. You should have seen all this in reality at least once. As Yvonne correctly wrote, a good architect keeps both in mind. Unfortunately, there are also bad architects. In no case is it harmful if you already have certain ideas yourself.