Who ever is quoting on your windows, get them to run quotes on glass of various thicknesses. We ended up with 11mm glass in our stackers because the price difference between the thinner glass was negligible....we were really surprised.

Hi Cassie, I think there's a couple of options there, each with pluses and minuses. 1. Can you move the door to the other end of the room (max 1m from the window wall)? It would not be ideal to have a door opening in front of a window, but as a guestroom it's probably closed most of the time. That would allow you to have the bed centred on the end wall with enough space on both sides. You could have a table, little cabinet or an armchair on the window end. 2. Bed against the window - depends on your bedhead and insulation. If the bedhead is low enough not to block the window it's okay. Just bear in mind that if there's any draught from the window your guests would get a sore back. 3. Bed sideways along the long wall in the corner or anywhere along the wall - the bed would not work well for two people, one would have to climb over the other to get to the bed and making the bed is hard. The door is only 82cm (usually) and you would have 107cm space on the side so the door would not bang the bed but it would make the space look smaller and more like an afterthought. 4. Bed against the long wall - no, too tight. I would move the door if I was you. Good luck for your building! Sari

Wall-mounted AC units have a directional outlet on them, so you'll be able to set it to push air across the room. 7.5 metres is a long way for it to travel though, probably won't go that far. The fans are not that powerful. As for the output size, the rule of thumb for these things is 100W per square metre, so 5kW is about right. With 7kW you should be okay. However your desk is right by a north-facing window so that's where the sun will come in and cook you, unless there's some shading. The suggestion for a fan is a valid one, and will probably make a big difference. I'm not sure is position 2 would really be a lot better since it's directed at the stair void anyway. Thermal comfort is always a tricky one since it's very subjective. Ultimately you'll just have to try it and see whether you feel too hot or cold. But overall I think it won't make too much difference which of the two locations the AC unit is in.

Is that a photoshopped pic of your place , or just a similar place ? There are too many styles trying to happen there IMO , not only the windows , and like oklouise says , somethings don't quite look right . I'd do bars ( frames ) about 200mm from the top of the two upstairs sets of windows , to match the downstairs style . Unlike ok lou , I don't like louvres -- they are drafty and don't really achieve much IMO -- a kid can put their hand and/or toys and/or your valuables out there , my personal preference is top-hinged with a folding stay at the sides , so they open 150-200mm but no further -- no-one can climb or fall in or out , can stay open overnight if warm , etc . I don't particularly like the upstairs balcony and gable , but I'm not keen on the entrance door treatment either , and without knowing what it looks like now , I may be tempted to replicate the 'double square' look of upstairs , downstairs too -- make it all the same theme . I'd keep the garage in the off-white , because if you look at the right side , both downstairs and upstairs look a bit boring IMO , with that flat dark finish -- the garage door done the same would add to the slab look . And while I'm being picky -- I personally think the black or extremely dark grey is too dark -- toned back just a bit would be better IMO -- you don't want it to look obviously grey , but a nice charcoal IMO . And finally -- the column bases look 'dirty' -- imagine how they would look in a gloss black tile on the top and also the 'skirtings' ( or a gloss black paint at a pinch ) ; with white gloss tiles where you have a light grey ( or , again , maybe the same paint as your other trim , but $5k of tiling would really add to those ) -- I think that would work with your black , or even a charcoal , 'main' colour . Anyway , just suggestions , and purely my viewpoint -- it's quite a nice but still simple design , just a couple of small things that would bug me if it was my place .