Renovation of an attic: the use of natural light

Attic and attic recovery: how to enhance the brightness of a house on the top floor

We have learned to think about mansard modern as fascinating locations in which to live.
An apartment located on thetop floor of a building or a habitable attic, in fact, is an exclusive space intended for dreamers who like to think of themselves at the top of the building or in any case at the highest point of a building or the house they live in.
The light that enters from above invades the space of attic and represents the strong point of this type of housing solution.
Just leaf through trade magazines, catalogs or be lucky enough to be able to enter the homes of those who live in the attic to immediately realize its potential.

Thanks to the progress made by research and the help of technology, it is easy to understand how the clichés linked to the habitability of an apartment in this location are completely overcome. In fact, by intervening with suitable fixtures specifically designed for roofs, it will be possible to enjoy abundant light, combined with the view and thethermal insulation thus making the space habitable attic and comfortable.

Renovated attic project with VELUX fixtures

The only precaution, if you are about to renovate an atticold or newly purchased, to make it one prestigious houseis to rely on experts who know how to design ad hoc solutions to enhance performance and enhance the uniqueness of this space. Also because the renovation of an attic or attic requires specific knowledge of regulations and habitability standards.

Attention will have to fall precisely on the choice of roof windows suitable for your attic room. In this Velux has been synonymous with quality, attention and professionalism for more than 80 years. It helps you find your way through a constantly growing range of products, suitable for installation on flat or pitched roofs.

With the right roof fixtures, the rooms on the top floor will be enviable, healthy places and capable of providing well-being due to the presence of constant light and the liveability of the room in all its intended uses.

Attic projects: the real design of a top floor apartment

If you are starting to renovate a house located in the attic, consider yourself lucky because you will be able to take inspiration from renovations occurred successfully in the name of enhancing thelight element.

VELUX has created a very interesting project that gives everyone the opportunity to see how it is possible to renovate different things attic roomsreal homes located in buildings located in various Italian cities, thanks to video stories commented by the designer and the client himself, supported by video footage inside the house – attic. This project is called Stories of light and shows how to transform the attic into a habitable attic.

Renovated attic project with VELUX fixtures

The project we want to talk about concerns an important renovation that took place in an apartment in Milan on several levels.

The intervention designed and implemented to improve the brightness of the large attic, gave rise to the valorization of light. The video story that was born is called Light is beauty.

Design the lighting of a house on top of a building with VELUX roof windows

The beauty of this luxurious home, embellished with important furnishings and valuable pieces of art, has been enhanced to the maximum. We think a local hallwaygenerally considered as a mere passage, almost useless and not very functional, has become the fulcrum of the attic.

When purchasing the apartment, as the owner explained in the video, the place was very interesting, but really too dark. Hence the need to expand the perception of space and the livability of the house, intervening with the installation of VELUX roof windows.

Renovated attic project with VELUX fixtures

The result obtained is truly astonishing: the corridor has become almost open-air, thanks to the insertion of a series of windows for pitched roofs VELUX who have created a real transparent coverletting in as much natural light as possible to radiate the entire apartment.

This house on the top floor, which already had a privileged position, has completely changed its appearance, as can be seen from the before and after images, and the credit goes to the light.

The natural light coming in from zenithal windowsis precious for quality and quantity in this space.
It is known that those looking for a home express, among their first needs, a desire for brightness. No one would want to live in an environment poorly lit.

To feel good, work concentrated and perform at our best, we really need to see the light enter the room. This brings energy, liveability and is an element of great attraction.

Pitched roof windows from VELUX

Light is often synonymous with beauty. VELUX has been working for decades precisely with the aim of bringing all the possible light into homes under a roof, as well as guaranteeing with its fixtures the possibility of maintaining the temperature at optimal levels, never too hot and unlivable in summer, nor even cold in winter.

Furthermore, the VELUX roof windows they allow ventilation, the possibility of refreshing and changing the internal air, and also offer accessories such as roller shutters and awnings to shield and make homes safe.

Especially in large cities, space is precious. The apartment undergoing renovation and protagonist of the Storie di luce video, located on the top floor in the heart of the city of Milan, presented articulated and complex volumes, with spaces that were initially dark and sacrificed. The zenithal light gave breathing space to the rooms, improved their functionality, enhancing their aesthetics.

In the corridor, which has become the central node of the house, it was possible to exploit the height and create a natural and direct connection with the outside.
Light floods the house both during the day, thanks to the sun’s rays, and at night. In fact, you can enjoy the moonlight and admire the starry sky.

Renovating the attic: how to make the most of natural light, the designer’s suggestions

In the process of design it was decided to intervene by bringing light into the attic, a room with ample possibilities but up to that point with few windows and therefore darkness. Natural light was brought into the apartment from multiple directions, with the effect of increasing the spaces of the room, which became more spacious.

This is what he explained in the video story Stories of Light the VELUX consultant, Erika Galdi.

Habitable attic

The attic took on a new shape thanks to the interventions carried out with the installation of some VELUX products, in particular the windows for pitched roofs.

Their pluses are brightness, ventilation guaranteed to maintain the best temperature and humidity inside the home and ease of use.

The model of VELUX INTEGRA windows combines aesthetic beauty with excellent performance. For example in case of rain, i rain sensors with which they are equipped, make them close independently to avoid flooding in the house.

The windows VELUX INTEGRA they are also programmable to satisfy our personal needs. This is possible thanks to the intelligent system VELUX ACTIVE with NETATMO which, on the one hand, measures humidity, temperature and CO in real time₂ activating the products when the parameters are out of the norm, on the other hand it allows intuitive management of windows and accessories from smartphones.

In addition to the windows were also installed VELUX roller shutters to protect the house from bad weather, heat and cold, insulating perfectly and darkening the windows to prevent light from entering the house before we wake up, if it is not what we want.

Renovating an attic or attic, improving its brightness, aesthetics and insulation adds value to the property and is always a good investment.

Today even more so thanks to the Home Bonus or Renovation Bonus and the discount on invoiceper save up to 50% of your expenses immediately with VELUX for the purchase of its products and installation and labor costs. One more reason to rethink that unused space under the roof which could become a studio for working or studying, or a sleeping area redesigned in the name of light.

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IVELUX designers they offer theirs for free support for the phase of planning also in historic centresjust request a simple quote, in order to receive support in the study of natural light, with customized solutions, details construction methods for the installation of the right windows with any accessories such as curtains and shutters, to make the attic and attic environment as liveable as possible.