Looking Up
Boston.com
Before air conditioning, transoms, traditionally placed above doors, are what kept air moving through Southern houses. But as architectural designer David Hornstein of Light House Design demonstrates in this bedroom, a band of windows at the top of a wall lets light stream in without creating privacy concerns or interfering with eye-level wall space.
A well-place transom can bring light and the illusion of space to interior spaces.
Before air conditioning, transoms, traditionally placed above doors, are what kept air moving through Southern houses. But as architectural designer David Hornstein of Light House Design demonstrates in this bedroom, a band of windows at the top of a wall lets light stream in without creating privacy concerns or interfering with eye-level wall space.
(Photo by David Hornstein)