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Eight homes where internal windows and partitions maximise light

Deezen

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. Adding internal windows enables more interaction between adjacent rooms, while allowing light to penetrate further into the home – creating bright and spacious interiors.

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A Restored 18th-Century Georgian on England’s Southeast Coast Asks £1.3M

Dwell

Thanks to a thoughtful update by the current owner, artist Lucy Lyons, the revived interiors feature a vibrant color palette inspired by the home’s original era. In the entry hallway, "an early-Victorian fluted glass door surrounded by stained-glass windows gives a taste of the color and character to come," says the listing agent.

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Rejecting the Ribbon Window: 7 Architectural Experimentations With Fenestration

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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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Webber + Studio restore a 1960s midcentury home in Austin

The Spaces

Over in its dining room, there’s a mezzanine and double-height glass walls with courtyard views. Projecting balconies and eaves and clerestory windows further connect it to its tree-closed surroundings. Frank Lloyd-inspired Vancouver home lists for $5m CAD. Photography: Kuper/ Sotheby’s International Realty.

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Vintage Christmas Collectors Have Inspired a Revival

Dwell

She’s got cupboards stuffed with Santa mugs and slightly creepy ceramic angels , a mantle display of old glass tree-toppers , and a "gang" of plywood Santas artfully placed behind her living room sofa. I like how it looks, and I like the whimsy it inspires." I just like the old stuff," Romanaggi says. "I

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Biomorphic Overhead: 7 Glass Ceilings That Imitate Nature

Architizer

By design, glass ceilings tend to attract attention to themselves. Their functional purposes are fairly limited, and their shortcomings can be sizable (depending on how good the glass is at insulating), but we keep building them because they’re just so appealing. Click here to sign up for our Jobs Newsletter. .

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Eight homes with light-filled kitchens from Australia to Slovenia

Deezen

For our latest lookbook , we've chosen eight kitchens in contemporary homes where strategically placed windows and glazing create well-lit spaces for cooking and spending quality time with family and friends. This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive.

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