Windows

Design Details: Framing Views

In modern/contemporary architecture windows veer between two extremes: discerning openings in solid walls and full-height glass (spanning from floor to ceiling). The second, especially popular in high-rise construction in cities, completely opens up the residence to outside views, no matter exposure. On the other hand that the very first tend to be irregular, instead of regular like conventional architecture, and may therefore be considered random. However, in several instances their placement is based on perspectives, linking insides to distant landmarks or vista. The following photos exhibit a variety of ways of decorating views from modern architecture, from small openings to expansive ones. The main idea is a deliberate framing of character or the town, turning the window into a picture, an ever-changing one. Studio Pali Fekete architects [SPF:a] The town of Los Angeles is the magnificent vista in this Hollywood Hills house. While the windows wrap the entire living space,…