Many families when designing apartments often wonder between keeping the balcony open or building it closed. Open balconies help receive wind, natural light and create a feeling of ventilation but also come with many inconveniences such as dust, rain and safety concerns. Conversely, covering the balcony can make the space more stuffy if the design is not reasonable.
After considering many factors, many people choose to build a closed balcony, especially when the apartment has an additional auxiliary balcony for drying clothes. This solution helps significantly increase sound insulation, limit noise from the outside and create a feeling that the interior space is more spacious.
Reality shows that if the apartment is arranged reasonably, building a full balcony does not affect ventilation as much as many people worry. Instead of just being an auxiliary area, the renovated balcony can also become a relaxing corner with a small tea table, chairs to read books, admire the scenery or enjoy free time.
Depending on usage needs, this area can also be utilized as a mini garden, small classroom or home office space, helping to optimize living area in the apartment.
However, before deciding to build a closed balcony, homeowners need to carefully consider some important factors such as sun orientation, wind reception capacity and overall structure of the apartment. If not handled well, the space may become hot, lack light or airy, especially for small apartments.
