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Ten homes with light-filled glass extensions

Deezen

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 The Glass Ribbon ›.

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Yoghurt window coating proposed as emergency heatwave measure

Deezen

British engineer Tom Greenhill has proposed a low-cost, low-energy solution for keeping UK homes cool in a heatwave: painting the outside of windows with yoghurt. Greenhill admits that this may seem like a "totally eccentric idea". Greenhill admits that this may seem like a "totally eccentric idea".

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julie mehretu installs colossal painted glass window at obama presidential center in chicago

designboom

The post julie mehretu installs colossal painted glass window at obama presidential center in chicago appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. the monumental piece was crafted using a variety of techniques, including hand painting, freehand airbrushing, ceramic color melting, and tape masking.

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5 art deco homes for sale in Belgium and France

The Spaces

Art deco style, which flourished in the 1920s and 1930s, showcased the optimism of the Jazz Age era and its love of the modern, with its flowing, curvy lines and geometric patterns. France and Belgium have many art deco homes, as both countries were hotbeds of creative talent at that time.

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Morphosis raises concrete galleries around Dallas art museum

Deezen

Architecture studio Morphosis has balanced long galleries on massive beams and clad in patterned, precast concrete at the Crow Museum of Asian Art museum in Dallas, Texas. The building is part of the first phase of the O'Donnell Athenaeum, an arts campus for the University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas).

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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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LA's Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Hollyhock House to reopen on August 18th

Archinect

The property saw conservation work on its cast stone, art glass windows, woodwork, and landscape. 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.

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