Independent homes
Entry Privacy Screening for Independent homes
Reduce direct views into private rooms while keeping the arrival area bright and navigable.
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- Set the brief
- Trace sightlines from the building entry to bedrooms and living spaces.
- Compare
- Compare a screen, storage element or furniture turn for the needed privacy.
- Before buying
- Preserve daylight and avoid creating a narrow blind corner.
Worked example
Opening the front door gives a direct view from the corridor into a family’s living area.
Try a narrow slatted screen or offset console that interrupts the view while preserving daylight and a clear turn into the home. Check sightlines from standing and seated corridor positions.
How to test it
Check views from standing and seated positions at the entrance and adjoining rooms.
Apply it to this space
- Layout
- Set a landing and storage wall beside the door; screen direct views into bedrooms.
- Detail
- Use a hard-wearing floor at the threshold and a bench with enclosed shoe storage.
- Trade-off
- A deeper foyer improves organization but uses area that could serve another room.
- Check sightline from open front door
- Test delivery and shoe storage capacity
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