Thanks for the thought — I’ll give this a search and see what I can find.

Not going to find this as a unit. It will have to be custom and most likely single pane which will need creative energy modeling to get around code requirements. Without good deciduous shade, It will introduce a huge amount of additional cooling loads or discomfort if no AC and occupied in summertime.

Ironic pile of wood next to window as it will add quite a bit to those needs as well. If that's the only glazing and you have well detailed air-sealing and insulation, maybe not such a concern.

It's an interesting way of grabbing light for the space constraints but a dormer is often the better solution.

I recall seeing on tv a skylight that folded out to become a porch. Maybe search for some of those terms.

How about pairing a roof window with -- on the wall -- an awning or fixed window? The windows would be separate but a huge advantage would be that you could make one or both operable. Or skip the wall window; are you really going to look out when you're nearly laying on the floor?

Also, think about how you'd cover that window assuming you would really want to sleep beneath it. Or do you always want to wake up with the chickens? -- amateur

I think Lee Baer is referring to Love It or List It -- Hilary Farr has done that a couple of times on the show, with great success. She's on Twitter and Instagram - you could ask her where to get these.

Thanks for the thoughts. This will be for a vacation cabin built for just my wife and I, so I’m not as concerned about the every day practicality of a large uncovered window. The area is heavily shaded and private with beautiful views we want to enjoy while we are there.

We may very well end up having to do two pieces (a fixed window on the wall and a flush skylight on the angle), but want to explore all the options before we commit to one or the other.

"I recall seeing on tv a skylight that folded out to become a porch."

That's the Velux Cabrio but it is designed for roofs that go to or nearly to the floor. It's not for installation on a wall.

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Me: "Honeybun, let's go up to the cabin for the weekend."

Honeybun: "No, I don't want to."

Me: "Why not, Honeybun."

Honeybun: "I can't get any sleep because of that damn window!"

What is pictured is a 100% custom unit butt glazed unit. Very expensive for sure.

How much are you really wanting to spend on one window? 20K? 40K? 60K? Curves are very expensive. The costs for the extra climate control and insulation needed to compensate for that much R-0 isn’t going to be inconsiderable either. If you sewed, you’d understand the challenge of curved bodice seams coming together, and how iffy that will be for making that correctly waterproof. If money is no object, anything can happen. For normal people without unlimited budgets, it’s a bit disproportionate to spend as much as it will cost on a single element.

Look for companies that do glass for commercial installations, like malls.

The inability to have a window treatment would drive me nuts. Sure, you like the view. What about at night? Just a black hole taking up that much space.

At night I get a view of the stars! I can’t imagine building a getaway and it being just like every other house I’ve stepped foot in — what’s the point in that?

The point is that you can afford something a bit more pedestrian, like a standard skylight. It’s not about the house. It’s about the experience of living in the house. That’s a bit trickier and more complicated that throwing kitchen sink architecture together in a hot mess. Get something designed just for that property and your family if you want unique. It’s a whole lot more than a laundry list of silly one off features that makes for a well designed house that fosters family memories. A good house lives well. A gimmicky house is awkward and uncomfortable once the novelty wears off. The architect who designs the house is the difference between something like Falling Water and a yurt with a glass skydoor.

If you are set on a unit similar to the photo I'd use a skylight over a fixed or operable window unit.

It would save you some money for other things, any future replacement would not break the bank for a second time...

So years ago this building in Chicago was constructed, and the on going problem which has existed for decades is the slanted glass gets dirty and the only way to clean the glass wall is to have people climb over the face of the building, because naturally typical window washing units cannot be lowered down the face of the building.

A good commercial glazer can create your window, but how will you clean it?

I think you could get someone to do the custom glass for you (they are bending glass for shower walls now) and then custom fit tempered glass into a frame. YOU'll need a good craftsman and installer.

I would not be a fan of the 2 pieces of glass idea because the mechanical joint will be a perpetual weak / intrusion point. The window / skylight option isn't dramatic enough.

I would only do this in an area without a ton of rainfall, not too hot and not to cold, no snow. Not facing south or west = as it would drive an incredible amount of heat into the bedroom. It's very cool - but will be hard to execute and placed incorrectly or done in the wrong climate - could be REALLY BAD - i.e. make your bedroom unlivable bad, or rot the roof and side of your house bad.

They 'glue' glass to skyscrapers all the time these days. And joints receive silicone as a gasket There is nothing new about this.

Nothing new at all. Finding a commercial glass installer who can do this well and will take on a single window on a cabin in the woods is the trick. Good commercial ANYTHINGS are scarce these days for LARGE projects.... However, most commercial glazing is vertical.

You want just anyone making / installing that glass overlook? I don't.

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I found one or two leads that I’ll put In touch with our architect and builder to talk through the feasibility for our project. I think the plan B will be the suggestion a few posts above — a large fixed window, and then a giant flush skylight as two separate items. We can put some nice trim between them and maybe still get some of the same impact (plan A is still to make this work!)

Fakro or Velux can make custom combo units of vertical & sloped roof windows mulled together like this

They probably meet egress requirement and energy code but you would have to verify.

Remember the outside of skylights are difficult to access to clean and they can get very nasty (leaves, needles, hard water mineral & general funkiness), not exactly a dreamy view of the stars from your bed & not a cleaning chore you want to take on for a weekend cabin. See the stars clearly from a balcony IMHO.

Not a new build but my 1982 contemporary. We also have a private wooded view so window treatments are not a concern. The original skylights failed and were replaced by a previous owner - a much simpler, cheaper repair than replacing a single unit like your inspiration photo.

I see a seam in the glass where it bends, probably silicone. Arcadia has some incredible (and expensive) windows. Check their website