Hi all,
I'm about to become a home owner, my house is still in its early block laying stages and this is the time I think is best to correct all design errors.
My engineer actually created a large and spacious living room for me, which I absolutely love, but my dilemma lies in the fact that all the walls in the living room have windows...
I can't imagine how i'll arrange my TV set and electronics in between windows.
My engineer assures me it's ok but I think it's a disaster, Am I wrong?
Please I need professionals to help me out here.
Thanks in advance.

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What did your engineer say?

Mimicole:
Hi all,
I'm about to become a home owner, my house is still in its early block laying stages and this is the time I think is best to correct all design errors.
My engineer actually created a large and spacious living room for me, which I absolutely love, but my dilemma lies in the fact that all the walls in the living room have windows...
I can't imagine how i'll arrange my TV set and electronics in between windows.
My engineer assures me it's ok but I think it's a disaster, Am I wrong?
Please I need professionals to help me out here.
Thanks in advance.

This is not a structural design problem. Its an architectural problem. Lucky for you at this stage it MAY still be able to be corrected depending on the drawing plan. Is the house a duplex or a bungalow? Am guessing its a bungalow...
Candid advice: Get a registered architect and a certified engineer to help you redesign the structure. Quacks make us engineers look silly.

Structuralman:


This is not a structural design problem. Its an architectural problem. Lucky for you at this stage it MAY still be able to be corrected depending on the drawing plan. Is the house a duplex or a bungalow? Am guessing its a bungalow...
Candid advice: Get a registered architect and a certified engineer to help you redesign the structure. Quacks make us engineers look silly.

It's a bungalow. So far all the advice my engineer has given me concerning the project have been on point, this is the only issue i'm having since the work started, I don't think I should fire him because of that.
I just need other professional views on this issue in order to compare.
But even without any knowledge of designing buildings I just know it will be wrong to place a TV set in between two windows.

black9jaberry:
What did your engineer say?

Now there are four walls in the living room, and there are openings in all of them, the walls facing the street have 2 windows and he says he can't close them because it will reduce the aesthetics of the building from the view of a passerby (which I agree, so that one is out)
The second wall facing the porch has one window, he says he can't close it because that's the only way you can see whats happening inside the compound or who is standing at your entrance without necessarily opening the door (I also agree, so that one is out)
The 3rd wall has both the entrance into the dining area and the entrance into the hallway so it's also out.
The 4th wall however has a window that overlooks the next compound, I suggested that he closes this one because the dining area also has a window on the same side, but he says if he closes it I'll later regret it. For me that is not a good reason, because unlike the other walls he is not giving me a cogent reason to leave it open.
I just feel every where in the living room can't have an opening, where will I arrange my TV set and other electronics. I'm very concerned about this.
Thanks.

@OP
Why don't you upload a plan so your explanations get visual.
@Structuralman was absolutely correct. It's purely architectural issue. You should have related your briefs with your design Architect.

Mimicole:
Hi all,
I'm about to become a home owner, my house is still in its early block laying stages and this is the time I think is best to correct all design errors.
My engineer actually created a large and spacious living room for me, which I absolutely love, but my dilemma lies in the fact that all the walls in the living room have windows...
I can't imagine how i'll arrange my TV set and electronics in between windows.
My engineer assures me it's ok but I think it's a disaster, Am I wrong?
Please I need professionals to help me out here.
Thanks in advance.

Lol...there is absolutely nothing wrong in having windows on all the walls in your living room really, the idea could be to satisfy aesthetics, ventilation and day lighting requirements. However Op, if you are not comfortable with that sort of design, you may bring it to the notice of the architect/designer who drew it up, to see if he/she could make some adjustments that would still satisfy the relevant functional requirements. Afterwards you relate the redesign with your engineer so he could make the necessary adjustments, if any.

For other professional advice, you can contact me via call/whatsapp on 08167394799 or visit my blog on www.engineerosaz..com
Best of luck on your project!

opalu:
Simply block one windows which you consider the most unnecessary with respect to Cross-ventilation. Let a Bricklayer buy some blocks and cement and cover it.

This is not a structural engineering problem so long as you are not knocking off a column (pillar). We structural engineers especially registered ones see concrete and steel members as the skeleton and muscle of buildings. All other finishes are cosmetics and wears that you can change and adjust

Thanks that's exactly what I did.

jeftalene:


Lol...there is absolutely nothing wrong in having windows on all the walls in your living room really, the idea could be to satisfy aesthetics, ventilation and day lighting requirements. However Op, if you are not comfortable with that sort of design, you may bring it to the notice of the architect/designer who drew it up, to see if he/she could make some adjustments that would still satisfy the relevant functional requirements. Afterwards you relate the redesign with your engineer so he could make the necessary adjustments, if any.

For other professional advice, you can contact me via call/whatsapp on 08167394799 or visit my blog on www.engineerosaz..com
Best of luck on your project!

Thanks, your input helped.

Thanks to everyone who dropped a word. I appreciate

Mimicole:

It's a bungalow. So far all the advice my engineer has given me concerning the project have been on point, this is the only issue i'm having since the work started, I don't think I should fire him because of that.
I just need other professional views on this issue in order to compare.
But even without any knowledge of designing buildings I just know it will be wrong to place a TV set in between two windows.

Stumbled upon this and thought that you might find it useful.

https://www.nairaland.com/3040875/very-important-mistakes-architects-make

Structuralman:


Stumbled upon this and thought that you might find it useful.

https://www.nairaland.com/3040875/very-important-mistakes-architects-make

Ok thanks. Will check it out

Mimicole:
Thanks to everyone who dropped a word. I appreciate

HBD

ThugCheetah:
HBD

Hmmmm thank you

Mimicole:
Thanks to everyone who dropped a word. I appreciate

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