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Yup - we're getting it templated and made accordingly. Doing it just with the legs would raise the worksurface quite a bit, we'll have to do some investigating. Plus, the depth of the worksurface itself would then start to interfere with the window, so I think some recessing is needed whatever height we choose.
You'll need a deeper worktop than normal, or have a long joint across the width of the window.
@user69121 indeed - as we're getting it cut to order they'll hopefully be able to do it in one, but otherwise a joint should be fine. There's a bit further below that mitre, and it looks like (from what I can see on the outside) that it's sitting directly on the brickwork.
I'll lift a tile and see what I can find.
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hamrack
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we'll have to do some investigating.
From your pictures you have enough wiggle room to play with the reveal on the inside. Buuuuuuuuut (and it's a big but) you need to be careful in doing it, ideally when the opening is formed there is a slight fall on those bricks. That way any water getting in will hit it and make its way back outside. If you're going to play with levels inside I would strongly advise putting a dpm at the bottom of the opening (where it currently is), this should fold up along the inside surface of the window and finish just below the top of the worksurface to force any water ingress back outside. If you don't do this you run the risk of inviting damp in and you'll know fuck all about it until its way too late.
EDIT if that makes no sense let me know and I'll upload a sketch which should be easier to understand.
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There's a bit further below that mitre, and it looks like (from what I can see on the outside) that it's sitting directly on the brickwork.
There's around 15 - 20m of frame below the mitre. The frame is then sat onto a cill profile which probably has an upwards lip on the inside. Similar to this.
https://www.modernupvcwindows.co.uk/extra-upvc-cills.phpYou could have enough window/cill to play with, but your quest for a neater worktop may look more untidy
Bobbo
user69121
In that case I'd say your best option is to see if you can do it with the legs . If you can't use ply under the legs to lift the units up the extra 20ish mm. Doing what you're planning I'd get a stone / resin type company out to template and custom make the worktops as it will be the most reliable way to get a good, long lasting finish