Dwell

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Today, our most exciting projects are when a client’s house looks like a beautiful, completed midcentury steel-and-glass home from the moment it’s craned on site. Photo courtesy of Connect Homes Aside from the layout, everything from the finishes to the appliances are up for customization.

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Habitus Living

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Through the Looking Glass House is a project that came to Ben Callery Architects not long after the studio was established five years ago. Having previously worked with the clients there was a great amount of trust and understanding, which is of particular note given that the owners are based in Europe. Project details.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Mjölk Architekti has renovated a 130-year-old dwelling in the north of the Czech Republic , adding a glass extension , sunken living area and domed skylight. Behind the curtain of the original cabin, a glittering glass extension has sprung up.". There is a contrast between old and new materials and finishes.

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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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Deezen

JANUARY 24, 2022

The Watchman Cabin was completed collaboratively with a nature-loving client who was "captivated" by the area's natural surroundings after visiting. 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.

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Archinect

JANUARY 6, 2022

Minimal details and neutral finishes anticipate an evolving composition of the client’s art and design collection. The home’s open and connected spaces ultimately flow to the client’s workshop, a new separate structure dedicated to unbounded exploration.

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Architizer

AUGUST 24, 2022

The combination of reflective glass and natural anodized aluminium creates a shimmering effect during daylight whilst at night time, the ambient lighting features shows off the curvilinear profiles. The greatest design challenge for all residential project is agreeing with the client the residential flat mix. © QUAD Studio.

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Dwell

MAY 19, 2023

Design has crafted a stunning glass, steel, and timber home that seamlessly blends the inner and outer worlds. The clients—a family of five with three children in college—wanted to create an "urban cabin" that embraces the tranquil forested site on the shores of Lake Minnetonka. Charlie & Co.

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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 glass alcove that used to jut into the balcony was removed, allowing room for a large table where the clients can sit and take in views of the nearby harbour.

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Hotel Designs

MARCH 6, 2024

Hotel Designs Product watch: innovative shower screens from Majestic London Product watch: innovative shower screens from Majestic London Since 1968, Majestic London has been leading the way in premium glass shower screens and enclosures.

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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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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

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Retallack Thompson added a steel deck extension to a 1830s stone terrace Located in Sydney's Darlinghurst suburb, the extended sandstone building now accommodates a home and studio space for the client while the new build belongs to the client's daughter. The upper level features two bedrooms and a bathroom.

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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, 2023

Interiors studio Crystal Sinclair Designs has renovated a loft apartment in Brooklyn's Dumbo neighbourhood to include a mezzanine with a wall of books and a bedroom behind a glass partition. The idea was to draw attention to the high ceilings with floor-to-ceiling drapes and a metal/glass partition wall.

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Deezen

MARCH 11, 2024

An existing structure is wrapped by a curved glass extension In order to expand the existing space, the studio wrapped the building's lower half with a curved glass extension that follows the curvature of its undulating steel roof. The photography is by Nacasa & Partners.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The countryside residence favors simple, sustainable moves over square footage, and strategically captures views without walls of glass. Melbourne designer David Noordhoff had already established a rhythm with clients James and Zara McGuffie long before he designed their home. Sliding glass doors help bring the outside in.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The Mint List designed custom joinery to divvy up the interior "We wanted to ensure that we respected the modernist nature of this industrial site, whilst integrating a sense of creativity that was absolutely key for the client," Kelly said. One of the main challenges was zoning the large space to create different functional areas.

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Deezen

APRIL 19, 2023

Dezeen Showroom: French designer Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance has created a portable lamp for glass manufacturer Saint-Louis , featuring a bevel-cut crystal shade that casts geometric patterns of light. According to Folia, the LED light can shine for up to 25 hours and its low-intensity setting.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

DB Arquitetos and Marina Salles completed the holiday home on a forested site in Brazil The home was completed in 2023 by the Brazilian team of DB Arquitectos , which is lead by architect David Basto, and Marina Salles Arquitectura e Interiores , which previously renovated the interior of the client's primary residence in downtown São Paulo.

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Deezen

JULY 1, 2023

Aptly named Case House, it is defined by pared-back finishes and forms, and layers of walls and gardens that buffer its light, airy interiors from the adjacent busy road. British studio Ström Architects has completed a minimalist home in Cheltenham, UK , which references modernist Case Study Houses in California.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The artist's studio (on the right) repurposes a former sheep wintering shelter The L-shaped guesthouse was rebuilt from a partially collapsed cattle shed as a detached extension of the client's primary home. The glasshouse does not follow a vernacular pattern, it is a new form, but it carries the same spirit [as the original building].

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Named after its client, Best Burger in Town (BBT), the restaurant in the Sharq district is elevated on a bright red plinth that doubles as an outdoor seating area for customers. Glass hatches for ordering and picking up food are sheltered by the roof, the underside of which has also been finished in a bold shade of red.

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Deezen

JANUARY 4, 2023

Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California , the cedar house was originally constructed in 1961 and expanded in 1969 and again in 1971, with unusually shaped rooms, rounded seating spaces and colourful glass accents. The studio renovated the finishes and restored some of the original layouts. The home features stained glass elements.

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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? David Strand: This was a truly unique site.

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Deezen

MAY 4, 2022

Interior designer Magdalena Keck has filled a glass-and-steel home in New York with a restrained but eclectic mix of furnishings that are meant to complement the existing architecture. The Hudson Valley Glass House is located in Westchester County, about an hour's drive from New York City. Underfoot is a Soumak rug from ALT for Living.

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Deezen

JANUARY 29, 2024

The ground floor hosts an expanded living, dining and kitchen space While the layout of the home's front rooms remains largely the same, they now open into the large new living area, creating an axis through to a concrete and brick patio garden accessed through full-height, sliding glass doors. The photography is by Jim Stephenson.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 8, 2022

The stacked glass volumes added to the rear of the house reference the irregular rhythm of the traditional dormers that are a feature of the Victorian terrace. A void connecting the two levels is topped with a translucent glass box that maximises natural light and glows like a lantern at night. metres tall.

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Deezen

MAY 19, 2023

The New York office of architecture studio OMA has completed its renovation of Tiffany & Co 's flagship store in Manhattan, adding a three-storey glass extension to the historic jewellery store. The extension consists of two stacked glass volumes.

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Deezen

MAY 14, 2023

Named One-Legged House, the home sits on a small hill overlooking the coast of Okinawa and was designed for a client wanting "a clear view to the ocean and wind flowing through all day long", said IGArchitects. Like an opened umbrella, the roof and walls [of the home] are extended from the only column," explained IGArchitects.

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Deezen

JUNE 8, 2022

The home was designed to achieve three main goals – to make the most of the natural setting, provide ample space for visitors, and accommodate the client's impressive art collection, which features work by artists such as Richard Serra, Deborah Butterfield and Roy Lichtenstein. Interior finishes include walnut.

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Deezen

APRIL 20, 2023

The exterior of the building includes solid structural walls and glass, with patterned steel screening to create the impression of a solid and porous structure all at once," said the studio. The main bedroom leads to a rooftop patio The interiors of Lantern House were completed by the client, who has a local interior design studio in Lagos.

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Deezen

MAY 13, 2023

The Mint List has renovated and extended an Edwardian house in north London "The clients had a leaning towards mid-century style but they didn't want that to overwhelm the scheme," The Mint List founder Camilla Kelly told Dezeen. I'm averse to keeping things all in one colour," the designer said.

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Architizer

MAY 15, 2023

This astonishing glass house, perched on the banks of Minnesota’s Lake Minnetonka, is proof of precisely that. Thanks to magnificent expanses of glass, the residence is a conduit for the surrounding landscape — an elegant, architectural “picture frame”. Could you really go floor-to-ceiling with glass? How high can you make it?

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Deezen

AUGUST 25, 2023

The stairs have cantilevered steps that appear to float In order to lend itself to a more industrial finish, the studio trimmed the interior of surplus logs and timber. Vintage lounge and dining chairs from the owner's own collection were added to character to the spaces, which were hung with paintings belonging to the client.

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Deezen

AUGUST 1, 2023

Texas studios Smitharc Architecture + Interiors and Erin Sander Design have completed a family home with limestone cladding, a Zen garden and a gallery-like space for the clients' Ferraris. Earthy finishes such as limestone walls and rift-sawn white oak flooring are paired with splashes of colour and carefully curated decor.

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Habitus Living

DECEMBER 10, 2023

The existing kitchen cabinetry was retained, and other added-on components were finished in a similar fashion for cohesion. A timber-framed glass sliding door between the kitchen and the living area allows the area to be closed off during heavy-duty cooking while letting light through to the adjacent spaces.

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