In the upstairs apartment, glass partitions keep the elongated loft open and spacious, while lighting is placed against brightly colored walls to create a cool, atmospheric glow.

The kitchen includes ceiling lights whose fittings are recessed and offset; their glow is both diffuse and elusive.

Thanks to its translucent envelope of polycarbonate plastic, the house glows like a firefly at night and is so bright during the day that resident Daisuke Tokuyama says he rarely turns on a light.

Although there are no doors to truncate the space, the kitchen and guest room close off with translucent fabric panels that filter natural light by day and glow like lanterns at night.

The white linens appear almost ghostly against the natural grain of the wood and muted glow of the window's winter light.

Quite the warm ethereal glow emanating from this lighting showroom.

The light catches the wooden ridges and makes the interior appear to glow.

The curving, bulbous walls of the bath and shower reveal an unexpected secondary role as a screen for film projections, giving the house a sci-fi glow.

At night, the open patchwork glows and expresses a new textural pattern.

At night, full-height glazing makes the cabin glows from within.

Like a lantern in the night, the cabin glows in its wooden setting once the sun goes down.

A lighthouse of cutting-edge digital fabrication, the building glows like a beacon at night.

Homage to the Square: Glow

All of the lights are equipped with dimming mechanisms, and they emit a honey-hued glow to create a sense of warmth.

Floor-to-ceiling windows from Ram usher in light during the day and emit a welcoming glow at night.

At sunrise, light bounces off the rammed earth wall, imbuing the kitchen with a warm, orange glow at breakfast.

The alleyway facade reveals the contemporary addition with cedar-framed windows and a hardwood battened screen. The clerestory window glows at night behind the battens.

Thrift-store lamps and an illuminated snowman lend the loft a warm glow at night.

Vintage pendants cast a soft glow over the island, which contains a Bosch dishwasher.

The proprietary LED panel casts a more even and warm glow than other LEDs.

Well-placed skylights flood the built-in desk and workstation with natural light. The elegant desk lamp, which Hara calls the Sunset Lamp, has a maple base and bowl-like shade, the latter finished with gold leaf for a warm glow.

Outside each guestroom, an identifying number glows through a paper-thin sheet of bamboo veneer.

In the living room, Fashandi enjoys lounging in the Saarinen Womb chair by Knoll near the fireplace. The red wall is flanked by thin windows, causing it to glow in the sunlight.

Baumhaus Halden glows at night.

The house glows at night.

The new dining area takes shape via a pair of IKEA floating shelves installed below the glass block window, which Xu and Becker painted blue along with the other window sills. "Once the blue paint was on, it really made the frame glow with natural light,

The home glows from within at dusk.

At night, the home glows in the middle of the Norwegian wilderness.

The sweeping roof and courtyard glows underneath the moonlight.

The second-level loft area glows at night.

As evening sets in, the home glows like a lantern.

The guest house glows night.

Recessed lighting gives the space a warm glow at night.

Jorge appreciates his efforts at twilight. The polycarbonate panels that partially clad the exterior of the structure provide a warm glow, adding life to Tijuana’s densely packed rolling hillsides