Orum Residence SPF:architects

Table Of Content

• Inside One Casson Square – a £13m penthouse with spectacular views over London
• Austin Kerr is collectible design’s pre-eminent restorer
• Uniquely shaped glass house in Switzerland
• Sculpture Gallery
• National Trust for Historic Preservation: Return to home page
• Designing the ’buttery’ world of Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla
• beautifully designed nature reserves and retreats in southern Africa

While one side is almost all concrete you can see the other side is all glass. Interesting arrangement of home exterior materials. I love how the pool fits into the nook of the home making it look like this home with extensive windows is sitting on water. Below you’ll find dozens more glass homes, but they aren’t from architects featured here so there aren’t links to check out more of the home.

Inside One Casson Square – a £13m penthouse with spectacular views over London

The large swimming pool on one side of the house is another breathtaking view you get from throughout the home. Upstairs is where you will find the bedrooms, while downstairs is the main sitting areas and living space. You will feel like you are one with nature when you are in this house with limitations in views.

Austin Kerr is collectible design’s pre-eminent restorer

Glass House: A modern glass building is coming to Boca Raton - South Florida Sun Sentinel

Glass House: A modern glass building is coming to Boca Raton.

Posted: Wed, 14 Feb 2024 08:00:00 GMT [source]

At night be sure to light the fire pit on the deck and stare at views of the ocean or light a fire in the common area (yes, it does get that cold at night sometimes!). You can catch some rays on the deck or slide back the windows to open up the house but even if you just stay inside, the light exposure is such that all you have to do to feel the sun on your face is open the curtains. Containing four bedrooms and four baths, this sleek, modern property sleeps up to eight but has enough common areas for much more. The entire house is controlled by a Lutron smart system (thus, the iPads in every room) and the sound system here is my Sonos.

Uniquely shaped glass house in Switzerland

The house was designed with the box-theory in mind, creating boxes, upon boxes in various sizes and different types of materials, from wood, to glass, to stone. The home boasts of enormous glass windows that overlook nature from throughout the entire home. The home was designed to fulfill many aspects of life, in which it superseded. It caters to family life, entertaining, and connecting with nature.

The main garage also serves as an event space and can be completely opened on two sides for through views. The reflective, opaque, translucent, and clear treatments are in fact specialized films that were repeatedly tested and refined until the desired performance and aesthetic was achieved. The visual effect of a mullion-free system was achieved through the development of a state-of-the-art sealant.

Sculpture Gallery

Inspired by Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House, the Glass House’s exterior walls are made of glass with no interior walls, a radical departure from houses of the time. Since its completion in 1949, the building and decor have not strayed from their original design. Most of the furniture came from Johnson’s New York apartment, designed in 1930 by Mies van der Rohe. In fact, Mies designed the now iconic daybed specifically for Johnson. A seventeenth-century painting attributed to Nicolas Poussin stands in the living room.

It’s a sprawling and fascinating home where the dominant exterior is glass. The predominant architectural style featured here is modern, but there are some contemporary styles such as contemporary beach styles and others. Our most comprehensive tour, the In-depth Tour includes the Glass House, Painting Gallery, Sculpture Gallery, Da Monsta, Studio as well as the lower landscape with the Pavilion in the Pond and the Monument to Lincoln Kirstein. This tour includes 1 1/2 miles walking outside over uneven terrain and moderately steep paths. Please note this tour is not available in December. Participants must be able to climb hills of moderate grade and stand for extended lengths of time.

Above is a spectacular urban 3 storey glass house on a hill with city views in Seattle. It features 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3,290 sq. Ft. and incredible views, rooftop deck, open concept living with views from every area and a spectacular modern primary bedroom with a fireplace. I had mountains of fun putting together this collection of sleek glass houses from dozens of world-renowned architects we’ve partnered with over the years (i.e. have featured on this site). The floor plan of the Glass House reveals a fairly traditional living space. Although there are no walls, Philip Johnson referred to areas within the rectangular, loft-like space as “rooms.” There is a kitchen, dining room, living room, bedroom, hearth area, bathroom, and an entrance area.

I found a great oak tree and I hung a whole design on the oak tree and the knoll because this place. Don’t forget, it is more of a landscape park than it is a work of architecture, anyhow. It’s more a memory of the English parks of the 18th century, which are called English gardens, for some reason. There’s no garden anywhere, I mean, there are no flowers, as Americans think of gardens.

Grass and gravel strips lead toward the building.[6] The house is 56 feet (17 m) long, 32 feet (9.8 m) wide and 10.5 feet (3.2 m) high. The kitchen, dining and sleeping areas were all in one glass-enclosed room, which Johnson initially lived in, together with the brick guest house. Later, the glass-walled building was used only for entertaining.[9] The exterior sides of the Glass House utilize charcoal-painted steel and glass. The brick floor is 10 inches above the ground. The interior is open with the space divided by low walnut cabinets; a brick cylinder contains the bathroom and is the only object to reach floor-to-ceiling. The Glass House, built between 1949 and 1995 by famed architect Philip Johnson in New Canaan, Connecticut, is one of the nation’s greatest modern architectural landmarks.

The three-story structure, which takes on the shape of a three-winged propeller, is wrapped in glass that mirrors its sweeping views of the Los Angeles Basin, unobstructed from the Getty Center to Long Beach, Century City, and Downtown. One of the first houses built on The Strand in the early 1900s, this Craftsman-style house has been fully remodeled but has retained enough of its original architecture and character to fully charm anyone who sees it. This is a pentagonal shaped home that is noticed by the front and back of the home, exhibits some of the most intriguing design and architectural efforts. The home inside, is an abundance of open living space that has very few barriers. The views of the beach and ocean cannot compare from this glass home when compared to the neighboring, traditional beach homes, who must feel a sense of jealousy over the beauty you get, inside and out of this glass home. Beautiful in every sense of the word, this magnificent, stark white beach house is so odd, it’s perfect.

I love how the home opens up seamlessly to the small triangle pool. Hughes Umbanhowar Architects designed this Mid-Century modern style home in Southern California. The entire rear of the home is all glass looking out over a pool and trees.