Deezen

JULY 13, 2024

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. This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Its interior features vast CLT sheets, while its exterior is crafted from milled CLT panels. The structure’s exterior is clad in Leadax, a waterproof membrane derived from recycled car windows, which functions as a sustainable replacement for traditional lead roofing. Between these layers lies a sturdy timber frame.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Morrisstudio and Built Works have completed a chocolate shop in Covent Garden Founder Barney Goff approached Tom Morris 's studio to work on the interiors and creative direction for the new brand, with Built Works providing architectural services and Irving & Co working on the brand identity. "We

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ArchDaily

APRIL 16, 2024

© James Steinkamp The question, "How can we control natural light in interior spaces?" Some design solutions include installing shading devices, planning spatial orientation, and building forms for indirect natural light. Window treatments like films or heat-reflective glazing can also be used.

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Architizer

APRIL 7, 2025

A window that frames a single tree akin to a ukiyo-e print. Filtered through a terracotta brise soleil, it hits white interior walls in shifting bands that move continuously across the surface, working almost like a sundial. The bedroom windows arent oversized or overworked, but their placement is exact.

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ArchDaily

APRIL 2, 2025

Among the many elements that make up a building, openings play a crucial role in connecting the interior and exterior, balancing privacy with transparency, and allowing the entry of natural light and ventilation. Read more

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

WORKac’s Building B reimages the future of the workplace by fostering a seamless connection between interior and exterior spaces. The transparency of the gardens allows natural light to filter through to the depth of the office spaces. Mission Rock Building B’s LEED Gold Certified design prioritizes occupant well-being.

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Deezen

APRIL 13, 2025

Opening onto the patio and garden, the large glazed door and adjacent window give the ground floor living spaces views of the outdoors. Located in the home's open-plan kitchen and dining room, a built-in bench under a large window was placed next to the pivot door, giving expansive views of the garden.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

This lookbook spotlights eight tranquil bedroom interiors layered with unexpected yet balanced combinations of warm and cool tones. Mixing tones from opposite ends of the spectrum is one way to strike the perfect balance, giving rise to home interiors that feel layered, cosy and calm.

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Deezen

JANUARY 21, 2025

An open-air corridor connects the street to a hidden courtyard The studio added weathering steel frames to the boutique's windows that overlook the courtyard to complement the brick facade. Large stones scattered beneath the pavilion reinforce its grounding in natural elements.

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Deezen

MARCH 22, 2025

Canadian studios Bureau Tempo and Thom Fougere have reflected the "rugged and serene" surroundings of an island in Georgian Bay, Ontario , in the materials used for the interior of this family holiday home. Translating that tactile experience into the interior in unexpected ways became a guiding goal in selecting materials," said Fougere. "It

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Deezen

DECEMBER 27, 2024

House XO has a structural steel frame surrounded by mango trees 3dor Concepts aimed to blend "natural beauty with industrial design elements" for the home's design, using an oversized steel frame to create loft-style spaces with high ceilings and full-height windows overlooking the surrounding garden.

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Deezen

MARCH 22, 2025

Given its vantage point over the surroundings, Lisbon-based Pedro Domingos Arquitectos looked to created a home that would "seamlessly integrate with nature", featuring large cut-outs, terraces and a rooftop pool. Every window frames a breathtaking landscape, offering views of either nature or the sky, like perfectly composed photographs."

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Deezen

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Find out more about Hotel Rakuragu Photo by Jasson Rodriguez Casa Yuma, Mexico, by TAAC and Sara Skalli Architecture studio TAAC and interior designer Sara Skalli utilised traditional, regionally-sourced materials to create this seaside hotel in Playa Los Naranjos.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Japanese studio Kooo Architects used custom-made bricks that combine compressed earth with waste tea leaves to create a natural feel inside the Théatre teashop in Beijing. This low-carbon process results in an environmentally friendly and non-toxic material with a wide range of natural colours.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 21, 2024

As in many of its healthcare projects, CF Mller drew on the principles of "healing architecture" - an approach based on research into the impact of architecture on wellbeing that prioritises access to the outdoors, natural materials and daylight. The photography is by Wellu Hamalainen.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 24, 2024

"From these needs, the architectural concept of the project was born: a solid home with a large interior connection space that relates to nature," the team told Dezeen. On the ground floor, screened windows close the home off from the street, while opening up to the back garden.

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Archinect

JUNE 3, 2022

million-square-foot interior, which is beset with outward-facing lounges and common areas to offset an otherwise “inhumane” lack of windows and natural light in the living quarters. Photo courtesy UCSB.

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Architizer

MARCH 24, 2025

How does one transform a home into a lens for nature? Dramatic Marvin Modern floor-to-ceiling windows were key to realizing a house with contextual harmony that fulfills the demands of the client, all while pushing the boundaries of expansive glass. Notch House interior; image courtesy of Marvin. And for Lewandowski?

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Deezen

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Photo by Raphal Thibodeau La Cime, Canada, by Naturehumaine This timber-clad "micro-chalet" designed by Canadian studio Naturehumaine was among the most popular cabins covered on Dezeen this year, and features large windows intended to evoke the feeling of sitting in a tree canopy.

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Architizer

JANUARY 13, 2025

Calling all architects, landscape architects and interior designers: Architizer's A+Awards allows firms of all sizes to showcase their practice and vie for the title of Worlds Best Architecture Firm. Apple Park By Foster + Partners , Cupertino, California Apple Park reimagines the workplace as a connection between architecture and nature.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Tiered levels create a variety of shared areas, including interior terraces, outdoor terraces and a stepped access to the amphitheaters, fostering collaboration and interaction between staff and students. Inspired by French estates, the fan-shaped layout maximizes sunlight and natural ventilation while preserving the site’s natural features.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Referencing themes from the Japanese design principle Kanso , which prioritises simplicity, Miriam Barrio Studio set out to create an interior scheme characterised by minimalist design and adaptable spaces.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Textured tiles and exposed surfaces feature in the rehabilitation of this historic home in Valencia completed by local interior design studio Paloma Bau. Originally built in 1925, the studio aimed to improve its dark and heavily partitioned interiors to transform the space into a modern and functional home for its young owner.

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Deezen

MARCH 1, 2025

Escudero aimed to reflect the innovative spirit of the cuisine in the 60-seat restaurant's interior, using materials and forms that invoke Indigenous knowledge and spirituality systems. Sheer curtains cover the full-height windows overlooking an adjacent courtyard.

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Deezen

APRIL 13, 2025

The home measures 230 square metres and is less than five metres wide, so clever spatial moves were required to make the interiors feel more spacious. Bedrooms and bathrooms on the upper levels are also bathed in natural light thanks to the extension's large windows and the addition of skylights where possible.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Swiss studio Leopold Banchini Architects used natural materials when creating the interior of the Goodbye Horses bar , with the bar, chairs, lights, handrails and changing table all made from a single tree. The pub is mainly built with natural materials referring to the history of British pubs," Banchini said.

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Deezen

JANUARY 27, 2025

A glazed bi-fold window in the living room opens out to the patio Creating two new axes from the existing snug and study at the front of Newton Park Place, each of the new rooms is designed to have a subtly different relationship to the garden, which was designed by landscape architect Lilly Gomm.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Irish studio Scullion Architects took visual cues from long galleries in country homes in its design of Rathdown, a window-lined extension to a house in Terenure, Dublin. Picture windows line the garden-facing wall, bookended by folded windows to maximise the extension's access to nature.

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Archinect

MARCH 2, 2024

The interior of the homes are characterized as ultra-modern and warm. In addition, the houses provide indoor-outdoor connections through large windows. And being able to support people’s desire to live in nature is too important to miss,” said Susan Barnes, Principal at Skylab.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Tropical Architecture Bureau has completed a cement-plastered home in Kerala "Inspired by tropical modernism, the design incorporates minimalist lines and natural textures, enhanced by the raw beauty of wood, stone, and concrete," TAB founder Uvais Subu told Dezeen. "By

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Deezen

JANUARY 31, 2025

A cat climbing frame and a cosy window seat are among the features of this colourful extension , added to Park House in London by local studio Office S&M. Its main feature is a pair of upholstered window seats in the corners of the space, complete with storage space, wall lights, a fold-out table and hidden nooks for their feline friends.

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Deezen

JANUARY 20, 2025

TBo has renovated a townhouse in Philadelphia originally designed by IM Pei "Pei used an uncomplicated and repetitive palette of materials for the townhouses brick and concrete on the exterior and oak ooring, oak casework, brick and blackened steel on the interior," said TBo. The photography is by Kate S Jordan.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 30, 2024

A bush-hammering technique was applied to the concrete walls The design also took into account natural light, which diminishes closer to the ground due to shade cast by the 30-metre-high poplar trees. "This extra layer allowed us to perform deeper bush-hammering, resulting in a surface with greater strength and richer texture."

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Deezen

AUGUST 18, 2024

Mexican design studio Locus has utilised 50 per cent recycled materials for the interiors of a Singaporean restaurant in Mexico City. From the conception stage, the use of sustainable materials was prioritised, particularly the use of national white oak wood in much of the interior design," said the studio.

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Deezen

JANUARY 25, 2025

A workspace makes the most of natural light from the loft's large windows This bathroom also features penny tiling, olive green walls and brass fixtures, while the second is lined with inky black zellige tiles on the walls and matte black tiles across the floor. The photography is by Ashok Sinha.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

"The double-storey light and ventilation oculus, which we refer to as the 'top hat', not only shapes the external form of the building but also plays a key role in the internal layout by bringing natural light and ventilation into the heart of the home," said Good. At the back of the home, the openings are minimised to prevent overlooking.

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