Openings decide more comfort than a sofa. In Paraguay that means sun, sideways rain, dust and the habit of living with bars and insect screens. Choosing them late, or from a European catalogue photo, produces pretty living rooms and impossible siestas. Look at contemporary houses in the portfolio for how a door opens to the patio, not only for the concrete.
The right opening, the glass that does not fry
Size, eave, orientation. A huge west pane without protection is not luxury. It is air conditioning forever. Ask for a glass sample and how the bedroom darkens at two in the afternoon. If there is no gallery, the eave is the opening itself.
Opening: track, mosquito, rain and the sill
Sliders that jump the track with dust, panes you cannot clean, screens that were never ordered, sills that let water into the room. Use the opening on a sample or on a site. If it does not close easily, it will not close in January.
When to decide
Openings close in sketch design. System and colour need factory time. Changing a window in structure is an extra and a drama. A house is remembered for how it opens to the garden on a Tuesday. That is designed. It is not improvised on joinery already measured.
Terms in this article
- sketch design
- Initial document with siting, brief and massing to price and permit, before detailed drawings.
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions
What does "The right opening, the glass that does not fry" mean for your project?
Size, eave, orientation. A huge west pane without protection is not luxury. It is air conditioning forever. Ask for a glass sample and how the bedroom darkens at two in the afternoon. If there is no gallery, the eave is the opening itself.
What does "Opening: track, mosquito, rain and the sill" mean for your project?
Sliders that jump the track with dust, panes you cannot clean, screens that were never ordered, sills that let water into the room. Use the opening on a sample or on a site. If it does not close easily, it will not close in January.
What does "When to decide" mean for your project?
Openings close in sketch design. System and colour need factory time. Changing a window in structure is an extra and a drama. A house is remembered for how it opens to the garden on a Tuesday. That is designed. It is not improvised on joinery already measured.
Next step
It is not improvised on joinery already measured. To apply this to your case, you can talk to MU with the lot and brief on the table.
