Westeck News

JULY 8, 2022

A net zero future for windows – Two speakers share insights at the 2022 FGIA (Fenestration & Glazing Industry Alliance) conference. What will new codes and a net zero future mean for glazing and windows? The two panellists provided a brief history of the evolution of window energy performance from 2004 to 2022.

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Architizer

AUGUST 16, 2023

In the hands of interior designers today, timber has become a powerful resource for storytelling. The interior takes its cue from the maritime history of its quayside locale. The thin trusses offer a vast, unobstructed window to the external world, while swaths of interior windows ensure light penetrates through each office floor.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 2, 2022

A holiday home in northern Italy that was decorated on a budget and a Hackney apartment with exposed concrete walls are among the residences in this lookbook , which showcases interiors that have been left purposely unfinished. Expansive windows allow for plenty of natural light and lift the otherwise industrial mood.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Floor-to-ceiling glass windows and sliding doors frame views of the surrounding landscape. The expansive communal space combines the kitchen, living, and dining zones. A large brise-soleil reduces solar gain and glare from the interior and helps shade the expansive wrap-around deck.

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Architizer

JANUARY 27, 2022

From section view, the entrance and the partitions for equipment were hidden outside of the columns, emphasizing the window as a key feature to the space. The window is all you can see when you arrive at BaiCai Design Studio, then we call it the WINDOW space. 15-2 WINDOW Gallery. © BAICAI.

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Architonic

DECEMBER 11, 2022

A small hall on the first floor has showcase windows that overlook one of the central streets. Also, there is a smoking zone, a hookah zone, a partly opened kitchen, and a DJ place.</p> <p>Deep Bar is a two-story venue in Dnipro city that unites a bar with a floristic shop and a tiny cafe.

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Deezen

JANUARY 18, 2023

Torre Mitikah is the 'ventana al infinito' [window to infinity], that meets the human need to reach for the heavens. The interiors feature warm detailing. The interior program features exposed industrial material mixed with warm materials. The tower is a landmark, an hito [milestone] that provides this connection".

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Deezen

JULY 23, 2023

With summer in full flow, we have gathered eight residential and hotel interiors for our latest lookbook that each has a breezy and cooling Mediterranean style. White-washed walls, exposed brick and stone or terracotta floors typically serve as the basis for these interiors with furniture made from natural materials.

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Architizer

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Vitrocsa, a pioneering Swiss glass manufacturer, has built on this idea through a revolutionary approach to window design. Vitrocsa seamlessly blends traditional craftsmanship with cutting-edge technology to create windows that transcend the boundaries of conventional architectural aesthetics.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Across architecture and interior design disciplines alike, maximalism is a reaction against minimalism, a move towards an aesthetic of excess. Taking a dive into the Architizer library, the following projects represent how designers are creating maximalist interiors today. So what place does maximalism have in our everyday life?

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Deezen

MAY 4, 2022

Interior designer Magdalena Keck has filled a glass-and-steel home in New York with a restrained but eclectic mix of furnishings that are meant to complement the existing architecture. Rising two levels, it contains a public zone on the upper level and three bedrooms and a family room down below. The photography is by Jeff Cate.

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Dwell

MARCH 25, 2023

A catwalk connects a suite and separate living area that feature floor-to-ceiling windows and finishes, built-ins, and furnishings in wood. The living zones are separated into two pavilions: the first for cooking and relaxing, the second for sleeping and showering. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

For our latest lookbook , we've collected 10 brutalist interiors from the UK to Brazil and Indonesia that show how textiles, plants and colours can be used to soften monolithic concrete spaces and create a cosy atmosphere. Large windows and geometric skylights help make the room feel bright and inviting. Photo is by Olmo Peeters.

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Deezen

JANUARY 8, 2023

In this lookbook , we've gathered 10 interiors with soothing biophilic designs. The design principle can be used in architecture and interior design through the use of natural materials, as well as the integration of more natural light and green plants. Photo by Murray Fredericks. Find out more about Daita2019 ›. Photo by Hiroyuki Oki.

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aasarchitecture

MAY 19, 2023

Photo © ArchExist A Journey Walking towards the interior of the site, one discovers a water mirror 50 meters wide, which amplifies by doubling the view of the landscape and extends the sky to infinity. From this point of view, we do not yet perceive the interior life of the building nor the view of the valley. 11 Construction Co.,LTD

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Architecture Ideas

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Let’s see window grill design. Doors and Windows. While doors save us from thieves, burglars, unnecessary and unwant people, windows provide us with fresh air and sunlight. Windows allows us to have a peek at the outsiders’ or neighbors’ lifestyles. Do you know you can even add an interior window too?

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Deezen

JUNE 4, 2023

For our latest lookbook , we've picked eight interiors that are blanketed in shades of red that include an office in Belgium, a bar toilet in London and a mansion in Mexico. In this lookbook Dezeen has highlighted ways in which interior designers and architects have used the colour in different interior settings.

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Deezen

JANUARY 23, 2022

Interior courtyards filled with indoor trees and greenery create a tranquil, peaceful atmosphere. For our latest lookbook , we've collected ten homes from the Dezeen archive with beautiful courtyards at the heart of the interior. Surrounded by floor-to-ceiling windows , the central opening helps to add light to the interior.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Located in Lisbon , this Portuguese townhouse renovated by Aurora Arquitectos combines paired-back interiors with original Portuguese finishings. New York practice Desai Chia Architecture blanketed the interior of Ledge House in Connecticut in pale materials and finishes. Bartolomeu Dias House, Portugal by Aurora Arquitectos .

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Deezen

MARCH 20, 2022

The new layout is broken-plan rather than open-plan; the space is loosely divided up into different zones by the few remaining partition walls, and a few custom furniture pieces. A new window was added in the lounge. Plants can be displayed on the deep window sills. The remaining partition walls create a broken-plan layout.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Interior designer Melanie Raines has applied her experience in hospitality design to ensure the large spaces of this Austin family home feel cosy, playful and "a bit irreverent". After connecting on LinkedIn and realising they are now based in the same city, the family asked her to design the interiors of a property they were building.

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Deezen

JANUARY 8, 2022

For our latest lookbook , we've collected 10 homes with interiors that combine the indoors with the outdoors, featuring lush trees in pots, planters and indoor courtyards. Bringing the outdoors in by adding larger trees to the home, in addition to regular houseplants, can help make interiors feel fresher as well as more peaceful.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

NOA has created a completely custom interior for Nicolai Paris, located in the former Hotel Nicolai, which serves as a pied-à-terre for an Italian family. The Le Marais apartment has a completely custom interior. "It The choice of interior layout, materials and geometry all serve this purpose.".

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Deezen

MAY 27, 2024

"This provides a moment of unexpected delight, where the interior is not as you assumed from the outside," it explained. It sits below ground level Gardenhide Studio's entrance leads straight into the main workspace, which is bordered by large windows along the garden-facing edge to frame views of the flowers. "The

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Deezen

OCTOBER 22, 2022

A second-hand bookstore styled like a greengrocer and an outlet modelled on old libraries are among the projects collected in our latest lookbook , which explores bookshop interior designs. Architects and designers across the globe have created bookstores with striking interiors that offer more than just a place to buy things.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The facade of the gallery is framed in aged steel to contrast the contemporary gallery The facade of the gallery was framed in aged steel, with portions of solid metal and large glass panels arranged to form a window display for the artworks. The photography is by Zhu Runzi.

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Habitus Living

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

A key design element throughout the interior can be seen in the repetition of lines, notably in the fluted and piped details on many of the furniture pieces. A large art piece by Bhuwal Prasad further enriches the space bordered by a wall-to-wall window overlooking the Arabian Sea.

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Archinect

JANUARY 25, 2023

Chicago’s RS-3 zoning district is notorious for its shallow rear yards, so we were excited to take full advantage of this uncommon asset. The kitchen was reoriented to align with the long access of the home, allowing for a large folding window wall system opening everything up to the yard.

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The Architecture Designs

AUGUST 31, 2022

It is also critical to examine the positioning of doorways, windows, and walls. Make a list of the sizes of the entryway, windows, and side walls. When you use complementary hues in an interior design project, you get an active and invigorating palette. Creating zones. Finally, assess the space’s function.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 3, 2022

For our latest lookbook , we've cherry-picked 10 interiors clad in shades that recall Viva Magenta after American colour company Pantone named the bright pink hue as its Color of the Year for 2023. For more inspiration see previous lookbooks featuring homes with sliding doors , lounges with suspended fireplaces and cottage interiors.

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The Architecture Designs

MAY 20, 2022

Did you know that wrong window treatments are partly to be blamed for children’s difficulty to catch sleep? Overall, fabric window treatments such as curtains or custom roman shades are highly advisable for kids’ rooms because they offer such a wide array of textures, colors and patterns. source: portlandwindowcoverings.com.

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SW Oregon Architect

MAY 19, 2024

and still prevalent in Europe, could, when paired with zoning reform, enable the cost-effective construction of attractive, light-filled multifamily housing on urban sites currently zoned for single-family homes. Point-Access Blocks Re-legalizing single-stair apartment buildings, or "point-access blocks," offers one promising solution.

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Dwell

MAY 7, 2024

The landscape architect created lush outdoor hangout zones that mirror the home’s interior. Patrick Thomas O’Neill has always been a fan of Richard Neutra. In the early 2000s, the creative director commissioned a home in Woodstock, New York, based on the architect’s Kaufmann House in Palm Springs.

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Dwell

AUGUST 24, 2023

With few dividing walls and partitions, the house’s interior is demarcated in three ways: through the placement of furnishings and artworks, by carefully framed openings to the exterior, and with a series of apertures to the sky that indicate and animate different zones and uses. "A

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Its interior design draws on a love of Brazilian design, both vintage and contemporary, which is shared by both the owners and Studio MK27 founder and architect Marcio Kogan. Flat #6 is shortlisted in the apartment interior category at the 2022 Dezeen Awards. Architecture and interiors: Studio MK27. Project credits.

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The Spaces

MAY 30, 2024

The self-taught interior designers and founders of studio Working Holiday found success with their widely published high-desert hideaway Casa Mami, but we first met the couple back in 2021 when they’d just renovated a Los Angeles fixer-upper as their family home and embarked on their greatest adventure to date—parenthood. ‘The

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Deezen

MARCH 15, 2024

Sketch Design Studio has completed a rural residence in north India that combines a highly ordered facade with a rustic stone interior. This provides a smooth and even finish, emphasising the linearity of the various ground-floor window bays. The roof is a low-angled pyramid, projecting out on one side to meet a pair of simple columns.

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