Case study

Custom Walkable Skylight Brighten Up Basement Conversion

A modern building with a white facade sits beside a landscaped garden featuring a geometric arrangement of plants and glass features. The garden has varying greenery and colorful flowers, and the building boasts large windows reflecting the bright blue sky.

Overview

A large custom walk on skylight from Glazing Vision, split into 20 sections, has enabled plenty of natural daylight into this newly built basement conversion, whilst maintaining their outdoor space.

Details

Status

Complete

Architect

Goedehuizen Architects

Products used

A person is jumping above an open space in a modern building, with a view of a brick wall and blue sky visible through the skylight. Shadows are cast on the interior surface below.

Flushglaze Walkable Skylight

A modern interior space featuring a large skylight surrounded by recessed lighting. The floor is made of wooden planks, and a staircase with a minimalist design is visible in the background. The walls are neutral, contributing to a bright and open atmosphere.

Flushglaze Fixed Multipart Skylight

A modern white house with a distinctive angular roof, surrounded by a lush garden featuring various plants and small ponds. Bright blue sky is visible in the background.

The Brief

A large custom walkable skylight from Glazing Vision, split into 20 sections, has enabled plenty of natural daylight into this newly built basement conversion, whilst maintaining their outdoor space.

With a mantra of ‘don’t move, improve’ being ever present within the world of today, it is important for homeowners to understand how they can best improve their own home and add value to not only their property but also to their style of living.

So, when this homeowner spoke to Goedehuizen Architects, they were keen to understand what could be done to create more space in their home and, in particular, how they could create a new lounge area for entertaining friends. With a lack of space above ground and without removing any garden space, it was decided the best option would be to create a basement extension.

A modern living room featuring a circular beige sofa and two black swivel chairs around a round coffee table. The room has large skylights, a plush green rug, and a bar area with pendant lights in the background. Lush greenery adds a touch of nature to the space.

The Solution

One of the common problems when creating a basement extension, is you may not be able to get enough light in and the new room may end up gloomy or always dependent on artificial light. Therefore, to avoid this becoming a problem, Goedehuizen Architects sought out a skylight option which would enable ample light to enter the basement whilst not impacting on any of the outdoor space.

Impressed with his discussions with Glazing Vision Europe, it was decided that the initial concept designed by Maikel Snels, architect at Goedehuizen Architects, could be achieved and would include 3 custom double glaze diamond shaped walkable Flushglaze skylights and a large multi-part walkable skylight, in a U shape and split into 20 sections.

Glazing Vision Walkable skylights using Flushglaze technology are designed to be installed flush with external flooring – perfect for flat roof terraces. The multipart construction also allowed the construction beams to become camouflaged within the design.

A walkway made of glass panels runs alongside a landscaped area featuring green shrubs and colorful plants. The black exterior of a building is visible in the background.

The Details

Due to its frameless design the U shaped walkable Flushglaze flat skylight, measuring 1200mm (span) x 11700mm x 15500mm x 11700mm, was not only able to provide the required natural daylight into the basement, but also created an aesthetically pleasing design that fitted into the garden well and maximised the usable space by enabling the clients to walkable the product.

This additional natural daylight has helped to bring new life into the property and showcase a remarkable extension project, which has provided the homeowners with the perfect lounge area for entertaining.

“The finished result is really great, we get a lot of positive response on the skylights. Because of the skylight the basement is a very light space.” Maikel Snels, Goedehuizen Architects.

Glazing Vision Europe is part of our global network and ensures that our full range of architectural glass skylights are available to be shipped and installed across Europe. If you have a project in Europe, send your details to SalesEU@glazingvision.com