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Five Glass-Wrapped Homes Living Life on the Edge

ArchDaily

The following homes show how prized nearby waterbodies can be better utilized with great architecture and design. Read more »

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In This Tokyo Home, a Secret Garden Thrives Behind a Cascade of Glass

Dwell

In central Tokyo, a family of four sought to trade high-rise apartment living for a home with more space and tranquility—while staying within the heart of the city. "We Accordingly, Nakamura and team sought to create a transcendent home centered around nature. 87 pieces of optical glass—each measuring 13.1 feet tall and 3.3

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Ten homes with light-filled glass extensions

Deezen

For our latest lookbook , we've chosen 10 residential glass extensions that create airy, light-filled and modern additions to homes. Glass is a popular material for house extensions as it is durable, weather-resistant and – thanks to its transparency – adds light and brightness to a space. Photo is by Will Pryce.

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A New Home Designed As Three Cascading Glass Boxes

Contemporist

A modern home nestled into the steep cliffs appears as three cantilevered glass boxes.

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ACFD Architecture wraps glass home around apple tree in Quebec

Deezen

Montreal studio ACDF Architecture has designed a low-slung, modernist -style home with massing shaped to surround an apple tree and provide lines of sight through the living areas. The Apple Tree House is a modernist-style glass residence. Inside, a minimal palette of materials defines the home.

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4 Homes in Brazil that Encourage Indoor-Outdoor Living

ArchDaily

Fast forward to the present day, and contemporary architects and designers in Brazil continue to embrace the challenge of creating indoor-outdoor homes that nod to the country's tropical climate.

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la base studio designs ‘casa mendoza’ as a glass box in a private garden

designboom

casa mendoza' is a renovated home by la base studio in buenos aires, shaped as a glass box wrapped in a timber screen. The post la base studio designs ‘casa mendoza’ as a glass box in a private garden appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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