There are no atrium upper windows

There has been an active discussion on the blog about the upper windows expected on the atrium side of some apartments. For anyone who is wondering what this means, here's an early artist's impression of the atrium.

And here's what it actually looks like (although obviously it will look much better than this when the doors are painted and floor carpeted, with the mural and plants added).

Obviously, there are many changes over the years after an initial design, and the atrium looks significantly different. We will all feel differently about this. Personally, I think the black rails are more in keeping with the overall design of the building than the brown wood, although it does make the building feel more 'industrial'.

And the upper windows? They would have made the apartments lighter, but when I first saw the design, I did wonder about the loss of privacy. Could people see inside the apartment from the opposite level, one floor up? Or standing on a chair? It might have worked with opaque glass. I can understand why many people wanted it.

For the person who asked about the noise, the floor is now carpeted in a relatively soft carpet which should deaden the noise.

Just to confirm the windows have gone from the design, Maria sent in a photograph from September 2014 of her one-bedroom apartment, 3rd floor, facing east, and there are no upper windows.