Winter Gardens

In contrast to some of the other ArchiGlazing tools, no new library parts are created when dealing with winter gardens. Instead, an object already stored in the library (“AG Winter Garden.GSM”) is automatically edited and positioned by ArchiGlazing according to its floor plan and division/distribution specifications.

Note: This structure is an ARCHICAD Library Part of Object type and will behave as such. It does not create an opening in a wall, it will be listed as an object (and not as a window) in calculations, and can only be opened with the Object tool.

Winter Garden from Three Lines

Draw the outside contour of the winter garden in the ARCHICAD floor plan using the Line tool: one front line and, at a right angle to this, two side lines of equal length.

   Choose the ArchiGlazing command in the Design menu and click the tool for winter gardens. The Winter Garden Settings dialog box will appear.

Note: If the two side lines are of different length, the length of the line which was first drawn will be taken into consideration.

  

Specify the remaining parameters for the glass structure in the dialog box and confirm your choices with OK. The winter garden will automatically be positioned within the line contour.

Example: Winter Garden from three lines in floor plan

Winter Garden from Two Lines

ArchiGlazing will only create the glass facades for the winter garden along your lines. Consequently, you have the option to create two- or three-sided open winter gardens by omitting side lines. If less than three baselines are specified, you must then inform ArchiGlazing where you wish the top ridge (highest point) of the winter garden to be by means of a hotspot.

Example 1: Winter Garden from two lines with (spot height) hotspot

Example 2: The same line specifications but with a displaced hotspot

Winter Garden from a (Front) Line

If you specify only one line in the floor plan, ArchiGlazing will always interpret this as the front line of the winter garden. To mark the position of the top ridge - and therefore also the (building) depth - of the winter garden, add another hotspot in the free area.

Example: Winter Garden from line and hotspot

Note: If the Hotspot is not placed at the end of the line chain, the front side of the wintergarten will adjust to the line that was drawn first. The other line gives the sidewall, and the position of the hotspot is not taken into consideration.

Winter Garden from Lines and Walls

For easier creation of winter gardens attached to walls, adjacent walls can also be included in the selection.

Example: Winter Garden from lines and wall

If only one wall is selected that is parallel to one line, ArchiGlazing interprets the line as the front of the winter garden. The distance between the line and the wall defines the building depth.

Example: Winter Garden from one line and a wall

If you wish to create a winter garden glass structure between two parallel walls, in addition to the front line, you must mark the position of the top ridge (building depth) with a hotspot.

Example: Winter Garden between two walls

Note: It is a basic rule that in winter garden designs, lines and walls must be parallel or perpendicular to one another.

If you wish to create a winter garden glass structure in a wall recess, you do not need to mark the position of the top ridge with a hotspot. ArchiGlazing will automatically position the top ridge on the wall running parallel to the front line.

Example: Winter Garden in a wall recess

With a winter garden glass structure in wall corners, the position of the hotspot determines the orientation of the winter garden.

Example 1: Winter Garden in a wall corner

Example 2: Winter Garden in a wall corner with a displaced hotspot

Changing the Roof Pitch of a Winter Garden

ArchiGlazing calculates the top ridge height of the winter garden using the building depth specified by you along with the default settings for eaves (1.80 m) and roof pitch (30°). The top ridge height calculated is displayed in the Winter Garden settings dialog.

If you change the winter garden settings, the following will happen to the parameters:

•Change top ridge height: The roof pitch will be automatically corrected, the eaves height will remain unchanged.

•Change eaves height: The roof pitch will automatically be corrected, the top ridge height will remain unchanged.

•Change roof pitch: The top ridge height will be automatically corrected, the eaves height will remain unchanged.

Winter Garden with Individual Vertical Transom Division

Select Use Manual Divisions in the Winter Garden Settings dialog box if you wish to keep individual segmentation for the vertical arrangement of the transoms.

 

Under Options, you can specify an individual height for up to six transoms in the dialog that appears.

 

Controlling the Roof Profile of a Winter Garden

ArchiGlazing always adopts the number of horizontal fields the user specified from the front and side surfaces and integrates it into the roof area of the winter garden. It even does so when no side areas have been created.

Set the number of horizontal side fields to one if you want a roof area without vertical partitioning.

Modifying placed Winter Gardens

Note: Since the “AG Winter Garden.GSM” winter garden is a freestanding, fully parametrizable object, you can also open it without ArchiGlazing in ARCHICAD's Object Settings dialog box and position it manually in your project.