Revisions with Steel
I'm very pleased with the revised elevations showing the steel windows. I mentioned that the window panes were enlarged--initially to reduce the amount of steel (and thus cost)--but it ends up I'm much happier with the less busy look. I think during the planning stage I wanted more traditional sized panes. But with the stone exterior and conservatory addition, fewer panes give a cleaner look. Here's a comparison of the original versus the new. The difference is especially noticeable with the sets of doors and windows at the sunroom and the master above. We re-sized the overall spaces to create more consistency and alignment. I think it will really open up the view. (The following views don't show the breezeway and garage.) And finally the West side. The process of going to steel was an opportunity to make slight (3") changes, to make the windows more uniform in shape and size. I tried not to alter the openin...