---
title: "Windows Which Open Wide (236)"
created: 2026-07-01
updated: 2026-07-01
type: concept
status: compiled
namespace: pattern-language
pattern_number: 236
pattern_name: "Windows Which Open Wide"
source_repository: https://github.com/zenodotus280/apl-md
source_url: https://github.com/zenodotus280/apl-md/blob/master/Patterns/Windows%20Which%20Open%20Wide%20%28236%29.md
license_note: Non-commercial reuse with attribution; see namespace README and source LICENSE.md.
related_patterns:
  - "Window Place (180)"
  - "Windows Overlooking Life (192)"
  - "Natural Doors and Windows (221)"
  - "Small Panes (239)"
---

# Windows Which Open Wide (236)

> Source pattern from the abridged `apl-md` corpus. Use as a design reference and constraint seed; do not treat as commercial-clean training data.

### Problem
>Many buildings nowadays have no opening windows at all; and many of the opening windows that people do build, don’t do the job that opening windows ought to do.

### Solution
>Decide which of the windows will be opening windows. Pick those which are easy to get to, and choose the ones which open onto flowers you want to smell, paths where you might want to talk, and natural breezes. Then put in side-hung casements that open outward. Here and there, go all the way and build full French windows.

### Related Patterns
... this pattern helps to complete [[Window Place (180)]], [[Windows Overlooking Life (192)]], and [[Natural Doors and Windows (221)]].

Complete the subframe of the casement with [[Small Panes (239)]] ...

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> [!cite]- Alexander, Christopher. _A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction_. Oxford University Press, 1977, p. 1100.
> #APL/confidence/medium
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> #APL/Construction-Patterns/Interior-Details