Steel Frame Home Fully Glazed on the Steet Side: Mosman Park House
Mosman Park House (envisioned by (Paul Burnham Architect Pty Ltd) sits on an elevated corner site overlooking the Swan River at Point Roe, Mosman Park, Australia and comprises two transverse sheds. The main form is a steel frame structure which is fully glazed to the side street. The glass wall is externally treated with a screen of large scale operable louvers. This mechanized façade allows total control of privacy and sun penetration, according to the season and the time of the day. The second volume is set back from the front street, creating a private elevated front garden and establishing effective privacy from both streets. The second volume is similarly fully glazed for maximum river views.
The house is an upside down design with all children’s rooms located on the ground floor and the main living areas and parents rooms on the first floor to take advantage of the panoramic views of the busy Swan River. Teak was selected as a natural and weather resilient timber appropriate for the waterside setting. The high oil content of Teak and natural weathering properties makes it one of the most durable and attractive exterior timbers. [Photos and information sent via e-mail by Paul Burnham Architect Pty Ltd, Photography by Jody D'Arcy and P.A.I.D. Photography]
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How to Choose the Perfect Glazed Doors for your Porch
Your porch or some call it patio often has doors that can give you direct access inside your home. Whether yours are solid or glazed (with windows), choosing how this door operates and looks are important. Glazed doors are a great way to let in light, and to have a visual connection with the outdoors. Your lifestyle and decorative style of your space can vary your door glazing. Read on to see how to choose the right glazed door for your porch.
- Function of your space: Depending on where your porch leads to can have a strong determining factor of what type of door to choose. For example a porch that leads off a master bedroom may look beautiful with French doors with paned windows. While a door off of a basement space may only require a half window glazed door. Choose the amount of glass desired by the function your space is serving. Basement spaces can be more utilitarian while a master bedroom is more for aesthetics.
- Safety glazed doors: If you desire full glass sliding doors to access your porch, safety tempered glass should be used. Tempered glass if broken will break into tiny pieces as opposed to shards of glass that could hurt someone. Depending on your locality, if you’re a pool owner a slider glass door is required to have a child safety pin lock on it. This is usually a hole in the door frame with a pin that is inserted by an adult. This avoids children accidentally getting into pool areas unattended. Ensure you choose to have glass doors near a pool that is safe and secure.
- Window wall doors: Access to your porch can also be achieved through window wall doors which open up to the outdoors. Window wall doors are similar to pocket doors but they slide in a track that allows individual glass wall panels to slide to one area and leaves a breathtaking wall of openness. Many luxury homes use these to join an adjacent outdoor room, lanai, and indoor living space together to create one large space when needed.
- Large single pane: Special order glazed doors can house one single pane of glass that will act as one giant door. Used in modern architecture and interiors, these doors usually span from ceiling to floor and give uninterrupted views of the outdoors. For ideas of what type of door will fit your décor style, visit glazing door manufacturers online for galleries and ideas.
- Choose doors by your location: Porch doors should be appropriate to the climate and geography in which your home is located. Large spans of glass may not be appropriate in a hurricane prone island home and double pane insulated doors should be used in a mountain home retreat. Be mindful of your location when choosing, but most areas have an array of doors that will fit most homes!
Glass doors for your patio have a multitude of options and applications for the smallest apartment to the largest of homes. Take into account your budget, lifestyle, and house décor to make the right decision for your home. Let the beautiful outdoors in with charming glazed doors in an array of styles to meet your function!
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Amber Glazed Bathroom Tiles Create Astonishing Bathroom Interiors
Glazed bathroom tiles from ModCraft can transform your bathroom into a surprising new space. By allowing the renovation of your old bathroom to encompass modern bathroom tiles, you create a specific bathroom interior design personalized to fit your needs and look glamorously modern. Hand-crafted with distinct precision, the amber glaze bathroom tiles in this bathroom setting were described by Better Homes and Gardens as “combining warm ripples of retro with cool contemporary flair“. The faceted valley tiles in amber glaze splendidly contrast with white surroundings and merge with any transparent surface nearby. The best thing about these tiles is that a small amount of them can make a big difference if combined with the right kind of materials and shapes. As you can see in the photos, the interior designer – Andee Hess – used the tiles on the wall behind the bathtub and accentuated the colour and shape of the tiles by pairing them up with heavily veined onyx. The bathtub and cabinetry were first installed and the tiles and onyx insertions were used to create a warmer atmosphere in the bathroom. Take a look at how beautiful the tiles can look in a well-designed bathroom!
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