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Modu clads Houston building with "self-cooling" exterior

Deezen

Brooklyn-based studio Modu has created a building envelope that lowers the ambient air temperature in order to help cool the interior and exterior of this Houston building. Each tenant will be provided with both an interior and exterior space. A bamboo grove will also provide additional shade.

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What If You Added a Window?

Dwell

At least once a week, I look at one particular wall in my living room and wonder why the person who built this place didn’t put a window there. So I decided to investigate the reality of adding a window and whether there are better options for more light than having somebody cut a big hole in the side of your house.

Windows 77
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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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Big Windows and White Interiors Punch Up a Gloomy ’60s California Beach House

Dwell

The idea was to take the existing house and give it new life—one that met the needs and aesthetics of our designer clients. The idea was to take the existing house and give it new life—one that met the needs and aesthetics of our designer clients. The client described it as living inside a tree.

Windows 141
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CLB Architects creates trio of "tectonic structures" for Wyoming residence

Deezen

US studio CLB Architects has created a retreat in rural Wyoming that has three wood-clad structures, with a creek running underneath the primary residence. Located on a 35-acre (14-hectare) property near the town of Wilson, the home was envisioned as a series of "tectonic structures" set within a diverse ecosystem.

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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's swimming pool features underwater windows The studio conceived a 251-square-metre, three-storey house that was designed to be a "bold yet friendly addition to the neighbourhood".

Windows 107
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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 Studio Odile Decq founder's solution was to create the entire structure out of translucent glass panels, creating a uniform level of brightness throughout the interior.

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