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How to Improve Natural Light and Ventilation in the Bathroom With a Shower Window

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Image © Tom Ferguson As one of the smallest spaces in the home , shower rooms often find it difficult to get enough light. Due to issues with privacy and water damage, meanwhile, when a shower room does have the opportunity to add a window, it’s rarely positioned in the shower itself.

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Appels Architekten designs prefabricated wooden home in Bavaria

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Zurich -based firm Appels Architekten has designed an open, simplistic family home in Bavaria, Germany, composed of wooden cubes. Called “House by the Lake,” the home balances privacy and spaces for gathering. Photo © Florian Holzherr All of the private rooms are housed within a sculpture of wooden volumes.

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Designing a Nature-Embracing Modern Home in Palo Alto, USA

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Courtesy of Feldman Architecture and Western Window Systems When it came to designing a nature-embracing modern home in Palo Alto, California, USA, architect Tai Ikegami took his responsibility to protect and venerate the magnificent trees on the lot seriously.

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Hapi Homes donates 10 “foldable” residential structures in Odesa

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A new gift facilitated by the Ukrainian Red Cross has installed 10 new “foldable” modular home designs from Hapi Homes, LLC. The company says: “The prefabricated homes are prebuilt and folded by Hapi Homes and assembled on-site. The homes will be located on a 2.4-acre

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Eight home interiors brightened by clerestory windows

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A collection of distinctive new builds and carefully crafted residential extensions have been rounded up for our latest lookbook , which gathers home interiors enhanced and brightened by clerestory openings. The new extension is topped with a mono-pitched roof and lined with large, translucent clerestory glazing to draw light into the home.

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Five Glassy Homes that Withstand the Elements

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Courtesy of Western Window Systems Incorporating indoor-outdoor living into a home isn’t just limited to warm climates and beach front properties. Connecting homes to nature through copious amounts of glass creates serene environments while maintaining stable home temperatures.

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Richard Neutra-designed Oregon home hits the market at $3,750,000

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The home, originally constructed in 1941, is located at 1901 South Comus Street. The three-level residence is celebrated for its embodiment of Neutra’s International style with its floor-to-ceiling windows and custom wood built-ins. The house spans 6,887 square feet and sits on a 0.85-acre