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How Stained Glass Windows Are Made

Westeck News

Content courtesy of Sash Windows London The Origin of Stained Glass Stained glass windows have been around for generations. During the rise of the Gothic, during the 12th century, the art of the stained-glass window flourished exceptionally.

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

Deezen

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 house has some small windows, for additional ventilation.

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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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Looking Glass Lodge features glass facades that reflect the surrounding woodland

Deezen

Michael Kendrick Architects has completed a woodland retreat and holiday let in East Sussex, England , featuring timber-clad facades and large windows that allow views right through the building. 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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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. It is designed as a backdrop to the client's furniture collection. The existing kitchen was expanded by three metres. The kitchen features wooden joinery.

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Windows to the Future: 6 Elegant Architectural Projects Embracing Vitrocsa’s Cutting-Edge Fenestration

Architizer

Few materials have redefined modern architecture like glass. Vitrocsa, a pioneering Swiss glass manufacturer, has built on this idea through a revolutionary approach to window design. In 1992, Joray laid the foundation for a minimalist window concept redefining spatial aesthetics.

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Glass blocks divide Eye Eye optical store by Best Practice Architecture

Deezen

Local studio Best Practice Architecture has used punchy colours, glass bricks and dichroic glass inside an optometry store in Seattle 's Leschi neighbourhood. The retail area is situated at the front of the space, facing the street through large windows, while the examination rooms and staff facilities can be found at the back.

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