Cellar window ideas

A glass basement fire escape at the front of a period house. 2.6m by 1.1m. By meia - Moving Elements in Architecture. meia.co.uk

This large mid-terraced property in Lytham St Annes had an unused cellar space extending beneath the entire footprint of the property.

Every time I read of a home invasion robbery, or an in-the-window abduction of a sleeping child, I feel angry and also frustrated. Why should we be so vulnerable in our homes? I’m annoyed with architects. Why aren’t they designing homes in which we can at least relax and feel safe? If architects won’t do their job, I’ll volunteer to step in and do it for them. Here’s an inverted, upside down single-family home. Do you see a problem with this? Do we really need windows on th...

The 5" reinforced concrete roof was poured yesterday. This view from the second story window looking down gives a different perspective on the root cellar. The ventilation pipe projecting from the roof is the same type of 6" terra cotta pipe used lower on the walls for air intake. This will be blocked off in extreme weather and opened when needed to prevent mold and mildew from growing inside.

Many of you will recall that last March we had a little problem with the freeze/thaw cycle that prompted me to replace the right side wall with poured concrete in October. This last week or so I have finally removed the rocks that held the left side together and upon building my framework for pouring concrete it proceeded to rain for two days leaving me with an inch of mud in our basement and the added pleasure of having to remove the framework and re-dig several inches of mud out of the…

Cellar Door Greenhouse Windows: Old steel flip-open single cellar door, where underneath collected cobwebs on the dark, rarely used concrete stairs... I built these window frames from 1x2's, a handful of screws and glue, and I salvaged glass from some old storm windows for the pan…