Small Panes

Construction · Detail

Context Interior Windows194 · Natural Doors and Windows221 · Windows Which Open Wide236 · Solid Doors with Glass237

Problem

Large, undivided panes show the world outside like a picture behind glass — clear, but without scale, without any trace of the hand that built and opens the window.

Solution

Divide your windows into many small panes, so the slender glazing bars give the light a human scale and tie the view outside back to the handmade quality of the frame.

Usage Filtered Light238 · Half-Inch Trim240