Living Room window, clerestory and passive design
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Comments (6)My internet keeps dropping out since the NBN went past out house so I hope this works.... we are designing our new extension to our federation sandstone villa, which I have sought advice on before in this forum (thanks for the useful replies). At the moment we are working with our building designer who I am impressed with but I am not sure on one particular aspect. I was thinking that the South facing wall in my husband's drafting (which is in earlier note) would have the TV, fireplace and also some clerestory windows along some of the top (they presumably couldn't go the whole way along because of the fireplace), and a large artwork above the fireplace . The look I am aiming for is something like the first photo , but with the windows and art added. I like a fairly minimalist look generally with "stuff" hidden in built in storage. The designer said it would be better not to have clerestory windows above the TV due to glare but rather to have windows either side of the fireplace and TV and then you can use blinds if there is glare. This may mess up my nice clean look so I am not sure - what do you guys think? Also the trampoline, a fence and out little veggie patch will behind the Southern wall so I don't really want them particularly visible. There will be windows/glass doors on the North, West and a little from the East so plenty of light from other directions.( Do I even need windows on the Southern side?) One option I thought of to make a window on this wall less of a feature, is just to have one and have it set back a bit. It would be set back by necessity I suppose due to the depth of the fireplace. The 2nd picture has clerestory windows above the tv but with the windows set back so maybe glare is less of an issue with that design ? I guess I could put the TV on the Western wall of the living area but I would have thought the glare would be worse there as we will have a large picture window out to the pool on the side that faces East. We were actually thinking we would have storage and a study nook hidden behind doors that fold away on that Western side. (By the way, when looking at our plans please disregard other aspects as we know there are other details / dimensions/ door/window extent and positions etc that don't work yet and they are a work in progress). Thanks for any thoughts you have....See MoreKitchen design advice for an open kitchen, dining and living room
Comments (2)I would do sink on back wall in front of window. Stove on the side wall that has the window. Could do 2 windows either side of stove. With stove on side you can still chat whilst cooking. Tall storage on opposite wall and fridge...See MoreClerestory Windows dilemma - what ceiling height is required?
Comments (1)There are so many variables and ways to build things. Building succesfully is very much working well in three dimensions and understanding the structure, and the waterproofing required in three dimensions. Your question suggest that you are only thinking in terms of heights and brick courses, but there are lots of other things happening that would suggest that you get a section of the house and post it with dimensions. Most building professionals work in millimetrres rather than brick coursing. So converting your dimensions to millimetres - 28 courses is 2400mm, which is the minimum height for a habitable room ceiling. Six courses of brickwork is 514mm for the window opening, however your glazed area will be less than this due to the width of the window frame. Your 3 courses of brickwork which is 257mm should be enough for most steel lintels, unless you have a really wide opening for a window? You also need to allow for flashing if the clerestorey is above another roof running into the same wall - if this is the case you may need the full 47 courses. I would be asking your designers why they need 47 courses, as it is a lot higher, and there may be problems with setback issues? Is it a flashing issue? Is it a window opening width and lintel issue. I am afraid you haven't really supplied enough information or images to explain about the clerestorey window so it is impossible to answer precisely. Best of luck, Dr Retro of Dr Retro House Calls and Dr Retro Virtual Visist...See Moreoklouise
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