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Windows are among the most important part of most buildings. Many key patterns - from [[natural-light|natural lighting]] to [[refuge-and-outlook|refuge and outlook]] to achieving a [[be-part-of-the-site|connection between the interior and the site]] - are achieved through windows. The patterns in this category deal with fenestration - the placement, sizing and other issues pertaining to windows.
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Supporting Patterns  | Windows may be placed flush with a wall to make them integrate as a single whole with the non-transparent portions of the wall.
Alternatively, they may extend out from a wall asserting their dominance.
Recessing windows into a wall allows exterior space to penetrate the building, and emphasizes the solidity of the wall. |
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See Also | Windows may be placed flush with a wall to make them integrate as a single whole with the non-transparent portions of the wall.
Alternatively, they may extend out from a wall asserting their dominance.
Recessing windows into a wall allows exterior space to penetrate the building, and emphasizes the solidity of the wall. |
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 | Small windows feel cozy or confining. They can also be used to frame a very specific view. |
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 | In addition to admitting a lot of natural light, large windows give an exciting and spacious feeling. They can help to make a space feel larger, by extending the space you perceive beyond the edge of the room. |
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 | Windows can be used to frame a specific view.
When placing windows, consider what the view from that window will be, and adjust the exact placement and size to bring attention and focus to what you have decided to frame.
In addition to bringing attention to specific elements, you can control where spaces do and do not connect with the outside world by blocking specific views ... |
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 | In addition to using [[large-windows|large windows]], corner windows can help to expand space by extending inside to outside. |
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Clerestory windows, placed at ceiling level around the edge of a room are very effective ways of bringing natural light into a room without sacrificing privacy. They result in an enclosed feeling space, while giving a hint at the world outside.
Like skylights, clerestory windows also allow people to see the sky, creating a connection with the outside world without sacrificing privacy. |
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 | A window seat such as pictured here is a great way to create an enclosed, personal space at the edge of a larger common space. Not only does this allow one to occupy a personal space while remaining connected to the goings-on in the room, but it can also create a place of refuge and outlook where one can remain connected to the outside world at the same time.
When creating a window ... |
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| Windows may be placed flush with a wall to make them integrate as a single whole with the non-transparent portions of the wall.
Alternatively, they may extend out from a wall asserting their dominance.
Recessing windows into a wall allows exterior space to penetrate the building, and emphasizes the solidity of the wall. |
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Light shelves can increase daylight penetration into a building from the typical 1.5x the height of the top of windows up to 2.5x.
Light shelves are surfaces with reflective upper sides, located near the top of windows. They allow light to penetrate further into a building by reflecting some of the light onto the ceiling, which in turn reflects that light further back into the room.
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 | Extending enclosure planes - walls, ceilings, floor - beyond a window helps to disolve the boundary between indoors and outdoors. This also helps to extend the psychological space. |
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| To allow daylight to penetrate as deeply as possible into a building, extend windows to the ceiling.
Placing windows continuous will wall/ceiling edges also creates a glow rather than a dark edge between light and shadow. |
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