Architecture Ideas

JANUARY 19, 2023

Although traditional glass windows provide excellent insulation, a range of alternative materials is becoming increasingly popular for window construction. Types of Window Glass Float Glass Source: gharpedia.com Float glass is a large flat glass panel that is floated on the molten tin to create a smooth thin glass panel.

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Deezen

APRIL 24, 2023

Iruarrizaga designed the 500-square-metre house with a timber-clad upper level that bridges two rectangular concrete structures. The home is located by a lake in southern Chile Large windows on all sides of the upper level provide views of the surrounding landscape, including the lake, mountains and nearby Mocho Choshuenco volcano.

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Building and Interiors

OCTOBER 4, 2023

What function do you believe a window has in a home’s curb appeal? These are important components of any structure that allows natural light and air to pass through. The house‘s appeal is boosted by the design and style of the windows.

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Deezen

AUGUST 14, 2023

A minimal material palette helps define this glazed extension , which London studio DHaus has added to the back of a house in Hertfordshire, UK. We were interested in creating heavy sculptural forms in a limited material palette with three main elements of concrete, timber and glass."

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. The idea was to take the existing house and give it new life—one that met the needs and aesthetics of our designer clients. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Dwell

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. The timber box, for sleeping and bathing, is placed above the deck and the area below is enclosed with glass to create a semi-outdoor living space on the deck. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

JULY 17, 2022

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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Deezen

JANUARY 3, 2022

o de Buen and Luis Young have used a green metallic frame to form the structure of an airy apartment built atop an existing building in Mexico City. The Cascada House was designed by Mexican architects Nun?o Cascada House is topped with two sloping roofs. Kitchen cabinetry matches the structural colour scheme.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

US studio CLB Architects has created a retreat in rural Wyoming that has three wood-clad structures, with a creek running underneath the primary residence. Located on a 35-acre (14-hectare) property near the town of Wilson, the home was envisioned as a series of "tectonic structures" set within a diverse ecosystem.

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Santa Cruz Architect

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

In recent years, companies have been working on a solution to this problem: solar glass (often referred to as “solar windows”), which can turn windows into power-generating panels. What is Solar Glass? The most common type of solar glass is thin-film modules (e.g. Why Use Solar Glass?

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Dwell

MARCH 11, 2024

They wanted a house where they could live comfortably, feeling all four seasons, even in the center of the city," shares principal architect and CEO Hiroshi Nakamura. 87 pieces of optical glass—each measuring 13.1 The high specific gravity of the glass provides sufficient sound insulation against the noise of the city.

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Deezen

JUNE 25, 2022

London studio Will Gamble Architects has added a brick bedroom suite to a Georgian house in England, along with a contrasting glass-walled extension on the ground floor that opens to the garden. Will Gamble Architects has extended a Georgian house in England. Glass walls line the ground-floor addition.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Netherlands-based Studio Job has created a curved bronze-and-glass sculpture named The Embrace for Dutch art institute KunstKerk as a humourous update on traditional stained-glass windows. The final design features two undulating "windows" that seem to stretch towards each other above a smaller, central window.

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Westeck News

JULY 28, 2023

Content courtesy of Government of Canada Window and Door Retrofit Grants – Government of Canada There are a number of options for upgrading the energy efficiency of your windows and doors. Learn more about replacing your windows and doors. A rough opening* is defined as a structurally stable opening in an outside wall.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Architect Odile Decq has completed a house in France with walls of translucent glass, to create the optimal lighting conditions for a client with vision impairment. The house has walls of translucent glass. The house has walls of translucent glass. The staircase is also made from glass.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 1, 2023

From a sprawling concrete villa in California with interiors by designer Kelly Wearstler to a timber-framed cottage within a Scottish ruin, here are Dezeen's top five houses of November 2023. The resulting project was yesterday named Scotland's best new building.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The house is arranged in a C-shaped plan, opening toward an outdoor dining patio on the western side shaded by large wooden beams. The bedrooms and bathrooms are stacked on the opposite end with windows that look out east and west. The primary suite cantilevers slightly out from the perimeter of the foundation with a glazed corner.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Architecture practice Ann Nisbet Studio has created a timber-framed house, named Cuddymoss, within a stone ruin in Ayrshire, Scotland. A gabled extension adjoins to the former ruin The 171-square-metre house is formed of two gabled structures situated perpendicular to one another, connected by a glass corridor.

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Architizer

AUGUST 29, 2022

In his 1927 manifesto, Five Points of Architecture, Le Corbusier made horizontal windows a core concept of his architectural philosophy. These long narrow windows which could wrap around the façade’s length like a ribbon, he argued, were the best way to offer evenly light spaces throughout a building without compromising privacy.

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Deezen

MARCH 10, 2022

Collisions with windows cause billions of bird deaths each year. From patterned glass to netting, here are eight ways to make buildings more bird-friendly. Reflective surfaces are "the main culprit" for mass bird deaths according to Melissa Breyer, a volunteer who has studied bird-window collisions in New York City.

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Deezen

MARCH 2, 2024

Prague studio Byró Architekti has renovated a 19th-century house in the Czech town of Kutná Hora, adding unexpected openings and colourful joinery that create a playful contrast with the original interior. The house's main feature is a spiral staircase that forms a vertical circulation core at the centre of the plan.

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion 0 qpurcell Thu, 09/28/2023 - 10:37 Office Buildings IMEG's Edwin Dean, Joe Gulden, and Doug Sweeney, share seven key focuses for structural engineers when planning office-to-residential conversions. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units.

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Deezen

MAY 14, 2023

A single concrete column supports the walls and roof of this house by Japanese studio IGArchitects, creating a flexible interior that can be opened up to the surrounding landscape. The solid structure looks like it is floating." "The solid structure looks like it is floating." The photography is courtesy of IGArchitects.

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Dwell

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

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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Deezen

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Jenny Peysin Architecture has completed a house in the Hamptons with a poured-in-place concrete envelope and a glazed living space. Completed in 2019 on the eastern end of Long Island , New York, the 8,300-square foot (770-square metre) home has a board-formed mass with punched windows, natural materials and light-filled spaces.

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Deezen

APRIL 4, 2024

New York firm RKTB Architects has completed One Sullivan Place, a mixed-income apartment building that rises 12 storeys and cantilevers in two directions over the rooftop of an adjacent structure. Appearing as two distinct buildings, the structure has a front facade along Sullivan Place and a front facade along Washington Avenue.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Local studio Splyce Design has designed a light-filled, angled house with glazed corners and a sculptural staircase overlooking the Burrard Inlet in Vancouver , British Columbia. Settled in a quarter-acre site, the house sits 17 feet (five metres) above the sidewalk, lifting it up from the street's sightlines. "How

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Deezen

OCTOBER 8, 2023

German designers Julian Krüger and Benjamin Kemper have created Digital House, a micro home that can be built without using nails or screws and was designed to be easy to disassemble. Two people can quickly assemble the house without traditional hardware such as screws or nails and the need for further tools," he continued.

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Deezen

MARCH 28, 2024

US studio Michael Hennessey Architecture has revitalised an ageing suburban house near San Francisco , adding black cladding and bright finishes to form a family home that bridges the past, present and future. Lofty ceilings and large stretches of glass provide an airy feel. The roof is covered in standing-seam metal.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Brazilian practice Studio KUNZ has created a compact gabled house that cantilevers from a sloped site in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Vertical wood slats wrap the base The arrangement creates makes the structure appear balanced atop a slate staircase that provides a rustic base for the home's clean white lines.

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Architecture Ideas

JUNE 1, 2023

You may not know this, but Crittall windows and doors got their start in the 1880s. In the decades since, though, these steel-framed grids of metal and glass have evolved to suit a huge range of styles, tastes, and functions. Why Are Crittall-Style Windows and Doors So Popular?

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The countryside residence favors simple, sustainable moves over square footage, and strategically captures views without walls of glass. The house sits near a highway, but robust insulation and windows help minimize noise, as does a foyer and hallway fronting the building. Sliding glass doors help bring the outside in.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Local architecture studio Goiva has renovated a white brick house and added a pub -like social space to its basement in São Paulo , Brazil. Goiva renovated the white brick Casa Yuji Architects Karen Evangelisti and Marcos Mendes from Goiva completed the renovation of the 40-year-old house in 2023.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 25, 2023

House, the home sits on a farmland site and is covered with a series of berms, while multiple trumpet-shaped pillars of varying heights create wave-like levels along the expanse of its footprint. The team covered the structure with berms, which rise out of the flat landscape of the surrounding agricultural fields.

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Deezen

APRIL 14, 2024

New York architecture studio HGX Design has created a linear, glass-fronted home in the Hudson Valley informed by the "individual notes of a music composition". The structure's horizontal form was informed by the vernacular architecture of the surrounding farmland. HGX Design has created a linear home in the Hudson Valley.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Mjölk Architekti has renovated a 130-year-old dwelling in the north of the Czech Republic , adding a glass extension , sunken living area and domed skylight. Behind the curtain of the original cabin, a glittering glass extension has sprung up.". The cabin was constructed out of timber and granite.

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Deezen

JANUARY 6, 2024

London studio Delve Architects has transformed a Victorian house in Camberwell with a cork-clad extension that introduces a bright open-plan kitchen and dining space for entertaining. The studio added an extension clad in cork Camberwell Cork House's dining room now extends out into the garden, enclosed by large triple-glazed windows and a 2.4-metre-high

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