Comments on: What Size Windows Are Best? https://designingyourperfecthouse.com/building-construction/windows/house-window-sizes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=house-window-sizes Free design, home building, and remodeling advice from architect, Bill Hirsch. Thu, 21 Dec 2023 14:52:08 +0000 hourly 1 By: Bill https://designingyourperfecthouse.com/building-construction/windows/house-window-sizes/#comment-264 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:55:03 +0000 http://www.designingyourperfecthouse.com/blog/?p=310#comment-264 In reply to Ethan.

Ethan – The classic ideal ratio is 1:1.618. This is called the Golden Mean or Golden Section and has been utilized for centuries to guide proportions. It is thought to be such a perfect ratio that many people believe it holds mystical powers. You might have heard of it in The DaVinci Code.

Whether it does or doesn’t have magical powers can’t change the fact that this proportion is inherently pleasing to the eye. I think you could make your windows a bit wider without sacrificing the proportions. Personally, I feel that anything between a 1:1.4 and a 1:1.9 ratio will look fine. Just try to make sure the proportions on all of the windows are similar. Otherwise some of the windows will look like they don’t belong.

]]> By: Ethan https://designingyourperfecthouse.com/building-construction/windows/house-window-sizes/#comment-263 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:02:19 +0000 http://www.designingyourperfecthouse.com/blog/?p=310#comment-263 Very useful article. Are there general rules for height to width proportions for double hung windows? We are going to replace our double hungs (6 over 6 light pattern) with a height to width of 1.8 with hopefully a slightly larger sized window, but with a 4 over 1 pattern. Do we want to keep 1.8 h to w? If we go wider the 4 lites on the top start to get a bit fatter.

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