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Big Windows and White Interiors Punch Up a Gloomy ’60s California Beach House

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We chose to utilize a dark cedar exterior to ground the home within the surrounding dunes and a contrasting natural cedar to accentuate the point of entry. The house was very inwardly focused with low-lying windows that you couldn’t see out of unless you ducked or sat down. The client described it as living inside a tree.

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AECOM and Luis Vidal place sleek red roof on Boston airport terminal

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AECOM and Luis Vidal + Architects have created a terminal for Boston Logan International Airport A massive red roof slopes over the south facade of the terminal, where it was interspersed with windows to create views of the city. On the opposite side, where the gates are, the face of the structure is mostly glass.

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HGX Design creates house that "flows like music" in the Hudson Valley

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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". Utility spaces, such as a powder room, laundry room and storage, were placed directly adjacent to the entry, while a long hallway leads to the entrances of three guest bedrooms.

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Nimtim Architects updates London house with plywood partitions and arch motifs

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A more compact but coherent entrance hall was created by inserting new walls that enclose a utility room and bathroom. The joinery also conceals structural elements and sliding doors, while glazed openings provide a visual connection between spaces on either side. Sliding doors and windows are built into the partitions.

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Chunky staircase features in Farleigh Road renovation by Paolo Cossu Architects

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A high picture window brings in extra daylight. The south-facing room enjoys plenty of daylight thanks to a trio of skylights concealed above the exposed ceiling joists, sliding glass doors to the garden, and a high-level picture window. Sliding glass doors lead out to the garden. Photography is by Lorenzo Zandri.

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There’s a View From Every Room of This Perched Chilean Cabin

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The yakisugi-clad home’s downhill facade is floor-to-ceiling glass that opens onto decking with a plein-air vista. This enclosure also includes the utility room, storage area, and connects the house to the parking spots and the lower level. Have one to share? Post it here.

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The Point Western Washington family home

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Building elements are organized into attached/detached pavilions based on program, hierarchy of structure and levels of privacy. The pavilions are dislocated around a unifying north/south glass spine/bridge that allows for an abundance of natural light, compelling vistas through the building to the surrounding landscape, lake, and beyond.

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