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Jan Tyrpekl raises glass micro home on stilts in rural Austria

Deezen

Wall-to-wall glass and a material palette informed by local vernacular define Zen House, a 33-square-metre micro home on stilts in Austria, completed by Czech studio Jan Tyrpekl. The glass micro home sits on a wooden platform made from glued-laminated timber, which is also utilised for the roof structure.

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iHouse’s Customizable Prefab Homes Have Huge Glass Sliders That Connect Them to Their Setting

Dwell

From prefab tiny houses and modular cabin kits to entire homes ready to ship, their projects represent some of the best ideas in the industry. Andres Garcia and Marcelo Mederos were tired of inefficient, traditional home construction processes. The company offers both fully custom homes as well as a catalog of pre-designed options.

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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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Hapi Homes donates 10 “foldable” residential structures in Odesa

Archinect

A new gift facilitated by the Ukrainian Red Cross has installed 10 new “foldable” modular home designs from Hapi Homes, LLC. The company says: “The prefabricated homes are prebuilt and folded by Hapi Homes and assembled on-site. The homes will be located on a 2.4-acre

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Lasvit presents Sanctums exhibition featuring kinetic glass installation

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Promotion: Czech Republic design brand Lasvit has will launch an exhibition featuring a moving glass art installation and newly launched design collections at this year's Milan design week. We want to show our inner sanctums, our homes and private spaces. Cirrus by Yabu Pushelberg is a glass interior wall.

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A Simple and Basic Way to Install Your Glass Stair Railing

Architecture Ideas

The new modern type of stair railings is glass stair railing. Glass stair railings are visually attractive, and sophisticated, making a space feels bigger and generating the flow of light. . If you are looking for durability and sturdiness, then you should opt for a glass stair railing that is usually about 8mm to 10mm thick.

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Shigeru Ban unveils Paper Log House at Philip Johnson's Glass House

Deezen

Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has created a pavilion from paper tubes, wood and milk crates to mark the 75th anniversary of US architect Philip Johnson's Glass House in Connecticut , USA. The post Shigeru Ban unveils Paper Log House at Philip Johnson's Glass House appeared first on Dezeen. foot by 13.5 meters by 4.1

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