Deep Reveals & Thick Walls

Sorry the gradient is missing, but deep reveals are nice anyway, because of the thick wall. Further very practical for flowers, herbs and decorations.

From pattern 223:

Problem

Windows with a sharp edge where the frame meets the wall create harsh, blinding glare, and make the rooms they serve uncomfortable.

Solution

Make the window frame a deep, splayed edge: about a foot wide and splayed at about 50 to 60 degrees to the plane of the window, so that the gentle gradient of daylight gives a smooth transition between the light of the window and the dark of the inner wall.

From pattern 197:

Problem

Houses with smooth hard walls made of prefabricated panels, concrete, gypsum, steel, aluminum, or glass always stay impersonal and dead.

Solution

Open your mind to the possibility that the walls of your building can be thick, can occupy a substantial volume - even actual usable space - and need not be merely thin membranes have no depth. Decide where these thick walls ought to be.