Westeck News

JULY 7, 2023

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. Glazing and Leading Glazing i s important for stained glass windows.

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Deezen

JUNE 16, 2023

Raw, tactile materials including clay tiles, earthenware pots and compressed earth bricks define this courtyard home near Chennai, India , designed by local practice Rain Studio. The structure was built from a combination of reclaimed and regional materials, which were left raw wherever possible. The photography is by Yash R Jain.

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Deezen

AUGUST 22, 2023

Michael Hsu Office of Architecture has adorned its studio with wood-and-fabric lined walls and industrial details in Austin in order to create a material "representation" of its work. Wooden soffits warm the exterior material with subtle blade signs directing circulation. Humble materials were used in beautiful and unexpected ways."

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Deezen

JULY 1, 2022

The clients also requested that the new spaces include natural materials, which informed the use of douglas fir for the exposed structure, exterior cladding, internal joinery and fittings. The clients requested the use of natural materials in the extension. There is a courtyard lined with windows and glazed doors.

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30X40 Design Workshop

MAY 23, 2022

In part, that's because I believe quality drawings directly influence the quality of the finished work. They also naturally select for a team of skilled craftspeople that align with the standards of care our clients expect in a finished home. Walls, Doors, + Windows. Wall Poch é + Material Hatches. Concept Sketch.

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Design Thoughts Architects

DECEMBER 2, 2022

I recently had the opportunity to explain to one of our new house desired clients what it is that we do as an architectural firm. We design buildings that are functional and meet the client’s needs, but we also design them with a theme or an architectural style in mind. Best Architects do so much more than that.

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Dwell

APRIL 25, 2023

The owners, a pair of architects, used the "least expensive materials possible" to build a rough-and-ready retreat near the mountains. Another significant aspect of the cabin is that is uses the least expensive materials available. Have one to share? Post it here. We ended up building the house ourselves (just two people).

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

They had been clients in the early days of the studio, so the mutual trust and respect levels were high, allowing us to create a highly responsive and intimately resolved outcome that the dynamic family will inhabit for many years to come," the studio added. West Bend House is a Melbourne residence by Brave New Eco.

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Deezen

MARCH 6, 2022

TYPE 's design centres around simple, quality materials that can be left exposed, so they don't need external finishes. Using natural materials such as timber brings a warmth and lightness to the space, something which the clients had particularly liked in our previous work," said Ogi Ristic, one of the studio's four directors.

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Deezen

APRIL 21, 2024

Taking advantage of this, IGArchitects placed windows on all four facades of the home, allowing natural light to pour in. On the ground floor, windows are placed at a clerestory height to provide privacy. Upstairs, smaller slot windows punctuate the concrete to provide light to the bedroom, bathroom and hallway.

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RMJM Architecture

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The property’s interiors, which feature terrazzo tile finishing, cover a spectrum of warm and earthy tones with an intricately designed layout and panoramic windows to ensure harmonious elegance, natural lighting and continuation of the surrounding calming landscape.

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Architecture Ideas

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Let’s see window grill design. Doors and Windows. While doors save us from thieves, burglars, unnecessary and unwant people, windows provide us with fresh air and sunlight. Windows allows us to have a peek at the outsiders’ or neighbors’ lifestyles. Do you know you can even add an interior window too?

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Deezen

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Raw finishes and "as found" materials informed by brutalist architecture are used throughout this home , which Portuguese studio Atelier Local has created on a nature reserve near Porto. The living areas and bedrooms are organised across three floors, each finished with exposed materials and minimalist fittings.

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Dwell

APRIL 22, 2022

Studio Hagen Hall added a rooftop suite and finished each level with a blend of timber, clay, concrete, and green quartzite. The new extension is home to a primary bedroom with pink clay rendered walls and an en suite with a similarly rich material palette. The primary bedroom features large windows that open up the small space.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Muted tones and textured material finishes define the spaces of this mid-terrace Georgian home in north London , overhauled by local studio Paolo Cossu Architects. Named Nelson Terrace, the renovation and extension in the Colebrook Row conservation area of Islington showcases the contemporary art and furniture collection of its client.

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Architizer

AUGUST 17, 2022

WAY-out-of-the-box – Our brief was to create an out of the ordinary festive window display for a prime location rich in historic fabric at Rockbund Shanghai, in collaboration and representing three diverse brands.??Our What drove the selection of materials used in the project? Project Status: Built. Year: 2019. © WAY Studio.

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Architizer

JULY 17, 2023

If there is one thing that architects and their clients can agree on, it’s that architecture should always work in harmony with nature. Paul Keskeys: How did the client brief and the project’s unique site help to shape your initial concept for Silver Residence? For this project, we chose Marvin windows for several reasons.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The clients asked BABELstudio for a place where they could stay the night as well as work, leading it to create a cabin that is divided in half lengthways. On the other side, two large windows in one corner frame a seating area around a fireplace with views out towards the forest. A bed occupies the darker end of the cabin.

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Deezen

MARCH 19, 2022

Its shape is accentuated by black zinc cladding, which is finished with standing steams. The client owns a production company and, as a creative, they were keen to explore something of architectural interest," the studio's founder Will Gamble told Dezeen. Natural materials are prioritised inside. "[The It is clad in black zinc.

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Architizer

MAY 6, 2024

Marrowstone Island Residence is not just located in the Pacific Northwest wilderness — it is one with it, thanks in large part to custom windows by Marvin. The client had passed through this part of the country during his time in the Navy and fell in love with it. The client was also based in Dallas at the time.

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Deezen

JANUARY 11, 2024

Will Gamble Architects designed the external colonnade to create a new connection to the rear garden The external colonnade, flanked by deep brown ash slats, was conceived to frame a visual link to the rear garden and finished in a textured microcement to reference the rough cast render of the local vernacular.

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Habitus Living

MARCH 10, 2024

The former accommodates the client’s need for a home suitable for hosting and conducive to the contemporary lifestyle of a family of four. WOWOWA collaborated with the clients to weave the stories and narratives that resonate with them into the fabric of their interiors. Indaco’ and ‘Baia’ Windows. Combed stucco render.

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Moreover, designers use the decomposition, reorganization and collision of texture and material to build a simple and lively volume. © Vantree Design What drove the selection of materials used in the project? © Vantree Design © Vantree Design How have your clients responded to the finished project?

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Hotel Designs

MARCH 19, 2024

Image credit: Scarlet / Hypnos Every detail is considered, from the locally sourced materials to the captivating vistas from all directions. Visitors are greeted with a floor to ceiling window overlooking the spectacular indoor swimming pool and breathtaking views down to the sea.

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Deezen

MARCH 1, 2024

Black accents feature throughout the home House in the Fields has a brick-infilled, cross-laminated timber (CLT) frame, chosen to reflect the client's background in the lumber industry. Throughout the residence, the rooms are bordered on both sides by large windows and, on the taller wall, clerestory windows fitted with motorised blinds.

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Deezen

APRIL 17, 2024

Facades are clad in Western red cedar that was lightly finished to preserve the wood's "natural beauty and unique character". The clients opted to plant another tree in its place, and the original design was kept intact. The same cedar is found within the dwelling.

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Deezen

JANUARY 14, 2024

A pared-back palette of raw materials creates a calm backdrop for PSLab 's lighting products inside the brand's Berlin workshop and showroom space, designed in collaboration with Belgian firm B-bis architecten. PSLab is not a digital platform where clients pick and buy products," the company's founder Dimitri Saddi told Dezeen.

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Deezen

JANUARY 15, 2024

Open Park Villa is a house in Limburg by i29 According to i29 , this design responds to the basis of the client's brief, which asked the studio to create a home that embraced the surrounding greenery. Named Open Park Villa, the home offers multiple views of the outdoors, with extended sightlines running through the building.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Find out more about East Village Apartment › Photo by Felix Speller Mayfair home, UK, by Child Studio London-based Child Studio designed this entertainer's home in Mayfair with mid-century modern furniture and deep-toned material finishes, aiming to enhance the art deco atmosphere by carving bookshelves into dark mahogany walls. "We

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Architonic

DECEMBER 9, 2023

<p>The clients brief was to create a new interior that was completely different to the existing home. Rooms were dark with restricted connections to windows and outside spaces. Materials were heavy; dark timbers, colours and finishes enclosed the space.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The apartment features furniture made from zelkova wood "We sympathized with the story of how zelkova used to be a common material in Japan, but is now being chipped and discarded, and wished to explore the possibilities of zelkova through this project," lead designer Keiji Ashizawa told Dezeen. The photography is by Tomooki Kengaku.

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Deezen

MAY 21, 2023

Arranged across three floors including a rooftop level, the cafe was designed by architecture studio Sukchulmok to resemble European public squares in reference to the client's time spent in Italy. It was simply based on the idea that the distance from the height of the door and window to the ceiling finish is 600 millimetres."

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

The brief was for a family home for our clients and their six children – as well as an increasing number of grandchildren – that would reflect their personalities and provide a lasting legacy for the family," project architect Andrew Ingham told Dezeen. Our client is also not keen on TVs, so there was an element of playfulness in their use.".

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Dwell

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

In Sonoma County, Studio Plow turns a 1955 residence into a retreat with an open floor plan, luxe finishes, and skylights and picture windows that peer out into the treetops. Removing an existing structural wall that separated the living room from the kitchen allowed the client to host in a whole new way.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

Each project Stillwater has the pleasure of partaking in is special, since every project possesses its own unique attributes and design requirements, tailored to reflect the distinct vision of our clients. Our focus is on providing clients with an all-encompassing total project cost, rather than offering limited or fragmentary estimates.

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Deezen

JANUARY 3, 2024

The design preserved many original details Using the client's desire for "an office that felt like a home," the team revamped the two-storey house into a 4,845-square foot (450-square metre) workspace with multiple production, meeting, and gathering spaces — including a 557-square feet (52-square metre) clubhouse tucked at the back of the property.

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Deezen

JANUARY 16, 2024

The three-storey house previously had drab grey walls and awkwardly placed partitions but now features more coherently connected rooms finished in a sumptuous mix of materials. A spare bedroom at this level was converted into a study and finished with sea-green furniture.

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