6.41.Hungary-4-detail-l Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design:
We can rethink double-hung windows.
Here is another example of an operable transom window that provides natural ventilation and protection on rainy days. This one includes a pair of casement windows below the transom, and it is set back from the façade within a colonnade.
Author and illustrator: Charlie Szoradi is an architect, inventor, and the CEO of Independence LED Lighting. He writes about many other topics related to operable transom window design through his extensive travels around the world.
If you have found this posting online, it is an excerpt from Mr. Szoradi’s book Learn from Looking that served as the inspiring seed content for this drawing share resource. For additional drawings and insights on operable transom window and natural ventilation strategies, we hope that you enjoy exploring LearnfromLooking.com. You can search via general terms such as sustainability as well as narrower terms such as operable transom window, double-hung windows, and casement windows.
