Open to Sky ( OTS )

Open to Sky (OTS)..

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Open To Sky (OTS) is an area in a house plan, which doesn’t have a roof. It directly opens to the sky. Normally it is covered by fiber glass or some other translucent material. The main purpose of OTS is to bring light/air in an area where it is not possible to install a window that opens to the outside.

Why do I need an OTS?

Windows are created in walls to get the glimpse of the outside world and bring it into the room. Sunlight and fresh air are also necessary to make the room livable. No one wants to live in a concrete box right?

But sometimes we design a house plan that forces us to make a room without windows. That might seem like not a big deal, but in the long run, trust me it is. For example:

Let’s say you have two rooms adjacent to each other, sharing a wall. Your house plan only allows you to open a window in the wall that is shared by both the rooms. Installing a window in that wall won’t help with air flow and light. That’s where OTS comes into play.

You can create an Open To Sky box in that wall. It will go up-to the roof and bring light and fresh air. Now you can install windows in the walls of OTS, one for each room. It will not bring the outside into your room but it can greatly improve the quality of light and air flow. Bonus Tip: You can also put some potted plants in the OTS to fake the outside world.

But it will reduce the size of Rooms?

Technically Yes, it will take some space and most definitely will affect the size of rooms and location of windows. But if you plan ahead and rearrange the rooms in a way that accommodates OTS without sacrificing much square footage, then it’s a win win situation.

So what did you do?

Keep in mind that our plot is 7 marla/175 sq. yards, and it’s not a corner plot. Which means we can only have two open sides, front and back. We wanted to have a kitchen, two bedrooms with attached baths and one drawing room; each having its own window, all in one floor plan. Almost same arrangement will be on the first floor.

Now drawing room can have its window on the front side while kitchen, one bedroom and its bathroom can have their windows in the back alley, but what about the second bedroom and it’s bathroom? That’s where OTS helped us.

As you can see in the house plans, we arranged rooms and bathrooms to accommodate the OTS without loosing much square footage. Now the window for our second bedroom and its bathroom opens into the OTS, which greatly helps in ventilation. As an added bonus, we also added a window in OTS for the living area. The more windows the better!

Does OTS has any other use?

Other then air ventilation and light, OTS can be used for multiple other things. We are also planning to install the external unit of our ACs in OTS, as they will be nicely tucked away and it will make the house exterior looks clean.

The other thing we did is that we passed all the plumbing pipes coming from first floor through the OTS. Normally those pipes can be seen on the backside wall of the house, which in our opinion looks ugly. This way all the pipes come to the OTS, drop down to ground floor and merge with the ground floor pipes. Pretty neat hah!

In conclusion, we think OTS is an excellent solution for light and air flow problems. It is a multipurpose place where you can divert all those things that you don’t want to be shown on the walls. It can also act as a small in-house garden.

Let us know what you think. If we left anything unexplained or if you have any suggestions, feel free to comment below.