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How to Improve Natural Light and Ventilation in the Bathroom With a Shower Window

ArchDaily

Image © Tom Ferguson As one of the smallest spaces in the home , shower rooms often find it difficult to get enough light. Due to issues with privacy and water damage, meanwhile, when a shower room does have the opportunity to add a window, it’s rarely positioned in the shower itself.

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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.

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Wonderforest Nature Preschool by Palette Architecture

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The Wonderforest inhabits a glassy storefront space in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. The façade provides opportunities for natural light, visual connection, and varying levels of privacy. The architectural approach was to layer the spaces along the storefront to create pockets of privacy and activity.

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

Dwell

Whether part of a new build or a gut renovation, natural light is the great equalizer. 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.

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Eight homes with practical and stylish built-in window seats

Deezen

For our latest lookbook , we've collected eight window seats in homes across the world including clever custom-made solutions in wood and concrete. By installing a window seat, interior designers don't just add extra seating to a room, they also create a peaceful space that can be used for contemplation and relaxation.

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Elevate Your Space with Crittall-Style Windows and Internal Doors

Architecture Ideas

You may not know this, but Crittall windows and doors got their start in the 1880s. Back then, they were exclusively used for warehouses, factories, and other industrial spaces. Sure, they’re still immensely popular as windows and internal doors, but they’re also used for everything from room dividers to shower screens.

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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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