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“Not many materials are lightweight and translucent,” he says, noting that he and Elle became familiar with polycarbonate as interns at the architecture firm OMA in Rotterdam.

The couple like supporting independent artisans, and they sourced the BicoEstonia curtain and Urbansize nightstands from Etsy. The polycarbonate wall frame is made from millwork-grade poplar. “It’s affordable and looks sharp,” Elle says.

Elle notes that ribbed glass would be the high-end equivalent of polycarbonate, a common greenhouse material. “Glass is also much heavier, requiring a very different construction,” she says.