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AN AESTHETICALLY PLEASING WINDOW HAS A HEIGHT THAT IS 1.618 TIMES GREATER THAN ITS WIDTH.

Some houses look right and some look wrong. It often depends on the ratio of the length and width of the building’s facade, and of the windows and doors and their positioning in the walls.

To many people, windows and other rectangular shapes look ‘right’ only when their width-to-height ratio is close to 1.618. This number is based on a mathematical rule called the Golden Section that has been used by everyone from the Ancient Greeks to Norman Foster. Using the Golden Section ensures an eye-pleasing harmony in the shape of the window.

Check your house-harmony by measuring the height and width of its window frames; divide the numbers, and give the result to your estate agent.