Modern architects and builders embody in reality the various projects of multi-family and private houses, which are being built in compliance with all norms and requirements. Recently, such architectural elements as the bay window and the attic have been popular.

This is due to the fact that buildings equipped with decorative ledges and having an originally designed residential attic look elegant and restrained at the same time. Houses with a loft and a bay window have their own characteristics that should be considered when developing a project.

Attic is a loft converted into a living room.. The facade of the attic floor is the roof surface (broken, curvilinear or inclined). The building significantly enlivens the appearance of the entire structure and significantly increases the living space.

The attic can be symmetrical or asymmetrical, have a broken or triangular silhouette, to occupy the entire roof of a building or a certain part. The design may protrude outside the facade. In this case, you should consider the creation of supports: consoles or columns.

It is important to know:   if the roof has a broken shape, the lower part of the attic is erected at an angle of 65 °, the angle of inclination of the upper part should be about 20 °.

The attic floor is recommended to be erected with light materials that will not heavily load the base, for example: wood, plastic, foam concrete. Also in the selection it is important to consider the degree of fire resistance of the building. Attic floors can be fully or partially insulated, it depends on the nuances of operating the premises.

The photo of houses with a loft and a bay window will help to assess the advantage of mixed-type architectural structures.

Bay window description

Learn how to design a living room with a bay window.

How to equip an additional area?

Bay window is the compositional center of any room, therefore its you can always turn into a cozy and functional area.

Glazed ledge located in the living room, often made out to the seating area through a soft sofa, beautiful curtains and a fluffy rug. Here you can chat with friends and read a book. The protrusion in the kitchen is equipped with a dining area with a table, chairs. Territory can be divided bar.

In the bedroom niche is engaged in a sofa or bed. In this case, you should hang thick curtains or blinds on the windows. Sometimes simulators are installed in the protruding part or they create a place for relaxation.

Panoramic windows allow you to create a winter garden indoors.   Good lighting and ventilation contributes to the comfortable location of plants in this area. At the same time, the room itself becomes very comfortable and beautiful without any special interior delights.

In the bay area you can arrange a study, a place for needlework, a play area for a child. When arranging a niche, it is important to consider the interior of the entire premises. It is not desirable that the discrepancies were drastic.

So, a house with a bay window and a mansard is a compact and economical type of housing that allows owners to use additional meters of storage space by equipping them at will.

In our time almost every average Russian dreams of building a one-story house with a bay window. In the pictures, such buildings look like fabulous houses, and in life they delight with their unique appearance.

More recently, the bay windows entered the life of the Russian consumer. They decorate the residential building, giving it an amazing and extraordinary look. From the inside, these rooms look like the “highlight” of the interior. Regardless of what is located here - the area of ​​the living room, bedroom, nursery, office, creates an unusual feeling of freedom of space, pomposity and lightness. Allow yourself the pleasure of being in harmony with nature!

Bay window from old french means archer, protector. It is a protruding part of the fortifications, which earlier allowed to defend and defend the approaches to the cities without difficulty. In the Middle Ages, they still did not understand how to use the survey room for the benefit of creating coziness and spaciousness.

Modern architects and designers have managed to refine a great idea. In the new century, the protrusion on the wall is also made in residential premises. It is issued in the form of a balcony space or the main entrance to the building. Accommodation - on the front of the building. Wherein such a design brings a “touch of identity” to each project.   There is not a single similar structure, since the construction is carried out according to individual customer requests.

The bay window is constructed in various types of buildings:

  • in wooden buildings;
  • in buildings of concrete blocks;
  • in brick houses.

The depth of the protrusion is negotiated during project preparation. It depends on the functionality of the room and the desired size of the windows. The more window openings, the more expensive the work. But the result is worth it.

So, if we look at one-story houses with a bay window, the photos of which are presented in our article, then they become the following advantages are obvious:

  • similar buildings are distinguished by a good illumination inside, since in the openings there are a lot of window glazing installed;
  • thanks to a successful sketch increases the usable area of ​​the room. In the spacious and bright part of the house they arrange the room to choose from: bedroom, dining room, hallway.

Thus, the bay window is a successful design solution. Since the installed windows, stained glass windows are insulated, safe and airtight, the lined space can be successfully “beaten” both externally and from the inside.

Types of bay windows

The design, which went beyond the facade, can be of any shape. The bends of the lines are limited only by the fantasy of the designer and the laws of physics. The most popular ways to create a cozy space are:

  • Polygonal shapes. For example, a house project with a two-storey bay window can be created with a hexagonal ledge, like church interiors. This method of extension increases the flow of sunlight into the house and air exchange in the rooms.
  • Trapezoidal designs. This is a common finish option for the projection. As a rule, when choosing a trapezoidal design, a large window is adjacent to small windows.
  • Rectangular or square structural members. Such a construction does not require large expenditures.
  • Venetian style.

The superstructure includes either oval or semicircular shapes. The style is recognized as elegant and luxurious.

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The advantages and disadvantages of bay windows on the first and second floor

Without bay windows it is impossible to imagine a modern beautiful house. They deserve the attention of respectable customers for several reasons:

  • high level of aesthetics inside;
  • excellent light transmission and insolation;
  • visual expansion of space;
  • decoration in the form of curtains;
  • superb architectural ensemble outside.

Due to its grace, beautiful view, the protruding elements of the buildings are located on the front side, in the zone of greater visibility. Most often small but compact projects are ordered on the photo of houses with a bay window in 2 floors. At the same time, bay windows are only at the top.

The fact is that on on the second floor, you can safely add floor-to-ceiling windows, and the first tier of the building should be protected from uninvited guests. Instead of panoramic glazing, small windows with bars are installed here. However, the security problem is solved when installing an alarm system, impact-resistant glass, and buying roller shutters.

Besides,   The following points are recognized as disadvantages of bay windows:

  • High cost. The high cost is justified by the security settings. First, the windows are insulated. Secondly, glass has the property of impact resistance. Thirdly, the glazing is obliged to save from harmful ultraviolet rays.
  • Installation difficulty. For the construction of bay windows, construction professionals with experience and a high level of qualification are called in. Special equipment is involved.
  • Difficulties of leaving. To wash the glazing of the first floor, we need a stepladder. If the windows of the second floor are dirty, the cleaning is done by a specialized brigade.

Features of glasses

It is important that the room was not cold in winter and hot in summer. Therefore, special materials are chosen for finishing:

  • shockproof triplex, laminated glass, which was obtained by gluing with PVB film;
  • silver oxide plating for thermal protection.
  • spraying to protect against UV light.

Basic room design rules

The project of a one-story house with a bay window (you can see the photo in our article) provides not only the exterior design, but also interesting design ideas for the interior. General rules for the use of bay space are as follows:

  • walls are made in pastel, bright colors;
  • windows do not need blackout curtains;
  • square meters near the windows can not be cluttered with furniture.

The room, furnished in the protruding part of the room, is the brightest and most cozy place. To improve it, elegant and light curtains are hung on curtains. Further actions depend on the functionality of the room.

Living room decoration

Bay window in the living room - a relaxation area.   Often, a decorative or existing electric fireplace is constructed here. It fits well into the style design called country. Then for its decoration fit natural material such as white marble.

Country suggests natural motifs in the room. Thus, the entrance to the hall is decorated with green ornaments. In the room itself is indispensable relief parquet, wall partitions in the form of natural wood, straw or sand shade of furniture.

Dining room

If we look at single-storey houses with a bay window, photo projects, then there is an obvious tendency to combine recreation areas with dining facilities. In the front part of the house there is often a wooden table with chairs. To give pomp to the parquet floor is laid a refined wool carpet, repeating the shape of a bay window. And how nice it is to gather in this place with the whole family!

Bedrooms

If desired, bay window is fenced with:

  • drywall constructions;
  • curtains;
  • folding screens.

It is pleasant to retire in a separate room, to build a place to rest and sleep, to collect everything that is expensive for the apartment owner: books, paintings, plaster figurines, unique collections.   The ideal option - bed with a mini-library.   The finished room is designed to:

  • wake up with the first rays of the sun;
  • reread favorite literary works in natural light;
  • admire the landscape;
  • have a cup of coffee.

Child room

If you plan a children's room in the bay space, its layout is assumed when taking into account the age of the child. This may be a game zone or a study. The first option will allow parents to avoid scattered toys around the house.

The advantages of the second - natural lighting and privacy. Separate zoning improves the performance of the baby and helps prevent myopia.

Ideas for interior design

Bay window - a real find for the designer-designer. The design gives a chance to create and create masterpieces. However, dark shades are not suitable for rooms of this type. The ideal colors for bay windows are:

  • olive;
  • beige;
  • sand;
  • white.

Pastel colors allow you to visually increase the space, to create a feeling of lightness. Furniture is also selected soft tones, tone to tone the walls. It should not be massive, it is better to buy chairs, dressing tables on wheels. To fill the space will also help the correct artificial light. For evening and night "gatherings" are installed halogen lamps with diffused light.

Two-storey houses with a bay window, photos of which can also be viewed in the article, are not just a tribute to fashion. First of all, customers appreciate the functionality of bay windows. For their part, the designers are ready to “implement” any, even unexpected ideas from customers. Plan, dream and do!

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A house with a bay window and a garage is the right choice for those who appreciate comfort, practicality and non-standard solutions.

However, such projects require a special approach to development, consideration of the site features and compliance with building technologies.

They call the part of the room that goes beyond the plane of the facade wall of the building. The term is derived from the German erker (lantern): the protrusion on the facade with large windows is similar to a medieval street lamp, especially when the house lights are on.

Now the bay windows are considered constructions:

  • with bearing walls on the foundation (they are also called rizalits);
  • with console bases.

The form of these architectural elements are:

  • multifaceted;
  • rectangular;
  • rounded;
  • triangular;
  • trapezoidal.

Niches vary in area:

  • a small ledge, which is a window protruding behind the wall;
  • a small niche - part of the main premises;
  • separate part of the house, a separate room.

Can be an element of the first or any other floor of the building. Occupy one or two or three floors, are two or three-light (by the number of windows). In the same house and even in the same room there may be several bay windows.

The top of the ledge suit:

  • multifaceted;
  • domed;
  • as a base for a balcony or part of the upper floor.

Distinctive feature - a significant glass area, the windows are placed on each wall of the niche, made panoramic, often - "in the floor."

Bay windows become a spectacular architectural element of any house, give a respectable look, distinguish among other buildings.

Advantages and disadvantages

Making a choice in favor of projects of houses with a garage and bay window, you should consider some significant features.

Bay windows are valued for the properties they give to the house.

  • The room receives more natural light by increasing the number and area of ​​windows. Here you can arrange a bright cozy corner for reading, chatting or working.
  • Increases the area of ​​the room.
  • The interior becomes more interesting, especially if beautiful panoramic views are opened outside the window.
  • There are new opportunities for decorating and zoning.
  • Exterer home acquires personality and style.

The main disadvantages are the following two.

  1. Increasing the cost of project development and construction, because such a protrusion is a complex structure.
  2. The extension of a part of the building and an increase in the glazed surface entails heat loss, additional heating costs.

Garage in the house is also convenient.

  • from the living quarters you can go to the garage and back without going outside, this is especially important in bad weather;
  • significant savings in the design and maintenance of plumbing, electricity, heating.

Of the minuses noted an increase in the area of ​​construction and increase in the cost of the project, if the garage is located in the basement.

One-storey house with bay window and garage often built with an attic. Choosing a house project with an attic, bay window and garage you need to take into account the features of the attic.

The loft adds benefits:

  • with minimal additional cost - an increase in living space, the attic occupies fully or partially the area above the first floor, sometimes expanding it with cantilever outliers;
  • reduction of heat loss of the main structure.

By cons include:

  • skewness and low ceiling height in the attic;
  • the complexity of the device thermal circuit;
  • lighting difficulties;
  • the complexity of the service in the winter.

The project of a two-storey house with a garage and a bay window presupposes the presence of a full-fledged second floor of the building, as well as an account of all the weak and strong sides of a comprehensive solution. Bay window in a two-story house can be located on any floor, or occupy both (double-bay window).

It is useful to get acquainted with information on how to build a two-story brick house with a bay window and a garage, the video can be viewed below.

Features of the design and construction

The garage and bay window are designed simultaneously with the main house.

When designing a garage, unified communications, ventilation system, foundation and roofing are provided. The plus is saving money, time, reducing heat loss during operation. For external walls of the garage can be provided cheaper materials.

It is convenient to place a garage in the house, if the plot is wide. If the frontal part of the plot is narrow, the combination of a garage and a house can become problematic due to the difficulty of organizing access roads.

If the project did not initially provide for a garage, you should not rush to attach it in order to avoid risks:

  • violation of the thermal contour of the building;
  • illiterate ventilation when exhaust gases can enter residential areas;
  • improper roofing;
  • changing the load on the foundation.

When designing the bay window include:

  • the foundation or the outboard cantilevered structures, identical with the main building;
  • calculate the heating system and heat preservation;
  • plan lighting and ventilation.

Errors in the design of bay windows lead to divergence of seams, heat loss, destruction of elements.

How can a bay window be used?

Better than others, the light space of the bay window is suitable for arranging a workplace or a reading corner. To do this, place a desk, cozy chairs and a tea table. If the niche is just a wide window-sill, you can put soft pillows on it and get a small sofa on which you can dream of looking out the window.

Armchairs, turned to the windows, form a place for private conversation. Placed here indoor flowers and trees in tubs and get a real winter garden.

Depending on the size, a working area, a dining group with a table and chairs, a comfortable sofa or a tea table are placed in the kitchen bay window.

A pleasant place to relax with a sofa is organized in the bay window of the bedroom or living room.

The bay windows are left free, decorating them with beautiful curtains and curtains. They use this space as a stage for children's performances, establish a New Year tree, arrange home exhibitions.

Among the projects of houses with a garage and a bay window, photos of which are presented here and on other specialized resources, everyone will find his own, one that will make life comfortable, joyful, beautiful.

A huge number of diverse projects of houses is embodied in the reality by architects and builders, each of which meets different requirements. You can find private houses and concise, and strict, too chic and more modest. But there are houses that can combine the one and the other. One of these houses is a house with a bay window and a mansard. We suggest you get acquainted with the projects of such houses, with their features.

Most often such a successful architectural solution for single-storey houses is envisaged. Why, you ask. Because it is precisely this solution that makes the house compact, but at the same time very roomy. But the project is appropriate for the floor construction. Compactness is very appropriate in areas of a small area. Houses with a bay window and a mansard will not require a large territory from you.

Thus, we have decided on the choice of the project for the house. Before you learn how to make such a house with your own hands, how to build it from scratch, to make a project, you should learn what a bay window and an attic are.

What is a loft and bay window?

What more often people used to call the attic, called the attic. This is an attic space. The advantage of the attic, in contrast to the classic attic is that you can make a very beautiful living space, an entire room. Attic is limited to the top of the roof. It may be the size of the entire floor area of ​​the house, but it may be a little wider if we foresee this in the project of the house.

If the attic is wider, it is imperative to make support for the projecting part. It can serve as an arch, column, propping pillars. And for such speakers attic, whose area significantly exceeds the area of ​​the first floor and need a bay window. It is often used as a support. In the private construction just such houses prevail, which is appropriate due to their originality and style.

Bay window at the same time and the protruding part of the facade of the house and the protruding part of the interior. It is often planned to implement such a project in picturesque areas, beautiful areas. And all thanks to a broad overview, which helps make the bay window. A broad overview will help and improve the lighting in your chosen room.

In addition, it is not only convenient in functional terms, but also has a positive effect on the exterior decor of the house, as well as the room inside. The design of such a project involves the creation of an interesting special atmosphere.

Advantages and disadvantages of a combination of a mansard-bay room

Like any other house project, the combination of an attic and a bay window in one project will have a number of advantages and disadvantages. Individually, we looked at each of these elements, but what if there is a combination of them.

Consider the main advantages of the combination:

  1. The main advantage is the ability to expand living space and space inside the house for residential needs. At the same time, the base area of ​​the building does not increase. The attic is designed for the construction of a two-level building, while allowing significant savings on construction, while the bay window increases the area of ​​the room. Thus you can make in the room plan a clear functional zoning of the room.
  2. In addition to functional benefits, the attic in combination with a bay window will make the exterior of the house very beautiful. The main thing is to combine them in order to create a beautiful combination, giving the atmosphere the spirit of romance and lightness.
  3. It is noteworthy that despite the numerous funds that you spend on a bay window, there is still a general cost savings, because they are covered by the construction of the attic level. Thus, the combination saves money.
  4. Combining such techniques in construction will compensate for heat loss, which for the most part will fall on the wide viewing windows.

Well, now also talk about the shortcomings. They are not so many, but they are. The main one is, first and foremost, that the problem of cleaning snow deposits remains. Do not forget that you will need to constantly clean the roof to reduce the load and eliminate the negative effects of moisture. In our case, it will be a little difficult to do this, in connection with which the roof may be damaged.

Certainly it would be wrong not to mention this fact. With your own hands, you are unlikely to build such a house and you will need to hire builders. Not every designer, foreman and workers will take up the implementation of such a complex project, so you may have to pay a lot of money for the construction.

Features of the project

We have already decided on the correctness of the decision, it remains only to choose ways to beat the attic correctly. To do this, you can use our chosen combination as a wide field for the realization of fantasies in design solutions.

The main feature of the construction will be based on the choice of the bay window. If everything is clear with the attic, then where to make a ledge is to be solved. What are the options with this:

  1. For cottages built, for example, from aerated concrete, it is advisable to choose the bay window on the first floor. You can expand your living room and make it a wonderful review. Also a good solution would be a beautiful dining room extended. Please note that you can make from your old boring office a beautiful corner for work and creativity.
  2. You can make it both in the attic and on the ground floor at the same time. This is a very difficult project, which is not only very effective.
  3. And, of course, the bay window in the attic. We make a ledge at the level of the attic. You can combine this technique with different rooms. For example, to combine with the children's room, bedroom. It will be very interesting to look attic bathroom with a bay ledge.

The project will realize the most beautiful architectural solutions and allow you not only to elevate the facade of the house, but also to make room zoning very practical from a functional point of view.

We recommend that you look at the video presentation described above about the project at home:

Cozy, bright, unique - those qualities that are necessarily found in the description of the house of dreams. Everyone wants to create a family nest, to make it truly fabulous, yet reliable and practical. House projects with bay windows are suitable for these purposes more than others.

A peculiar attachment, definitely, will give the house an unusual appearance. He will help and create a unique interior. New forms - new opportunities, more space - more freedom of expression.

For a Russian person, a bay window sounds more exotic than it actually looks. If the name cuts off hearing and is associated with something expensive, bourgeois, then in practice this architectural solution is familiar to every Soviet citizen: the majority of multi-storey buildings of Stalin’s construction have such refinement.

It’s not just a desire to stand out and individualize your housing - where there are such needs in the 30-50s. Just at home with a bay window favorably differed in performance from the same type of buildings without external structures:

  • the bay window increased the usable floor space with the same layout and built-up area;
  • allowed more efficient use of natural lighting in the apartment, prolonging the light day, and saving electricity;
  • with typical layouts and lifestyle, it created an opportunity to stand out and implement individual solutions;
  • finally, in the era of total surveillance of everyone, it provided an excellent opportunity for review.

  Stalin apartment building with bay window

Today, other times and manners. Bay window, rethinking its historical tasks, returns to the construction market with peaceful purposes. Houses with bay windows are increasingly being chosen for construction and ordered or selected from ready-made ones. If we compare the number of such orders 15 years ago and today, then we can say with confidence that their share has increased significantly.

From mass typical building to individual projects

During the construction of a private house, the future owners try to get away from the standard patterns used in mass construction. But at the same time, to preserve and bring to your cottage the best that ordinary skyscrapers have.


  The project of a one-storey house with a bay window

The individual design of a single-storey house with a bay window will not only externally make the house unique, attracting the glances of passersby. But also very wisely use the emerging advantages of the attached porch.

Different types of houses use different forms and types of bay windows. This is due to the possibility of basic building materials to take the desired shape, as well as a feature of the structures:


In a typical mass building most often you can find exactly the latest versions of bay windows.   Simple, affordable, elegant.

Bay window in combination with other exterior elements of the decor

Bay window itself is the dominant element of the exterior decor of the building. Any, the most simple and ordinary house turns into a mysterious medieval palace with its own history and atmosphere. And designing a large cottage of several hundred square meters using a bay window at the head of the exterior design turns it into a real family castle.

Meanwhile, the bay window is quite possible to combine with other elements of the exterior.

House with bay window and balcony

The excellent decision for two-and three-storeyed buildings. In this case, the bay window is located only on the ground floor, and the second floor has a classical construction. Outside, the protrusion starts from the basement itself, rises to the height of the floor and ends with an elegant balcony exactly following the contours of the bay window. At the same time the balcony can be both covered and glazed, and just fenced space.


Houses with bay window and attic

This solution is suitable for small areas when you need a compact but functional home. At the same time, the bay window can be placed both on the ground floor and on both at once. And you can generally abandon the bay window on the first floor, decorating only the attic with this element. As a rule, in the attic are bedrooms and children's rooms. And for that and for another option bay window would be a great solution.

House with two bay windows

What could be better than a bay window? Right, two bay windows. It is possible to decorate a house with this element not once, but twice. The appearance of the building will be uniquely unique. And in the interior there is room for creativity and self-realization. As a rule, if there are two bay windows, they are placed in the living room and kitchen-dining room, zoning the space.

More harmoniously, this combination looks in quite spacious houses. And often bay windows are made different in height, for example, on one floor and the entire height of a building.   However, the project of the house with two bay windows requires careful study and accurate calculations. The task is not only to beautifully enter and combine these two elements, but also to make the design safe and reliable.


  The project of a two-story house with two bay windows of different heights

Variants of house layouts with bay windows

Different in purpose, the area, the number of floors of the house, one way or another, are similar in layout. After reviewing several dozen projects, it is already possible to guess what and where the architect located in the next project. Despite the fact that the plans of houses with a bay window have their own characteristic features, it is possible to distinguish several regularities and general principles by which the internal space is zoned.

The first floor is an active residential area.

Here the hall, living room, kitchen, dining room, fireplace room, bathroom are most often located. Bay window on the first floor is used in three types.

  • Bay window in the living room. Then it is issued in a separate soft zone or chill out, so that among the noisy parties you can correctly retire and talk without leaving the guests.
  • Bay window in the kitchen-dining room. Combines and divides at the same time two zones of the common room. Thus, you can do two things at once, receive guests and bother with the kitchen. This option is perfect for families who very often meet with friends over a cup of tea.
  • Bay window as a separate room. Most often, a round corner bay window is allocated to an independent room. It can be used as a study or as a more closed chill out.

Second floor - sleeping area and private space

It houses the parents' bedroom, children's rooms, bedrooms, guest rooms, bathroom, dressing room. Bay window can be present on the second floor, then one of these rooms, or two, if the bay windows in the house are two and both are made to the entire height of the building, or one of them is full height, and the second is located only on the second floor, will be equipped with this decorative element.

  • Bay window in the nursery. A great solution for creating a play area, working or own cozy corner. Design such a bright niche can be in accordance with the age needs of the child.
  • Bay window in the parents' bedroom. A very romantic solution, filling the room with additional light in the morning and a special comfort in the evening. In such a niche, you can put a bed, or organize there an additional place for relaxation and privacy.
  • Bay window in the bathroom. The most unusual decision, but also the most spectacular. Where, if not in your home, you can take a hot bath and watch the sunset through the huge windows. Modern design solutions make it possible to realize not so bold desires in life.

Ground floor and office space

Depending on the layout c. Then all utility rooms, such as furnace, boiler room, boiler room, pump room, laundry room and other necessary corners are placed there. In the absence of the basement, they are either placed outside the main perimeter of the living space and are equipped with a separate entrance (according to the requirements of safety standards) or are located directly in the house.

Not far from the entrance, central or black, under the stairs, near the bathrooms. The presence of the bay window does not affect the presence of these premises, and, of course, none of them is located directly on such a valuable area.

  Example of planning a house with a bay window and basement

House combined with a garage

Sometimes. United by a common facade, it is located directly under the house or alone, or sharing the space of the basement with utility rooms. Bay window is not a hindrance to the implementation of this project. The only imposes some restrictions on the functional use of the niche.


  Sample house layout with garage and bay window

It is not necessary to place a nursery, a zone for relaxation and tea or dining room with care in such a bay window. An excellent solution would be to place in it or to equip a soft corner. It is used actively only when many guests come to the house at the same time. The rest of the time serves as a decorative interior design.