While not all homes offer scenic waterfront views, mountainous backdrops, or sprawling cityscapes, every home has the potential to celebrate the outdoors in one way or the other. That is why, it is important to design your house in a way that you can enjoy the outdoors while sitting in the comforts of your home. Here are some quick and easy tips on designing a house to maximise views.
Let’s begin.
How to Design a House to Maximise Views
You can easily create a connection with the outside environment by providing expansive views of the surrounding landscapes. Benefiting from the orientation of the house, window and door placement, lighting, selection of the furniture and interior designing of the house all are key determinants of adding spectacular views to your abode.
Here are some quick ways to design a house to maximise views.
- Floor plan
- Orientation of the house
- Lighting
- Interior designing
- Skylights
- Glass doors
- Choose grills wisely
- Make use of mirrors
Let’s discuss these in detail.
Floor plan
The layout of your house is one of the most significant factors to consider when working to maximise views. Instead of the traditional verandahs in the olden days, where you had to go out in the courtyard to enjoy the views, the floor plans of today focus on windows and doors built on the outer wall.
In the harsh summer season or cold winter days, you can’t possibly sit in the verandah, but if the windows are placed at the appropriate places you can cherish the sunrise and sunset while sitting in the comforts of your home. Floor-to-ceiling glass doors are quite the trend these days. The concept of having good views from every point in the house is also recommended by most designers. Avoid any floor plan mistakes that restrict the natural flow of light in the house and thus block the view.
Orientation of the house
Designing around a beautiful scene is an important aspect when building a home to maximise views. Bring the outdoors inside and let it take centre stage and be the primary focal point. The house should be oriented in a way that it allows the view in maximum number of rooms in the house. When working on your floor plan, visualize where the doors and windows will open up and make maximum use of the views surrounding your abode.
Lighting
Lighting is one of the key elements when designing a home to maximise views. If you have a garden, then appropriate lighting will surely illuminate the surroundings and provide scenic views from your living room. You can use rice lights, or solar lights and place it along your garden landscape.
Remember the interior lights should not interrupt the outside views.
Interior designing
Placement of furniture is quite important, especially if you want to sit and enjoy the outdoors through the windows. While your initial inclination would be to place the furniture in front of the window, the best views are usually attained when you place your sofa at a place that draws attention to the views. Similarly, if you have large windows, consider installing a window seat or make it a reading corner to enjoy your favourite read, while cherishing every moment of the sunrise.
Skylights
There are many advantages of installing a skylight at home. You can enjoy clear blue skies from the skylight in the ceiling. It brings in natural light and creates a spacious and airy feel in the room. If you have a small kitchen and living room, opening up the sky fills up the room with natural light creating an illusion of space and letting you enjoy the calm blue skies.
Choose grills wisely
Intricate grill designs can often be a little too much. Choose the design of the grill wisely so that you don’t have to get out of the house to celebrate the outdoors. For the safety of the house, keep the design simple in a way that it doesn’t obstruct the natural view.
Make use of mirrors
Place mirrors near the windows. It not only pushes the light through the space but the outside view is also reflected in the mirror, amplifying the green landscape outside. Keep different mirrors across the room near key areas where the views can be seen in the mirrors.
We hope these house designing ideas would help bring the outdoors in throughout the seasons. If you have a house with beautiful views then do share your personal design experience with us at blog@zameen.com. Stay tuned to the Zameen Blog for more of such informative pieces. Subscribe to the Zameen Newsletter appearing on the right hand side of the page.
