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House with pink windows by Objekt Architecten

Archinect

We were commissioned by our clients to transform an outdated Flemish 3-fronted house with traditional rear extension into a contemporary home with plenty of light. In the design, we kept the main house and replaced the rear extension. The kitchen takes a central place in the house.

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How to Improve Natural Light and Ventilation in the Bathroom With a Shower Window

ArchDaily

Hidden Garden House. While bedrooms are given priority to choose the most favored spots alongside exterior walls – giving them access to the fresh air , natural light , and better views provided by windows – sanitary spaces are often left to feed from the scraps in the aftermath, afforded only a sliver of external wall, if any.

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Redrawing Boundaries: The Three Principles of Minimalist Windows

ArchDaily

This condition prompted the creation of architectural designs that not only integrated windows as functional elements but also as compositional. Thanks to technological innovations, windows with slender framings and wider openings were achieved, as exemplified in works such as Villa Savoye and Farnsworth House.

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Vertical Sliding Windows: Fusing Technology, Efficiency and Aesthetics

ArchDaily

Slot House / Studio Octopi. Image © Jack Hobhouse When it comes to windows, we can see how much the industry's technology has evolved over time.

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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 homes where internal windows and partitions maximise light

Deezen

While the primary use of windows is for daylight access and ventilation, they can also play a key role in visually connecting spaces within the home. Adding internal windows enables more interaction between adjacent rooms, while allowing light to penetrate further into the home – creating bright and spacious interiors.

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speckled windows illuminate TYarchistudio’s renovated ‘house OO’ in taiwan

designboom

in kaohsiung city, taiwan, house OO stands as the renovation of a forty-year-old structure into a contemporary home. The post speckled windows illuminate TYarchistudio’s renovated ‘house OO’ in taiwan appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.