Fixed units that maximise the view, usually flanked by operable casements or double-hungs.
A picture window is fixed, which means no sash rails across the middle and no hardware in the way of the view. Because nothing operates, it is also the most efficient unit in any window line.
We almost always pair one with operable flankers so the room still ventilates, and we build the header correctly, since a wide fixed unit carries load differently than three narrow ones.
No meeting rail and no hardware across the view.
Nothing operates, so nothing leaks air.
Casements or double-hungs either side keep the room ventilated.
A wide fixed unit needs the load carried properly.
Fixed picture window with left and right casements, Pella 250 Series Three-Lite Window
Three-window group, interior
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