Santa Cruz Architect

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

This article explores techniques for optimizing natural light, from architectural layout and window placement to advanced glazing solutions, with a focus on sustainable and aesthetic benefits for new residential projects and home additions. Bedrooms, storage, and utility areas can occupy spaces that receive less direct light.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

We chose to utilize a dark cedar exterior to ground the home within the surrounding dunes and a contrasting natural cedar to accentuate the point of entry. The house was very inwardly focused with low-lying windows that you couldn’t see out of unless you ducked or sat down. The client described it as living inside a tree.

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Westeck News

APRIL 5, 2024

Faulty, leaking, windows can be frustrating, both financially and lack energy efficiency. Windows that let drafts in, cause cold spots, collect condensation, dampness, and mould, usually don’t offer enough defence against noise pollution either. Calculating thermal efficiency involves figuring out its U-Value.

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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.

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Industrial Renovation Windows Clients 111

Deezen

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The bedrooms and a utility space have been moved to the rear. The remodelled Cobalt Coach House now comprises three storeys with a living room, dining room, kitchen and utility room on the ground floor, and a downstairs toilet squeezed in under the stairs. The photography is courtesy of Foils.

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Remodeling Housing Utilities Renovation 104

Dwell

JANUARY 15, 2025

It had been divided into two apartments, and this one utilizes two-thirds of the original space. Before the renovation, the space consisted of three windowed rooms and a bathroom, while a staircase led to an attic. This reconnected the double row of three windows overlooking the square.

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Windows Clients Client Utilities 98

Archinect

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

From the windows of the common room, which is located in the central, highest part of the house, a view of a specially planted wonderful garden opens up in both directions. With the lowering of the roof marks, there are children's rooms, a parent's bedroom, a sauna, utility rooms, and a garage. On the oppo.

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Utilities Roofing Residential Windows 242

Deezen

MARCH 25, 2025

Across its two storeys, the eastern half of the home contains bedrooms below and a living and dining area above, while to the west is a study and utility space on the ground floor and a guest bedroom above. These ends were clad in pale timber planks that contrast the black cladding and solar panels of the home's exterior.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

A connection to the garden is prioritised throughout At the front of Gardener's House, the darker existing rooms have been used as more private areas of the home, including the main ensuite bedroom, two double bedrooms, a family bathroom, a utility room and a generous study.

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Renovation Housing Clients Client 116

Deezen

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Its kitchen and dining area is organised around a "functional core" built from timber that can be closed to hide utilities. Read: VATRAA adds brick-clad gabled extension to Victorian house in Camden "The ground floor extension is shaped to frame a different garden view from each window," said the studio.

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The Spaces

JANUARY 6, 2025

Located near picturesque Victoria Park, the London property sits within a conservation area known for its London stock bricks, sash windows and wrought-iron railings. The main gathering rooms have deep skirting, fireplaces, chandeliers, bay windows with thick fabric curtains and fireplaces with brass surrounds.

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Restoration Home Windows Utilities 105

Deezen

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Gridded fibre-cement cladding and a swimming pool with underwater windows feature at the East Van Residence in Vancouver by Canadian firm SMStudio. The project's swimming pool features underwater windows The studio conceived a 251-square-metre, three-storey house that was designed to be a "bold yet friendly addition to the neighbourhood".

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Westeck News

JULY 31, 2024

C ontent courtesy of WDMA The market for windows and doors in the US is expected to grow to $35.9 The market for windows and doors in the US is expected to grow to $35.9 This demand has led to more installations of energy-efficient windows and doors. billion by 2026. billion by 2026. Several factors are driving this growth.

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Windows Residential Innovation Manufacturing 87

Archinect

JUNE 17, 2024

Accessible by only snowmobile or skis half the year, the ground level entry is equipped with ski racks, utility space, and a wood-burning stove for overall heat and aid in drying gear. Window mullions were intentionally placed low to not inhibit t. The cabin sits on an unwooded knoll to minimize impact on the existing site.

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Utilities Architecture Windows Site 182

Dwell

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The central zone features a utility volume that combines a stair up to the loft, custom millwork, a powder room, and a fireplace. A dining area tucked underneath the loft features a dining table made by the client out of reclaimed red oak from a barn in Asheville, North Carolina, and a circular window that spotlights the landscape.

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Home Utilities Landscape Clients 98

Deezen

MARCH 10, 2025

From the outside, the flat facade is punctuated only by a shadowed square window and a rectangular depression for the concealed entry. The lofted bed sits directly below the skylight Opposite the compact living room lies the partially-illuminated kitchen with concealed utilities that leads to an enclosed spiral staircase.

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Aric Gitomer Architect

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

For extra insulation, it’s always a smart idea to utilize a rug in the winter months. Utilize Smart Lighting. As a result, the amount of energy being utilized will be under control. A concrete solid floor can be improved by utilizing insulating foam boards or a floating wood floor. Seal Those Windows.

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Home Utilities Environment Regulation 212

Archinect

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The top level was transformed into an open plan kitchen-dining-living area that utilizes an existing covered porch with views to the West. On the lower level, the music studio’s large wood windows create a connection with the tiered garden and pool beyond.

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Remodeling Utilities Clients Client 182

SW Oregon Architect

AUGUST 8, 2021

He performed much of the construction labor himself, from clearing the site, to pouring the foundations, hoisting 500-pound beams into place, and tilting up 15’ tall wall sections (don't worry, he called on friends and utilized wall jacks to help with the really heavy lifting). The Juliet window on the south wall of the 4th floor office.

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SW Oregon Architect

APRIL 30, 2022

Saloon windows, Fonthill Castle; design by Henry Chapman Mercer (photo from the Mercer Museum & Fonthill Castle website ). Fonthill has over two hundred windows of varying sizes.

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Utilities Foundation Windows Students 212

Deezen

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

With the intention of bringing light deep into the house's plan, the architect designed unusually tall windows on its east facade, as well as large skylights in bedrooms and circulation spaces. Playful portholes were added to its west facade. The balustrade features steel cables with suspended beads to add "playful sophistication".

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Architizer

DECEMBER 31, 2024

They engage with their surrounding context, utilizing local materials and responding to community needs, while often incorporating sustainable technologies that mitigate their environmental footprint. Around the globe, architects are reimagining what it means to design for the public.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

"The functional and spatial concept is an arrangement into four zones: communal areas in the center around a northern courtyard garden, with parents and childrens rooms to the back and front, all facing north, and utilities along the south. We chose our rooms not to be rectangular: walls are angled, ceilings sloped.

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IT Home Structural Engineering Utilities 84

Architizer

APRIL 14, 2025

Never utility. LIN Architectures composition of angled roofs, fractured windows, skewed platforms and half-arches creates a building that feels both ancient and improvised, maybe even otherworldly. They were expensive jokes, architectural one-liners, and metaphors that were often expressions of grief or ego. Today, theyre back.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The owner's requests were to have an earthen floor space that could be used as a studio, to enjoy the views of the river and cityscape from the windows, and to optimize the living space compactly. The owner is an enthusiast of weaving wooden basket bags. centralized in the middle. The aim w.

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Home Contract Utilities Renovation 147

Archinect

JULY 30, 2024

A screened stair with clerestory windows and adjacent skylight encourages vertical circulation through the home. A green roof utilizes an often forgotten about area while reducing t. Spaces with natural light and nature are integrated throughout the home. Alongside pathways are plant walls, sky-lit screen and an outdoor Zen garden.

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Architect Utilities Roofing Windows 130

Deezen

JULY 17, 2024

Overall, the team sought to respect the building's history by leaving some of the elements "seemingly untouched" while updating the structure and integrating ADA accessibility and new utility systems. The design emphasizes coexistence of historical integrity and modern utility as a cultural garden in a ruin," said the team. "It

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Restoration Civil Engineering Utilities Engineering 130

Deezen

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Open-plan layouts, large windows and aesthetically on-trend fitted furniture are among the attributes found in many mid-century modern houses built from the mid-1940s to the early 1970s that make them sought-after today. "The That includes completely new pieces of utility that would not been there before, like dishwashers."

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Deezen

JUNE 4, 2024

Underground utilities such as electricity, water, sewer and gas utilities have also broken and are currently unusable. Many of the chapel's materials, which include redwood glulam, blue roof tiles and steel window framing are original to the structure and "cannot be replicated today" making its careful disassembly more paramount.

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Deconstruction Utilities Restoration Estimating 137

Deezen

APRIL 16, 2022

For our latest lookbook , we've rounded up ten kitchens that integrated seating – from window seats with garden views to benches that double up as vinyl storage. Here, windows seats are nestled into the curvature of each cabin while pebbles collected from a nearby beach line the floors. Find out more about Birkedal ›.

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Interior Windows Inspiration Renovation 144

A4 Architects

MARCH 12, 2025

Diagram of High Velocity Mini Duct System, Credit: Alhudapk High-Velocity Mini-Duct Systems: These systems utilize narrow, flexible ducts that can be threaded through existing walls and ceilings, minimizing the need for major structural changes. Fortunately, this is where newer technologies can offer better alternative solutions.

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Diagram Installation Utilities Windows 52

Aric Gitomer Architect

MAY 1, 2023

Downsizing can have many benefits, including lower utility bills, less maintenance, and lower property taxes. Energy Efficiency Energy efficiency is important for empty nesters who want to reduce their carbon footprint and save money on utility bills.

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Housing Utilities Home Technology 226

Deezen

MAY 28, 2024

The two-storey home was originally a bungalow "They wanted somewhere they could simply watch the rain outside the window, warm themselves by the fireplace and practice yoga on the tatami mat near the round window," he added.

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Renovation Housing Utilities Windows 119

Aric Gitomer Architect

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Update Window Treatments. This often makes them overlook the windows and they end up settling for simple blinds. Windows are a treasure trove for modernizing your home. Utilize the Green Spaces. A freshly painted room goes a long way in modernizing your space. However, here is the catch.

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Deezen

MARCH 18, 2022

A more compact but coherent entrance hall was created by inserting new walls that enclose a utility room and bathroom. Sliding doors and windows are built into the partitions. A curved motif, which informed the project's name, is repeated across the windows, doors and alcoves built into the joinery.

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Aric Gitomer Architect

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Your mind immediately goes to the French windows in the living room, the silky marble floors, or the decor of your room. These are designed in a way that utilizes less space, but it could be achieved with different features. Urinals are sanitary plumbing fixtures that are utilized just for urination. So ironic, isn’t it?!

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Residential Project Utilities Technology 205

The Spaces

JULY 23, 2024

This Paris home raises the bar for the classic atelier conversion, using a thoughtful interior renovation to maximise its lofty ceilings, huge factory-style windows and exposed beams. Two bedrooms, a bathroom and utilities are also on this level. Upstairs, a home office overlooks the living room.

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