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These Five Homes Get a Fresh Outlook With Custom Windows and Doors

Dwell

It can determine the entire mood of a space, turning even the drabbest of digs into a brighter and lighter escape. Despite light’s transformative power, standardized window sizes remain a mainstay in home improvement centers. The resulting renovation, with warm, white oak wide-plank flooring, easily flows from indoor to outdoor spaces.

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Red River Gorge Cabin by West Workshop

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Wrapped in the tranquility of the woods, this 2,200-square-foot home is a contemporary take on a Dogtrot-style home, with a breezeway separating the main residence to the guest quarters. Large windows frame the e. Anchoring the home to the sloped landscape, the foundation terraces down the hill, going with the land.

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Open-air corridors and exterior exit stairs

Brandon Donnelly

Montreal is, in many ways, a city of winding exterior stairs. And with these, comes lots of exterior circulation. Here is a contemporary tall-building example which follows a similar approach. And on the other end, connected by an open-air corridor, is an exterior exit stair that runs all the way up the tower.

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Important Portals: 6 Residential Designs Where Traditional Arches Meet Contemporary Concepts

Architizer

These attributes make them ideal for use in large public buildings such as music halls, theaters and sports arenas, where expansive spaces are essential to meet spatial requirements. This concept led them to craft a series of living spaces specifically tailored to accommodate artists, providing environments where creativity can flourish.

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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".

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Ten contemporary buildings that showcase the versatility of structural stone

Deezen

Sections of the stone walls have been perforated to cool the space down and shade it from the sun. Its bold geometric form is visually softened by oak-framed windows. These materials are teamed with eucalyptus wood used for the building's roof, doors, windows and kitchen counters.

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"The exterior walls will make an excellent canvas for Banksy" says commenter

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HW Studio creates austere white home in Mexico to evoke "sense of security" "Pretty intense spaces" Readers were unsure about the house, especially due to its few windows. JZ found the spaces "pretty intense" and "monkish" and wondered whether the clients would be able to "maintain the purity of the interior as they break it in".

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