Balcony is divided into open balcony and closed balcony, which is simply a glass closed balcony and an unsealed balcony. Generally, the large balcony will not be closed when the new house is delivered, and the owner will close the balcony for safety reasons. Bay windows are all sealed with glass, not so-called open, because it is also very unsafe to do so.

2. Functional differences

Balcony and bay window are also very different in use. Balcony is suitable for drying things, so we see that any living room is a big balcony, not made of bay windows. Bay windows can be used for people to rest. It is very practical to match a tatami on the bay window platform, so bay windows are generally used in balcony, living room, bedroom and other leisure spaces.

3, the difference between the calculation area

Commercial housing is divided into construction area and usable area. The building area is the common area including the elevator, and the usable area is the actual area in the house. Therefore, the general construction area is larger than the usable area. Generally speaking, the area of bay windows is not included in the construction area, but the balcony is included.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Bay Window

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