Extension question
We are considering buying a brownstoner where we’d like to add an extension for a bit more space. The original footprint is 40′ long and we are hoping to add 12′, for a total length of 52′. Our extension will have a lot of windows so hopefully it will get ample light. However, I’m worried…
We are considering buying a brownstoner where we’d like to add an extension for a bit more space. The original footprint is 40′ long and we are hoping to add 12′, for a total length of 52′.
Our extension will have a lot of windows so hopefully it will get ample light. However, I’m worried about whether extending a space to that length will create a very dark space in the center of the footprint.
If any of you have added extensions to your brownstone space, can you comment on what the light was like, and how long your new space was?
There might be very miminal light impact or actually very positive light impact but I just don’t know and am trying to learn.
Thanks!
(P.s.- I am aware of the heating issues with the space, and learning about FAR issues, etc. I know there is a lot more to consider- just wondering about this specific aspect).
I have a 15 foot extension on the back of my garden rental/upper triplex. We have the living room in front (parlor floor), then dinning room in the middle, then kitchen in the back. The dinning room is noticeably darker than the other two rooms, but I wouldn’t call it gloomy or a problem. Just turn on the lights… Maybe it’ll give you an excuse to buy some over the top chandelier or disco ball or something. We have a roughly 10 foot wide passage between the kitchen and living room, and maybe 8 feet (with pocket doors) from living room to dinning room.
Downstairs in the rental (2 story extension), its not an issue, because the middle part of the space is a closet/bathroom.
I live in a TH that was extended and the light issue was solved with transoms (an interior rectangular window at the top of the wall).