The inset balcony creates a “side window,” which was a “real saving thing,” says the architect: “So all of the sudden you’ve got this side piece that you can have the bedroom off of, and you’ve got this piece that you can have the living room-dining room-kitchen off of, and that way you’re not having to deface the building and you’re meeting the code requirements for percentage of floor area for glass all in one stroke.”Dave LeBlanc