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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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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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30 Japanese Homes that Use Metal for Interior Accents

ArchDaily

Though traditional materials like wood , paper , and bamboo continue to hold significance, modern Japanese interiors also often feature a fusion of glass , steel , concrete , and metals.

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Connect Homes Builds Modernist-Inspired Prefabs With a Surprising Amount of Floor-to-Ceiling Glass

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. In 2012 they launched Connect Homes with fifteen designs as part of its original Design Series. California prefab builder Connect Homes’ units span between 460 and 3,200 square feet in size.

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pierre-louis gerlier revives 1850s house near paris with retro aesthetics and visual fluidity

designboom

the dining room at the heart of the home wraps in expansive glass walls to become a visual crossroad and foster a sense of openness. The post pierre-louis gerlier revives 1850s house near paris with retro aesthetics and visual fluidity appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Snøhetta adds glass and glulam extension to world's oldest ski museum

Deezen

Architecture studio Snøhetta has extended the Holmenkollen ski museum in Oslo with a glass entrance covered in 1,207 "meticulously placed" wooden battens. A five-metre-tall glass wall is partially covered with 1,207 meticulously placed wooden pieces, reminiscent of the iconic skigard fences," said Snøhetta.

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Eight homes where internal windows and partitions maximise light

Deezen

In this lookbook , we have collected eight projects that use internal glazing and partitions to create brighter home interiors and increased connectivity between spaces. While the primary use of windows is for daylight access and ventilation, they can also play a key role in visually connecting spaces within the home.

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