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Odile Decq builds all-glass Maison de Verre for client with vision loss

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Architect Odile Decq has completed a house in France with walls of translucent glass, to create the optimal lighting conditions for a client with vision impairment. The house has walls of translucent glass. The staircase is also made from glass. The angular form is designed to provide optimal lighting conditions inside.

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Types of Residential Windows

Aric Gitomer Architect

Residential architects essay a critical role in these technical aspects of designing a home, and you could get more clarity on the best windows for your home. With that in mind, let’s look at the most common types of residential windows. These promote natural light in the interior spaces. Casement Windows. Picture Windows.

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Hewitt creates residential tower in Seattle informed by stack of magazines

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Local architecture studio Hewitt has unveiled the 33-storey-high Skyglass residential block in downtown Seattle , which was informed by an offset stack of magazines. The tower rises from a brick-clad base "I looked at the profile and stopped seeing a lot of floorplates twisting but just saw a basic shift," said Nagele. "In

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Daniel Canda adds "suspended glass box" to 1980s residence in Argentina

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Local architecture studio Daniel Canda & Asociados has renovated a 1980s country club residence in Argentina , opening up the interior and wrapping the second floor in ribbon windows. The team kept much of the bottom half of the house intact, removing interior walls and flattening its original gabled roof.

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Looking Glass Lodge features glass facades that reflect the surrounding woodland

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Looking Glass Lodge is situated within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and was developed for a client whose parents established a nature reserve there in the 1960s. The building is set on a sloping site in the grounds of the client's family home. Looking Glass Lodge is clad in timber.

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Ten homes with light-filled glass extensions

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For our latest lookbook , we've chosen 10 residential glass extensions that create airy, light-filled and modern additions to homes. Glass is a popular material for house extensions as it is durable, weather-resistant and – thanks to its transparency – adds light and brightness to a space. Find out more about The Glass Ribbon ›.

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Jan Tyrpekl raises glass micro home on stilts in rural Austria

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Wall-to-wall glass and a material palette informed by local vernacular define Zen House, a 33-square-metre micro home on stilts in Austria, completed by Czech studio Jan Tyrpekl. The glass micro home sits on a wooden platform made from glued-laminated timber, which is also utilised for the roof structure.

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