Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A person's home is meant to be a private sanctuary that provides them with a safe space where they can hide away from the world.

We get a kick out of seeing glass houses, but most of them aren't exactly practical. However, this recently completed project offers a glass house that actually looks like somewhere it would be really ...

In design theory, extensive use of Glass is often avoided on south-facing facades in the Northern Hemisphere (or north-facing facades in the Southern Hemisphere) due to the risk of heat gain caused by ...

Glass houses have transformed the way we perceive modern living. These architectural marvels emphasise transparency, minimalism and harmony with nature; redefining comfort and aesthetics in ...

The transparent box is the ideal of modern living, but hardly ideal for modern living. I started writing about residential design just a few months before Dwell published its first issue, and I’ve ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Andrew Hawthorne, 35, who along with his wife Anna, 32, designed and built a glass house in North Carolina. The essay has been edited for length ...

Windows play many roles other than admitting natural light and fresh air into a building. The type of glass used can make a huge difference in the appearance of a room, privacy levels, energy savings, ...