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Pass-Through Windows: Inspiring the Design of Easy-Open Spaces

ArchDaily

Cortesia de Western Window Systems The desire for fluid integration between spaces has become increasingly relevant in contemporary architecture. This is achieved through architectural elements such as large windows and doors, which dissolve barriers through the simple action of opening and closing.

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Playing with Translucency and Transparency: Balancing Natural Lighting with High-Performance Panels

ArchDaily

© James Steinkamp The question, "How can we control natural light in interior spaces?" Unregulated direct sunlight can cause discomfort such as visual strain and undesirable heat gains. Some design solutions include installing shading devices, planning spatial orientation, and building forms for indirect natural light.

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Types of Residential Windows

Aric Gitomer Architect

Windows are the openings to the outer world. Encompassed within your home is the niche of comfort, warmth, and safety that get their aesthetic touch through windows. Windows act as catalysts of a functional yet visual completion of a home. Along with distributing load, windows promote natural ventilation and light.

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Skylab Architecture teams up with Steel Hut to design modern ready-to-build and climate resistant dwellings

Archinect

They have an impressive visual scale relative to their size. 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. Steel Hut’s "Jackrabbit Loft" model.

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Eight tranquil interiors where oversized windows frame lush views

Deezen

This week's lookbook explores eight peaceful residential interiors that feature expansive glazing and floor-to-ceiling windows framing verdant views. These eight projects all use oversized or unusually shaped windows in clever ways, creating interiors that embrace nature and forge welcome connections to the outdoors.

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Eight home interiors brightened by clerestory windows

Deezen

Clerestory windows typically refer to a strip of glazing situated at the very top of a wall, or above eye-level, positioned just beneath the roof to draw in daylight. While traditionally coined in reference to the highest storey of clear glazing in a church or cathedral, clerestory windows are increasingly used in residential projects.

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Eight living spaces with industrial Crittal-style windows

Deezen

Industrial-looking living spaces with Crittal-style windows and doors are the focus of this lookbook , which includes an apartment in Israel and a rural Chinese house. Crittal-style windows and doors are characterised by their gridded metal frames, traditionally made of steel with a bold black finish.

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