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Types of Residential Windows

Aric Gitomer Architect

Windows are the openings to the outer world. Encompassed within your home is the niche of comfort, warmth, and safety that get their aesthetic touch through windows. Windows act as catalysts of a functional yet visual completion of a home. Along with distributing load, windows promote natural ventilation and light.

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Residential business conditions weaken while remodeling remains popular, says AIA Home Design Trends Survey

Archinect

The American Institute of Architects has published its latest quarterly report on residential design in the United States. The AIA Home Design Trends Survey for Q4 2023 focused on the theme ‘neighborhood and community design,’ and revealed a desire among clients for simpler detailing on home exteriors and more windows.

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Nine home interiors brightened with colourful window frames

Deezen

Shades of green, red and yellow run throughout this lookbook , which collects nine home interiors enlivened by colourful window frames. Whether painted wood, plastic or metal, opting for colourful window frames is an easy way to brighten a residential interior. in Porto , including its window frames and doors.

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Eight living spaces with industrial Crittal-style windows

Deezen

Industrial-looking living spaces with Crittal-style windows and doors are the focus of this lookbook , which includes an apartment in Israel and a rural Chinese house. Crittal-style windows and doors are characterised by their gridded metal frames, traditionally made of steel with a bold black finish.

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Residential Tower Stork in Amsterdam District Oostenburg by Next architects

aasarchitecture

The residential tower with its youth dwellings forms a powerful accent on the corner near the railway in the Oostenburgermiddenstraat. Photo Courtesy of Next Architects With a striking appearance and characteristic identity, Stork, the residential tower for students puts a strong accent on the island of Oostenburg. Red, rust, robust.

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SMStudio includes pool with underwater windows in "bold" Vancouver house

Deezen

Gridded fibre-cement cladding and a swimming pool with underwater windows feature at the East Van Residence in Vancouver by Canadian firm SMStudio. The project is in Hastings-Sunrise, a residential neighbourhood in East Vancouver, a mixed residential and industrial area that borders the city's harbour.

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Magpie House extension is a "personal museum" for client's furniture collection

Deezen

Architecture practice DGN Studio has extended a terraced home in east London with spaces and materials that form a backdrop to the client's mid-century furniture collection. Accessed by stepping down from the front living room, it is illuminated by skylights between wooden beams and features a concrete window seat overlooking the garden.

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