Large double-hung windows, like this one from Loewen, help illuminate the home's three stories.

A telescope looks out upon the Saint Petersburg cityscape.

The perimetral circulations became into interior corridors

Detail of the windows in metal

Floor-to-ceiling windows bring plenty of light into the master bedroom.

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White walls, a luxurious marble double-sink, and an area rug give this bathroom an inviting atmosphere. “The natural light, open spaces, and light color palette make it a great place to wake up in the morning,” Flournoy says of his home. The sink is from Restoration Hardware and the rug is from West Elm.

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Marco Becerril, at the left end of the table, presides over his extended family in the double-height dining area.

A handful of boxy protrusions on the facade give the modernist residence an additional three-dimensionality. The colorful window frames and door also give variety and depth to the gray structure.

Garden terrace

In the primary bedroom, the other wall of exterior windows. Neufeld installed a custom oak window seat to cover the radiator.

Thanks to the double-leaf bearing hinges, the swing doors provide greater support for large panel weights.

Hatchet restored the three-over-three window pattern, so the primary bedroom now looks into a magnolia tree in the backyard.

Soundfreaq updates its monaural, single-speaker Sound Spot wireless sound system with Double Spot, it's twin-speaker, stereophonic counterpart. Double Spot will sell for $119 or $149 for a version equipped with a rechargeable battery. Photo courtesy of Soundfreaq.

Double Barrel Lamp by Raul Cabra, Emily Jan, Rie Hirai Dion, Michele Marti, Zak Timan and Maria Magdalena Angeles (2009) A Venezuelan-born educator and designer working in the Bay Area, Raul Cabra took a class to Oaxaca to craft these lamps with local artisans as part of the Oax-i-fornia design exchange.

Rear Patio

Exterior of the house with custom mural

A vintage wood-stove is sandwiched between two of the nine-foot windows. The iron fixture perfectly complements the adjacent spiral staircase.

Vast windows were added to fill the living , kitchen and dining area with natural light.

Dunbar and Astrakhan's low-cost, high-impact tour de force is a storefront facade constructed from salvaged double-insulated window glass panels arranged in a shingle pattern.

A former closet was transformed into a double-height library, complete with a reading nook and a rolling ladder from Spiral Stairs of America. “That’s my favorite part of the house,” says Dan. “When I see Stella reaching for a book, there’s nothing better.”

The front facade was purposefully created to minimize the size of the home and make sure it fit in to the scale of the surrounding neighborhood.

The positioning of the home’s roof allowed for a double-height, north-facing wall with four matching windows and an accompanying skylight. “The house refers to rural houses: a sloping roof, completely coated by stone and with no eaves,” Vanotti says.

Repainting isn't necessary to get new life out of old building materials—scraping paint off can provide an entirely new aesthetic that still speaks to an element's history and materiality.

The clients—a family of four—were seeking function and comfort, and they emphasized the need for natural light and an open flow between multiple living spaces. Their goal was simple: build a home that was healthy and as energy efficient as possible.

Front porch that expands the length of the home