Five Glass-Wrapped Homes Living Life on the Edge
ArchDaily
DECEMBER 18, 2023
The following homes show how prized nearby waterbodies can be better utilized with great architecture and design. Read more ยป
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ArchDaily
DECEMBER 18, 2023
The following homes show how prized nearby waterbodies can be better utilized with great architecture and design. Read more ยป
Dwell
APRIL 11, 2024
Set against the backdrop of 10 serene acres, the home enjoys panoramic valley views and the timeless beauty of oak-dotted hills, all within the confines of a gated community reserved for just six residences. A paved, tree-lined driveway leads to the recently constructed home, which is perched above a wooded valley.
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Dwell
MARCH 11, 2024
In central Tokyo, a family of four sought to trade high-rise apartment living for a home with more space and tranquilityโwhile staying within the heart of the city. "We Accordingly, Nakamura and team sought to create a transcendent home centered around nature. 87 pieces of optical glassโeach measuring 13.1 feet tall and 3.3
Archinect
MAY 7, 2024
Drawing conceptual and material inspiration from modernist projects of Fire Island and the vernacular sensibilities of historical Hampton homes, the project seeks to reinterpret these notions into a new and expressive form.
Deezen
JULY 17, 2022
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 โ thanks to its transparency โ adds light and brightness to a space. Photo is by Will Pryce.
Deezen
APRIL 29, 2024
Manica Architecture designed the multi-purpose recreational campus โ featuring a stadium enclosed with a translucent roof โ to bring a variety of concerts, community celebrations, and sporting events to the Windy City's downtown, to replace the Bears' current home at Soldier Field. The renderings were provided by Manica Architecture.
Deezen
JANUARY 16, 2023
Montreal studio ACDF Architecture has designed a low-slung, modernist -style home with massing shaped to surround an apple tree and provide lines of sight through the living areas. The Apple Tree House is a modernist-style glass residence. Inside, a minimal palette of materials defines the home.
Deezen
APRIL 17, 2024
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has created a pavilion from paper tubes, wood and milk crates to mark the 75th anniversary of US architect Philip Johnson's Glass House in Connecticut , USA. The post Shigeru Ban unveils Paper Log House at Philip Johnson's Glass House appeared first on Dezeen. foot by 13.5 meters by 4.1
ArchDaily
JANUARY 23, 2024
Fast forward to the present day, and contemporary architects and designers in Brazil continue to embrace the challenge of creating indoor-outdoor homes that nod to the country's tropical climate.
ArchDaily
JUNE 1, 2023
Courtesy of Western Window Systems Incorporating indoor-outdoor living into a home isnโt just limited to warm climates and beach front properties. Connecting homes to nature through copious amounts of glass creates serene environments while maintaining stable home temperatures.
Dwell
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Photo by Wiebke Martens Photo by Wiebke Martens See the full story on Dwell.com: In New Jersey, a 1960s Home With a Heart of Glass Lists for $995K Related stories: Emma Stone Lists Her Pastel-Filled Los Angeles Pad for $4M In Boulder, a Slate Gray Mountain Home With a Snow-White Interior Seeks $2M South of Big Sur, an โ80s Home Packed With Handcrafted (..)
Archinect
JANUARY 19, 2024
Foster + Partners has completed a new home for Greenville County administrators in South Carolina. The new Greenville County Administration Building spans four stories and is designed with a glass curtain wall that “symbolically removes the boundary between the public and government officials.”
Dwell
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
From prefab tiny houses and modular cabin kits to entire homes ready to ship, their projects represent some of the best ideas in the industry. In 2012 they launched Connect Homes with fifteen designs as part of its original Design Series. California prefab builder Connect Homesโ units span between 460 and 3,200 square feet in size.
Deezen
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
Local studio Geddes Ulinskas Architects has completed an expansive home in Cow Hollow, San Francisco with indoor-outdoor spaces, a cast glass staircase and stone detailing. The Bay Area studio designed the 12,000-square foot (1,114-square metre) home on a vacant 0.26 The Cow Hollow home is defined by indoor-outdoor spaces.
Deezen
APRIL 2, 2024
Architecture studio Snรธhetta has extended the Holmenkollen ski museum in Oslo with a glass entrance covered in 1,207 "meticulously placed" wooden battens. A five-metre-tall glass wall is partially covered with 1,207 meticulously placed wooden pieces, reminiscent of the iconic skigard fences," said Snรธhetta.
Dwell
AUGUST 15, 2022
acres From the agent : " An icon of โ80s modern architecture, this 1986 home in Portland Heights was originally designed by celebrated Portland architect Robert Thompson, founding principal of TVA Architects. Architect Robert Thompson built the home in 1986, just before he began the Nike World Campus project the following year.
designboom
MARCH 10, 2024
casa mendoza' is a renovated home by la base studio in buenos aires, shaped as a glass box wrapped in a timber screen. The post la base studio designs ‘casa mendoza’ as a glass box in a private garden appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Archinect
APRIL 7, 2023
A new gift facilitated by the Ukrainian Red Cross has installed 10 new “foldable” modular home designs from Hapi Homes, LLC. The company says: “The prefabricated homes are prebuilt and folded by Hapi Homes and assembled on-site. The homes will be located on a 2.4-acre
Deezen
MAY 3, 2024
This week on Dezeen , American studio Manica Architecture revealed its design for a stadium for the Chicago Bears football team featuring a translucent roof and a glass-curtain wall at its entrance. The other most-read houses last month were a villa in suburban London and a two-in-one holiday home on the Finnish coast.
Avontuura
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
Studio ZOZO says MAE-AN-GEO means the home of Maesan-ri, where you can rest comfortably with plum blossoms. The post This village community center in South Korea is built in modules with glass towers appeared first on ร vontuura.
Archinect
OCTOBER 10, 2023
MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects has completed an oceanside home on Nova Scotia’s South Shore described as “a prototype for modest living.” ” Image credit: James Brittain Externally, the home features minimally detailed eaves, corners, and openings to “underscore and elevate the architectural simplicity.
The Spaces
APRIL 23, 2024
Dazzling stained glass bathes the interior of this converted church in Bath in colour and light. Most elaborate of all is the large round stained glass window at the front of the converted church , which has original tracery fitted with stained glass. Inigo is listing Claremont Chapel for ยฃ1.85m.
Building and Interiors
MAY 4, 2024
While designing our homes and offices, it is essential to pay attention to the door type and material. These entryway barriers are very crucial fittings for any building, as they control access to our space.
Deezen
DECEMBER 2, 2022
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.
Deezen
MARCH 21, 2023
Specht Architects has designed a symmetrical glass pavilion in The Berkshires in Massachusetts that was created as a residence and a place to showcase antiques. metre) wide porch that wraps around the entire house and shades the interior spaces, reducing the home's heating and cooling load. The photography is by Dror Baldinger.
Building and Interiors
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
Today, we are going to talk about one such man-made material – glass. Glass is a non-crystalline and transparent solid material that is highly versatile.
The Spaces
APRIL 10, 2024
Today, Niort is a finance centre, home to France’s major mutual insurance companies, but the historic port town also boasts some of the country’s best-preserved architecture, spanning the medieval period to the 19th century, like this unique townhouse in the Saint-Andrรฉ neighbourhood.
Dwell
JANUARY 12, 2024
In a celebration of structural steel, the home is held aloft by four heroic columns, minimizing the impact on the site. Less an object in the landscape than a machine that dissolves the boundary between indoors and outdoors, the home is a study in restraint. Fred Hollingsworthโs Midcentury Lantern House Lists for $3.3M
BD+C
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Style Meets Safety with Fire Rated Glass Fences 1 kcichowicz Thu, 09/21/2023 - 12:53 SAFTI FIRST For homes and developments built near or in wildland-urban interface (WUI) areas and designated fire zones, fire rated glass fences introduce a remarkable innovation that seamlessly combines safety and aesthetics.
Deezen
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Completed in 2019 on the eastern end of Long Island , New York, the 8,300-square foot (770-square metre) home has a board-formed mass with punched windows, natural materials and light-filled spaces. The home has a poolhouse with an outdoor shower. Read: Ten of the best homes in the Hamptons. The photography is by Adam Macchia.
Deezen
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Local architecture firm La Base Studio has renovated a glass and concrete home, wrapping it in a delicate privacy and shading screen on a lush site in Buenos Aires , Argentina. The location exposes the home to onlookers, so the design responds to views differently between the levels. The photography is by Cristรณbal Palma.
Deezen
AUGUST 9, 2023
A blocky pink form and curving glass walls define House R3, a residence by Bangkok studio PHTAA on a compact roadside site in Thailand. Made from concrete, the 400-square-metre home features living spaces across five levels to maximise the available space for a family of five. The photography is by Kukkong Thirathomrongkiat.
Architectural Record
OCTOBER 2, 2023
From shrinking lot sizes to a boon of renovations, smaller homes donโt mean smaller living. Architects are looking at abundant glass and indoor-outdoor living to make the most of every square inch.
Deezen
JANUARY 24, 2022
The home is sited at the foot of a hill and divided into three volumes that encompass 1,900 square feet (177 square metres). The weathered steel skin provides privacy and protection from the harsh desert climate, while glass volumes in public spaces act as eyes taking in every magnificent vista," said the architects. Geotech: AGEC.
Deezen
APRIL 6, 2024
Built as a prototype for the studio's Sprout concept, the Netherlands home was designed to feature as many bio-based materials as possible, including a wooden frame structure and hemp insulation. The post Timber structure defines compact bio-based home in the Netherlands appeared first on Dezeen. The photography is by Chiela.
Dwell
JANUARY 17, 2024
acres From the Agent : " Casa Karina is a modern home in San Miguel de Allende, which perfectly blends contemporary design with eye-catching rustic elements. This stylish home hosts two spacious bedrooms, each with their own private en suite bathroom. Pierre Koenigโs Steel-and-Glass Schwartz House Hits the Market for $4.6M
Architonic
NOVEMBER 5, 2023
The following homes, for example, taken from the <a href="[link] target="_blank" rel=nofollow">ArchDaily</a> and <a href="[link] target="_blank" >Architonic</a> project archives, show how prized nearby waterbodies can be better utilised with great architecture and design.</p>
Dwell
JULY 12, 2022
The redesign by Will Gamble Architects includes a sunken room to overlook the conservation area surrounding the home. The pergola structure provides solar shading to the glazed facade, while triple glazing with solar reflective glass improves the thermal efficiency of the buildingโs envelope."
Dwell
AUGUST 3, 2022
This 8,500-square-foot home is the creation of well-known architectural firm Leroy Street Studio, Manhattan. The homeโs architectural design is a mathematical masterpiece where individual cubes appear to fold into each other in intricate ceiling and window elevations, only to reveal large open spaces that invite natureโs energy inside."
Building and Interiors
OCTOBER 4, 2023
What function do you believe a window has in a home’s curb appeal? These are important components of any structure that allows natural light and air to pass through. The house‘s appeal is boosted by the design and style of the windows.
The Architecture Designs
APRIL 21, 2024
Your home is your comfort place, where you can feel happy and relax. A well-organized house brings greater satisfaction, which is why people seek distinctive and stunning home decor ideas to transform their living spaces. These decor items are widely available at internet gift stores and provide a gorgeous view to your home.
designboom
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
The post sigurd larsen tops weekend home in german countryside with clear glass gable roof appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. thanks to the large openings and the transparent roof, occupants can gaze out at the changing landscape all year long.
Dwell
OCTOBER 27, 2022
The brief emerged out of two significant post-lockdown changes for the family: the arrival of another child and a shift to permanently working from home. Cottage a Triumphant Revamp The See-Through Roof of This Brick Home Doubles as a Viewing Deck Craft Guru Amy Tangerineโs Midcentury-Modern Makeover Reflects Her Playful Spirit
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