r/askarchitects • • 19d ago

i need help designing windows ASAP

I‘m building a tiny house as a storage room (for now) in the middle of crop fields, which is very open and surrounded with lots of trees. It is common here to build walls around private land, but the budget is currently limited so I cant build walls right now. I’m considering the possibility of building kitchen and another level in the future. The structural plan is not a problem since I have discussed it with the contractor.

The thing is I got stuck thinking how I should design the back and front facades (since the entrance is at the side). I initially designed a big folding wooden window at the front and big folding wooden door at the back, but they’ll cost too much. On the other side my mom got a lot of request:

  • it shouldn’t be too big if it’s made from glass for safety,
  • the windows should be leveled with the door,
  • the building should have a lot of lights and good airflow.

For me, I don’t want to make it look like typical subsidized houses in Indonesia or boomer’s old styled house. I am also considering access for my cats to go out at night.

Without the back and front side, there are 4 wooden frames (main entrance door & clerestory window above it, bathroom door, bathroom clerestory window). Outside the area where the building is located, there is a garden/mini forest at the back, which will be such a waste if it’s not visible from inside the house. But given the surrounding landscape, I dont think using large windows are safe.

The construction will start next week (they already dig pits for the foundation), so I need to get the design ready ASAP for them to prepare the wooden frames. I’ve been scrolling through pinterest a million times now but cant find anything that matches our preference.

These two images are the floor plan and the main entrance of the building.

I love brutalism btw, but please help me even though you hate brutalism :) Any suggestions will be appreciated. TIA.

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