A High Side Window: No People Visible, But Daylight is Present

A bathroom lit by a high side window. The window is placed near the ceiling, only forty centimeters high but very long horizontally, so that outside views are blocked but natural light can enter. Only the sky and a section of treetops are visible outside the window. Light streams down diagonally from above, forming a distinct long strip of light on the opposite stone wall, which moves with time; the space below remains in soft shadow. Because privacy relies on the window's position rather than frosted glass or curtains, the light is clear and not diffused. The windowsill is a continuous stone slab, made of the same material as the wall, wide and deep, suitable for placing a moisture-tolerant plant. Avoid: using frosted glass or film, placing the window at eye level requiring curtains, allowing views of surrounding buildings from outside, using artificial lighting to replace natural light.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一間以高側窗採光的浴室。窗開在牆面接近天花的位置,高度僅四十公分但橫向很長,因此外面看不進來但天光可以進來;窗外看得見的只有天空與一段樹梢。光從高處斜射下來,在對面的石牆上形成一道明確的長條光斑,隨時間移動;下方的空間則處在柔和的暗中。因為隱私靠的是窗的位置而不是霧面玻璃與窗簾,光是清透的而不是被打散的。窗台是一整條與牆同材質的石材,寬而深,可以放一株耐濕的植物。避免:使用霧面玻璃與貼膜、把窗開在視線高度需要加窗簾、讓外面看得見周邊建築、使用人工照明取代天光。