Westeck News

JULY 28, 2023

Content courtesy of Government of Canada Window and Door Retrofit Grants – Government of Canada There are a number of options for upgrading the energy efficiency of your windows and doors. Learn more about replacing your windows and doors. A rough opening* is defined as a structurally stable opening in an outside wall.

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Deezen

MARCH 10, 2023

The crossbar gable – with an arcade of large windows on either side – contains the family spaces with an open plan kitchen, dining and living space under a vaulted ceiling. The home has an H-shaped layout The 6,835-square-foot (635-square-metre) home is composed of three gabled bars arranged in a short H-shape.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

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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Archinect

APRIL 8, 2024

The “hut” is a large cubic structure (9m x 9m x 7m), finished in wood both inside (plywood) and outside (charred wood). The structure is rotated 45 degrees so that the two triangular windows on the west walls can face.

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Deezen

AUGUST 27, 2022

Memola Estudio stripped back walls in the apartment to reveal the concrete structure. To contrast the wooden floors Memola Estudio removed walls and parts of the ceiling, and stripped back finishes to expose the building's concrete structure, piping and ductwork. Part of the balcony was converted into a bar and seating area.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Designed to have "a fun and unconventional presence", the extension was conceived by THISS Studio as though it were a piece of furniture rather than a conventional structure. Its design evolved from the client's original vision of a full-width rear extension.

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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

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The structure for the 530-square-foot timber-clad retreat was craned into place and set on piles to prioritize views and minimize impact on the nationally preserved land. Set on the edge of a very loose-knit cluster of residential properties, the lodge is located on the grounds of the family home in which the clients grew up.

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Archinect

MARCH 25, 2022

Tucked away in Los Altos Hills, the aptly named Round House is a geometrically unique structure; one of a few similarly shaped homes built in California in the 60s. The clients fell in love with this quirky circular house and initially planned a modest remodel.

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Dwell

AUGUST 16, 2022

Flansburgh rarely took on residential clients, however in 1963 he designed a home for his own family which came to be known as the Flansburgh House. Built in Lincoln, Massachusetts, within a wooded area, the home features a courtyard surrounded by interior windows which beckon the outdoors into every area of the house.

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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

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The bedrooms and bathrooms are stacked on the opposite end with windows that look out east and west. The client named the house Casa que Da (House that Gives) to reference the act of "giving" in a culinary context. Rogelio Rojas Castro Structural engineering: Ing.

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Deezen

JANUARY 21, 2024

The chapel has an exposed concrete structure "The simple chapel volume, set in the vast nature, is constructed as a lifted box, signifying a separation from the secular world," explained Eunsok. It allows [visitors] to reach the open sky quickly and succinctly, and to stand directly as solitary individuals before the divine," he added.

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Deezen

MAY 12, 2024

OFIS Arhitekti achieved this by extending its living spaces with a looping structure, which outlines a garden atrium at the heart of the plan. Inside are two semi-circular living areas, which reference the villa's original bay windows. The extension creates different outdoor spaces," it continued. The villa dates back to the 1930s.

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Deezen

JANUARY 29, 2024

Prioritising natural light, Oliver Leech Architects expanded the ground floor with an open living, dining and kitchen space, which meets the existing building with a large skylight and a window seat overlooking a small courtyard. The extension features a window seat overlooking the rear courtyard Oliver Leech Architects was founded in 2016.

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Dwell

AUGUST 28, 2023

Think of it as life-size Lego blocks that form the floors, walls, windows, and roofs of a home," Kramer says. These panels arrive from our factory waterproofed, insulated, structurally sound, and pre-equipped for plumbing and electrical connections. Before we sign a contract with our clients, we lock in the pricing up front.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Conceived as a "21st-century factory", the London College of Fashion (LCF) building is defined by its gridded concrete structure and a rectilinear facade lined with tall warehouse-style windows. Among its facilities are classrooms and workshops, as well as offices, a lecture theatre and social spaces. "By

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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. Lighting RBW.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 7, 2023

According to Snøhetta and Dokka, who was also the client for the project, it is intended to resemble a "floating treehouse". Large windows provide expansive views of the surrounding landscape House Dokka's structure is made predominantly from locally sourced cross-laminated timber (CLT) and glue-laminated timber (glulam).

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Deezen

MARCH 14, 2024

Situated on a forested university campus in Tilburg , the cuboid building has a mass timber structure and facades clad in Portuguese stone. Natural stone clads the exterior The main structure and internal wood finishes were made from pine , while the external columns punctuating glazing on the ground floor were made from larch.

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Dwell

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

MAY 8, 2024

A radiant system provides heat, and fresh air flows in through operable windows. Natural ventilation was incorporated into every inhabitable room, with all the primary public spaces having at least three operable windows to promote cross breezes," the team said. It also helps protect against wildfire.

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Deezen

JUNE 2, 2023

The company said that it would employ an architect to "review and maintain" the structure after it takes possession in September 2024. The company said that it would employ an architect to "review and maintain" the structure after it takes possession in September 2024.

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Deezen

MARCH 9, 2024

Named The Hotspot, the wooden structure is a short ferry ride from the Norwegian capital Oslo and is designed to be adaptable, environmentally conscious and low maintenance. Wood has also been used for the structure, with large timber modules forming its frame. This was chosen to help minimise the embodied carbon of the project.

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Deezen

MARCH 31, 2024

Located in the suburb of Highgate, the home replaces an existing cottage on the site that had been occupied by the clients for several years. Inbuilt in the project is wealth creation, financial security, and a family legacy to eventually be passed to the clients’ two children," it continued.

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Deezen

APRIL 9, 2024

Partly because the client was a Japanese brewer who mainly makes sake, we also incorporated 'Japanese-ness' into the design." According to the team, it was informed by the Engawa, an element of Japanese architecture that resembles a veranda or porch that runs along the perimeter of a structure.

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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

AUGUST 26, 2023

Portuguese practice Bernardo Rodrigues Architects has completed a studio for a sculptor in the Azores , creating a curving poured-concrete form that references the work of its client. Inside, Bernardo Rodrigues Architects has provided the sculptor with studio and workshop spaces that overlook the garden through projecting hexagonal windows.

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Dwell

DECEMBER 13, 2022

As soon as designer Katie Gebhardt of Solstice Interiors met her new clients, the owners of this Venice, California, address, it was clear they were going to get along. The A-frame structure had distinctive character in the context of Los Angeles’s Westside, and featured ample glazing that brought light deep into the home.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 13, 2023

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. Large windows open the space up to the garden The ground floor has also been reimagined to create a dual-aspect atelier, allowing the client to work from home.

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Dwell

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Like Haus.me’s large mOne and mTwo models, the structure of the microHaus is made from recycled polymers. One of the first microHaus models that we shipped was to a client in Portland, Oregon. Many clients use the microHaus as a guesthouse or ADU and we are currently exploring the possibility of using it for hospitality and hotels.

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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 eaves feel like outstretched arms, welcoming people from wherever you approach the building," he added.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Melbourne designer David Noordhoff had already established a rhythm with clients James and Zara McGuffie long before he designed their home. The house sits near a highway, but robust insulation and windows help minimize noise, as does a foyer and hallway fronting the building. We kind of just kind of stuck to our guns."

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Deezen

MAY 21, 2022

Architecture studio De Matos Ryan has created a "treeless treehouse" named Penfold in the garden of a London home , with a pyramidal timber structure that is accessible only by crawling beneath it. Named after a character in Danger Mouse, the favourite cartoon of the client's children, the 4.1-metre-high It is accessed by crawling.

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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. Beyond the cosmetic renovation, Plow made large structural and architectural changes to the interior and exterior of the home.

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Deezen

JANUARY 30, 2024

While the building and its site were largely in disrepair, CollectiveProject retained its original structure and adapted the interior arrangement to create brighter classrooms and cooler outdoor spaces. The studio updated the existing school with a canopy and outdoor spaces. Top image: the school is located in Andhra Pradesh.

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