You can’t get enough daylight in winter, especially if you are stuck in a basement office, so here are some houses that use windows in a creative way, to give you the illusion of more space.
Scandinavian, of course! From fotoblooblogspot.co.ukTownhouse in Ghent, from notey.comThe mastery of Japanese narrowness. From kotaku.comHouse in Rock Creek, US, from ArchDaily.A Japanese house that gives me vertigo just looking at it, from The Systemlab.comThe heaviest glass doors you can imagine, from modernarchitecture.com
I’m conflicted on this – one the one hand, the lack of light in winter really gets me down, but on the other I think I’d feel very exposed in these. They are gorgeous though!
Hmm… some of them look good but I wouldn’t want to live in them. I think my cave-dweller gene is dominant – give me snug and cosy and draw the curtains…
I also like the book filled Scandi one & it’s made even better by the rural surroundings. The others are interesting buildings, but I’d need copious blinds or curtains to feel at ease in their urban/suburban settings. If I had such vast glass doors, I’d wish they were opening into an expanse of lovely, private garden.
I love to look at these houses — in theory. But would not want ot live in one. I like cozy and warm and lots of wood and nooks and crannies.
Also, if one lived in one of these “glass houses,” one would also have to get dressed up just to go get coffee or tea — and in the morning, yikes! No coming into the kitchen in one’s pajamas or bathrobe or wearing a towel! Would have to be on display. Not my thing.
The Scandinavian house is gorgeous. I’m assuming it’s fairly isolated or lived in by particularly uninhibited people.
I love the first one – maybe because it is filled with books 🙂
Some of those are really stunning, Marina Sofia. I like the Gent townhouse especially. Something about it is just really appealing…
I’m conflicted on this – one the one hand, the lack of light in winter really gets me down, but on the other I think I’d feel very exposed in these. They are gorgeous though!
Oooh – at the moment the Scandinavian one really appeals….. 🙂
Another vote for the Scandinavian one, but . . . privacy?
Definitely the first one. Perhaps it’s the warmth of the light that makes it so attractive.
I love the first one, but feel like I would be on display. Luckily, I don’t have to actually worry about it. 😉
Hmm… some of them look good but I wouldn’t want to live in them. I think my cave-dweller gene is dominant – give me snug and cosy and draw the curtains…
I also like the book filled Scandi one & it’s made even better by the rural surroundings. The others are interesting buildings, but I’d need copious blinds or curtains to feel at ease in their urban/suburban settings. If I had such vast glass doors, I’d wish they were opening into an expanse of lovely, private garden.
I am all for houses with big windows, but those are overboard. Might as well live in a department store shop window.
I love to look at these houses — in theory. But would not want ot live in one. I like cozy and warm and lots of wood and nooks and crannies.
Also, if one lived in one of these “glass houses,” one would also have to get dressed up just to go get coffee or tea — and in the morning, yikes! No coming into the kitchen in one’s pajamas or bathrobe or wearing a towel! Would have to be on display. Not my thing.