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? Where Can it be Used?

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Deezen

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Local architecture studio Practice for Architecture and Urbanism has installed a glass office building with a vaulted roof inside the shell of the 19th-century Domino Sugar Refinery on the waterfront in Brooklyn. What was really important was this idea of palimpsest and embracing what was on the site without becoming slavish to history."

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Archinect

JUNE 6, 2024

Sited on a particularly narrow stretch of the barrier island, the house takes full advantage of the lot’s unique positioning to maximize expansive views towards both the bay and the ocean. The main bedroom suite and living spaces are elevated to the uppermost floor to capture unobstructed ocean views with an abundance of glass.

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Deezen

AUGUST 9, 2023

A blocky pink form and curving glass walls define House R3, a residence by Bangkok studio PHTAA on a compact roadside site in Thailand. On one side of the building angled towards the main road, PHTAA added a triangular terrace that is cut into the main volume and bordered by angled windows.

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The Spaces

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The geometric villa, an early example of postmodernism , was designed by Belgian architect Hugo Lejon as his own home, on the site of a 1930s Jos Chabot house near the Bosbeek River in Willebroek. The architect’s studio occupies a vaulted study with high windows and brick walls. Photography: ArchitectenWoning.

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Dwell

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The steep, elevated site provides sweeping views over Mawhitipana Bay below and is covered in mature protected Pōhutukawa trees to avoid their roots, while being cradled by their canopies. The large timber shutters hide the full-height windows that slide into a hidden cavity behind the cedar rainscreen.

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Deezen

APRIL 7, 2022

The site formerly held a run-down, 1940s dwelling that was owned by the clients. For the sloped site, the team conceived a 4,233-square-foot (393-square-metre) dwelling with facades clad in glazed brick and charred cypress. Large windows and skylights illuminate the upper level. A metal screen marks the home's entrance.

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Deezen

JANUARY 18, 2023

Local practice Platform 5 Architects has completed NW10 House, a family home on an infill site in north London with exposed concrete interiors and a textured brick exterior. Centred around a skylit, concrete spiral stair, the home's spaces fan out to fill the triangular site, overlooking a paved terrace that wraps its eastern edge.

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Deezen

JANUARY 11, 2023

Occupying a site formerly used by Plymouth University , the project involved the construction of a new teaching building and the refurbishment of the adjacent Owen Theatre, the two of which are connected by a glass link bridge. The post Stride Treglown completes site for the Deaf Academy in Exmouth appeared first on Dezeen.

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Dwell

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Today, our most exciting projects are when a client’s house looks like a beautiful, completed midcentury steel-and-glass home from the moment it’s craned on site. The prefabs’ steel framework allows windows to be placed anywhere along the perimeter of a home.

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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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Archinect

APRIL 7, 2023

The company says: “The prefabricated homes are prebuilt and folded by Hapi Homes and assembled on-site. acre site that the city hopes will ultimately house more than 70 homes." Each home is “plug-and-play,” and will be assembled in less than 8 hours. The homes will be located on a 2.4-acre

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Deezen

AUGUST 14, 2023

Designed to help connect the home to its garden, the extension was designed to turn a house that suffered from dark and small spaces into a light-filled home with glass walls that frame views of nature. 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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Deezen

MAY 8, 2022

US studio Heliotrope Architects has minimized site disturbances while creating a cedar -clad holiday home on a wooded hillside in the Pacific Northwest. The clients initially tapped Seattle's Heliotrope Architects to consult on the site selection and then hired the firm to design the dwelling itself. "We Cabinetry: Space Theory.

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Dwell

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The subtle yet refined design is modest in scale, and makes use of the sloping site where the lodge appears elevated amongst the trees as the ground levels fall away below. Furthermore, by using off-site construction, the project was able to overcome logistical limitations and minimize disruption to the setting.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Raised above its sloping site on a concrete podium containing garage space, GRAAM Architecture 's design was informed by a desire to use materials and companies local to the area. The choice of materials means the structure could be entirely dry-process built, with the concrete elements prefabricated before being brought to the site.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Windows are fun because they enliven any space with natural light and effortlessly connect us to the world outside. However, architects should be wary of adopting windows too excessively. Luckily, louvers are an ideal counterpart to windows. Start an A+Firm Award Application today. . Bardales Urban Training Center.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Fifteen photographs of marble swirls were "printed" onto the facade's glass panels in homage to China's long history of printed literature. Ten contemporary Chinese and international artists were invited to create site-specific permanent installations for the library centred around the theme of print, book or stone.

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Dwell

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Built by local modernist architect Bernard Zimmerman for celebrity clothier Leland Zeidler, the 4,400-square-foot home features glass-enclosed spaces that frame views of the surrounding canyon. Salty Shutters for Sotheby's International Realty The home’s entry is marked by beveled-glass walls and a dramatic three-part staircase.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Located on a wooded site in the northwest corner of Connecticut, the Sharon Residence is a 1,892 square foot prefabricated home with views towards the Housatonic Valley. Floor-to-ceiling glass windows and sliding doors frame views of the surrounding landscape.

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Archinect

AUGUST 10, 2022

During this time, LA's Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) embarked on “significant transformations” at the Hollyhock House and Residence A, a guest house (also designed by Wright) located at the same site. The property saw conservation work on its cast stone, art glass windows, woodwork, and landscape.

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Architizer

JUNE 2, 2022

Despite technical complications involved in construction, inclined sites can invoke inspiring new architectural possibilities that just aren’t possible on flat sites. Below are a few ways in which architects have made the most of sloped sites to create unique homes and public buildings. when seen from certain angles.

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Dwell

JULY 29, 2023

With idyllic Carnegie Lake as their backyard, the serene residential site offered an alluring opportunity to be surrounded by nature on all sides. With views of trees, sky, and water, the home’s all-glass living and dining space is enveloped by the landscape. Glass, brick, and wood converge at the home’s central volume.

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Archinect

AUGUST 10, 2022

During this time, LA's Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) embarked on “significant transformations” at the Hollyhock House and Residence A, a guest house (also designed by Wright) located at the same site. The property saw conservation work on its cast stone, art glass windows, woodwork, and landscape.

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Architizer

JANUARY 26, 2023

miles from the site. The cost of bringing a sanitary sewer to the site was $2.0M – threatening the viability of the entire development. Working with our civil and plumbing engineers, we developed a design for an on-site black water treatment system where the outflow was clean water.

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Dwell

MAY 19, 2023

Design has crafted a stunning glass, steel, and timber home that seamlessly blends the inner and outer worlds. The clients—a family of five with three children in college—wanted to create an "urban cabin" that embraces the tranquil forested site on the shores of Lake Minnetonka. Charlie & Co.

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Deezen

JUNE 4, 2024

A team will catalogue the structure during its deconstruction Led by Architectural Resources Group (ARG) of Los Angeles, along with "historic preservation experts" a group will deconstruct the chapel, documenting its pieces along the way, to preserve and reconstruct the structure on a nearby site.

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Deezen

JANUARY 21, 2024

Located near the coast of Gangwha County, the chapel sits at the top of a site that slopes down towards the sea, hugged from behind by dense forest and mountains. On the opposite wall, an organ is built into the exposed concrete, while narrow stained-glass windows are set within deep, faceted reveals on the southeast side.

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Architizer

AUGUST 17, 2022

WAY-out-of-the-box – Our brief was to create an out of the ordinary festive window display for a prime location rich in historic fabric at Rockbund Shanghai, in collaboration and representing three diverse brands.??Our So we had to create that illusion by creating a way to construct our spheres around the existing facade and glass.

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Dwell

JULY 28, 2023

The spaces are sited between two natural mounds in the surrounding tussock. "The The roof structure, made of locally sourced engineered-timber, and planted roof strategies respond to the ambition for a sustainable, responsible occupation within this harsh alpine environment."

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Deezen

MARCH 13, 2024

Vancouver studio Laura Killam Architecture has created a beachside cabin in British Columbia with a slanted roof that responds to the site's climate. The Writer's Retreat cabin acts as an auxiliary space for a writer seeking a small space for creative sessions, separate from a main cabin on the site that hosts a multigenerational family.

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Deezen

APRIL 29, 2024

Local studio Valbæk Brørup Architects drew on the principles of Danish functionalism for Kildeskovsvej, a red-brick house outside Copenhagen with a blocky form broken up by large corner windows. Above, the bedrooms overlook the garden with a row of large windows.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

acres From the Agent : " This superbly restored midcentury home is sited on a towering bluff above Buffalo Bayou. Full-heigh windows wrap around the renovated home, complementing its brick walls. Designed in 1970 by architect Jack Stehling, it was extensively renovated in 2018-20 per the seller.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Birds, butterflies and trees are considered co-owners of Labri, a glass house in Vietnam designed by local studio Nguyen Khai Architects & Associates. The 55-square-metre home, which is shortlisted in the Urban house category of the Dezeen Awards , was commissioned by a couple for a site beside a large pond in the city of Hue.

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Deezen

MAY 27, 2024

The church is designed to evoke the form of an ark resting on a rock "The idea underlies all the essential architectural choices with regards to the church's nave, defining its iconic form, colour palette, and, of course, its placement at the highest point of the site," added Moench.

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Deezen

MAY 20, 2024

French artist Daniel Buren has created installations at six Belmond hotels , including a colourful pergola in Mallorca, mirrored totems in Cape Town and a window takeover in Rio de Janeiro. Here, colourful panels create chequered patterns across the windows of the building's grand 1920s facade.

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Deezen

MARCH 8, 2024

The Infinite Rise is located near the village of Anaikatti on an elevated, rocky site that provides expansive views across the surrounding mountain ranges. Looking to disrupt the site as little as possible, Earthscape Studio dug into the land to create a partially sunken, semicircular home, wrapped by a gabion wall to help it blend in.

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