Apartments with panoramic windows: housing for the 21st century

A house with huge windows through which you can look at the world and feel like a part of it is considered the privilege of successful people. After all, such housing is not found in dull sleeping areas. Apartments with such an architectural solution are usually located in elite houses, picturesque countryside villages or on the central city streets.

Panoramic windows are evidence of well-being and high status. The apartment may have one such window, but it will decorate the home. Most of it is glazed, and the width is much greater than the height, or a huge window protrudes outward as a bay window. Very nice and impressive.

This southern area is famous for its lavender fields and quiet serene atmosphere. The French know how to get small joys out of life. Housewives, getting up on a summer morning, look out into their garden through a large window. Therefore, panoramic windows are also called French.

Modern designers are sensitive to the desire of a city dweller to be closer to nature and create design projects with large window openings. But the successful implementation of these projects largely depends on the infrastructure around the house. The apartment must be located with a view of a beautiful object. In addition, it is important to correctly select and place all the significant design elements inside the house.

For example, a large mirror should be placed in an area with good natural light - not far from a panoramic window. To confidently choose furniture, accessories, decor items, you need to seek advice from a professional interior designer. Customer reviews indicate that the help of a professional is invaluable. It will help create an atmosphere of special style and comfort.

You can also attract a designer if the owner wants to make changes to the arrangement of his typical apartment and make panoramic windows. But first you need to submit an application for redevelopment to the regulatory authorities. This is due to the fact that the demolition of the load-bearing wall is not always possible. Not every type of change fits into the established regulations.

The undoubted plus of this type of windows is the ability to let in daylight into the house. In the middle lane, prolonged cold weather and cloudy weather make it impossible to walk and get a portion of vitamin D. But if there is a floor-to-ceiling window at home, you can sunbathe at every opportunity. The feeling that a person is trapped in a city apartment disappears when a huge, beautiful world opens up.

And here are other practical advantages of panoramic window openings:

• they let in more sunlight;
• give housing an exclusive look;
• differ from boring standard counterparts;
• open up more possibilities for decorating a room;
• fit into different design directions.

A high-quality double-glazed window allows you to isolate the home from noise.

Each medal has a reverse side. The ability to see the surrounding world means that the owner of the apartment is in full view of everyone. Whatever he does, the attentive eyes of the neighbors can watch him. You can, of course, hang blackout curtains, but this will ruin the entire design idea in the bud.

In addition, the climate in the middle lane is not warm.The large window is not energy efficient. Even with perfect tightness in winter, it gives off room heat (that is, the owner heats the street), and in summer it takes too much heat from the atmosphere.

When laying such a feature of the interior in the project, you need to think about additional autonomous heating and a "warm floor" system. The sun's rays spoil interior items (textiles, upholstered furniture), which are prone to fading. When cleaning, additional difficulties arise. Cleaning windows outside requires the involvement of specialists.

It is necessary to think over the ventilation system so that condensation does not fall out. Self-assembly of panoramic windows in a finished home entails high costs and is not always possible from a technical point of view. In addition, you need a good security system. You need to protect your home from intruders.

Large windows differ in appearance and installation method. Depending on the conditions of the room, you can arrange this or that window at home.

• Regular windows of large width, exceeding the height by 2-3 times. If the facade allows, they can be made even in a one-room apartment in a high-rise building.
• Corner (occupying the space of adjacent walls). They perfectly see the landscape outside the window. These are ideal options for a country house in the thick of the forest or next to a beautiful lake. In multi-storey buildings, they cannot be installed, since the standards do not allow making changes to the load-bearing walls.
• False windows. This is a new idea for those who desperately want a beautiful view, but do not have the opportunity to rebuild the apartment, and the landscape outside the window is industrial. This often happens in new buildings, when the houses around have not yet been built. Glass panels come to the rescue - they can be decorated with a beautiful drawing or a photograph with views of nature. The panels illuminate from the inside and create the illusion of real windows. The disadvantage of this option is the additional electricity costs.

There is another way to classify. By the way of opening, panoramic windows are divided into several types.

• Swing. Opens on classic swing-out mechanism.
• Sliding. In them, opening occurs due to the fact that one sash travels to the side. This option is convenient when it comes to a balcony, loggia or terrace.
• Portal. In them, one part opens and then moves to the side.

So that a full-wall window does not pose a danger to the owners, special railings (fences) are used. They consist of support legs and 2-3 horizontal strips. They can also be wall-mounted. The fences are made of stainless steel. They are often used for loggias with full glazing or near bay windows. The strength of the structure is increased by using particularly robust anti-vandal welding.

Glazing a balcony or loggia is the easiest thing to do to make your dream come true. If you carry out heating there and connect the balcony with the adjoining room, you will get an excellent place to relax, where you can put a tea table and set up a winter garden. A good hostess, who is not too lazy to remove dust once again, wash windows and take care of a harmonious interior, will be able to arrange a reception in such a space.

The decision to combine the room with the loggia is also good because the wall will not have to be demolished, and new square meters will be added to the housing. The parapet of the loggia does not belong to the supporting structure, and at the same time, the concrete box will be a reliable base for the array of glass. It is usually not difficult to obtain permission for such a conversion.

If your home does not have a balcony or loggia, difficulties may arise. Installation of the most common "panorama", from the point of view of housing construction, is a redevelopment. To get permission, you need to bypass a lot of instances.If at least one fails, a ban will be imposed on the redevelopment. Residents of old houses are unlikely to get permission. One of two things: either the building is planned to be demolished, or it simply will not support the weight of a large window block.

In buildings of cultural and historical value, it is forbidden to remove old windows and generally change the appearance of the facade. But strong brick houses can undergo a similar redevelopment, especially if they have a large wall thickness. The likelihood of obtaining permission for a resident of a panel house built in the 90s using improved technologies is also quite high.

Interior design only benefits from a beautiful view of nature. In such a room, dense heavy curtains are not needed so as not to lose the feeling of lightness and freedom. You can use flying tulle, organza, install blinds (vertical or horizontal). Modern Roman blinds can be opened from the control panel, this know-how will emphasize the modern style of the home.

Lovers of the starry sky can put a telescope to get acquainted with the stars at night. The arrangement of furniture should be aimed at the view from the window. You can put sofas in the shape of the letter "P". And in a small room, it is recommended to put an armchair near the glass, which can be turned in different directions. But you shouldn't overload the room with furniture. The philosophy of panoramic windows is that a person is free from frames and restrictions. This is exactly what is worth striving for in the 21st century.

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