Essay · · 1 min read
The case for small windows
Every opening is a decision. In the south, a small one is often the generous one.
In Sagres the light off the Atlantic is so strong that a large window becomes a wall of glare for half the day.
The house has one big opening, facing west over the sea, and eleven small ones. Each small window frames one thing: a rock, a lighthouse, a neighbour's chimney.
We would rather draw twelve good windows than a hundred square metres of glazing.