He Reading corner In the window it was a very popular motive in romanticism. The picture Woman in the windowof Caspar David Friedrich, for example, is characterized by a dream perspective of yearning from the inside to the outside world, from the dark room to the wide and bright landscape. The reason for the window can represent nostalgia, confusion between interior and exterior, security and danger, loneliness and the desire to travel. Today, our desires have not changed much. What has changed are the architectural possibilities: the windows can be much larger and thus become spacious and cozy niches to sit with distant, bright views Reading corners or rest with nature views.
These Reading corners They are the perfect shelter. Whether to read a book, listen to music, keep intimate conversations or simply dream awake. A resistant and comfortably furnished window can also provide a refreshing environment to work, since our gaze can wander while we think. And a reading corner can be beneficial not only for your occupants, but also for the room: you can add personality to a room, give more visual depth and thus make it look larger or also transmit a sense of security, create an intimate retirement zone. Wood covered, you can also create an invisible storage space around you or provide space to put shelves.
If you have always dreamed of having a Reading corner Next to a window, we gather 9 very different examples to inspire you.
1. Rustic style with a modern turn
In a house at the foot of the Mountains Teton, in Wyoming, Clb Architects opted for open geometry with windows of generous dimensions, combined with graphic wooden coatings that remind of traditional wooden cabins. The embedded seat in the window maintains the same materiality and is thus integrated perfectly. Surrounded by wood, you can contemplate the wooded landscape, as if you were lying outdoors.
2. Scandinavian style with views
For this holiday house in Denmark, on the island of Møn, the architects wanted to create an open and cozy atmosphere with a direct connection with nature. The objective was to create a shelter in the area of being that allowed work to work in isolation and quietly without the room seem smaller. Hence the architects had the great idea of integrating a Reading corner To sit in the rounded and deep hole of the window.