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

Dwell

Welcome to Prefab Profiles, an ongoing series of interviews with people transforming how we build houses. 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. Do you know a prefab brand that should be on our radar? Get in touch!

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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. Find out more about Tower House ›.

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This Accordion-Like Home Listed for $6.5M Has a Glass Living Room Inspired by the Louvre

Dwell

Known as the Origami House, the 8,500-square-foot dwelling is the brainchild of renowned architectural firm Leroy Street Studio. acres) From the agent : " Retreat to the Origami House, defining art as architecture. acres) From the agent : " Retreat to the Origami House, defining art as architecture.

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Frank Lloyd Wright inspired this circular Florida farmhouse

The Spaces

When you think of a ‘country farmhouse,’ rustic beams, stone walls, and raw materials spring to mind, but this Florida farmstead kicks that aesthetic to the curb and features a round house inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright’s Arizona designs.

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Sunglass House by TOLO Architecture

Archinect

Inspired by the Ed Ruscha painting, “Malibu = Sliding Glass Doors,” this design overlooking the Pacific Ocean acts as a viewing/veiling device between the seer and sea. Voids and clerestories puncture the circulation space bringing natural light inside the house.

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Dezeen Debate features "another glass mirrored angular box"

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Architecture studio Hewitt revealed a 33-storey-high residential block in downtown Seattle , which was inspired by an offset stack of magazines. One characterised it as "another variation of the same old thing", citing its resemblance to "another glass mirrored angular box". The structure evoked mixed reactions among commenters.

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Looklen Architects sinks glass cafe into stepped circular landscape

Deezen

It has a rectangular form surrounded by concrete steps "We introduced a rectangular interior glass space that is embraced by a circular concrete amphitheatre," said the studio. Guests can enter the cafe through glass doors at either end of the building, positioned at the lowest level of the landscape.

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