
The renovation carried out by Shelton Mindel Associates was done to replicate the views of what lay outside the house by permeating it through large spanning windows. Hamptons Home by Shelton Mindel Associates Hamptons Home_Michael Moran
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Similar examples of such roofline windows can be found throughout the house offering breathtaking views of the surrounding scenic beauty. These windows are a unique product of the bent roof structure. It contains a clerestory window as well as a skylight placed alongside the angular ceiling and sloping roofline. The house, renovated by Griffin Enright Architects and architect Elyse Grinstein echoes a dynamic geometry creating a loft-style bedroom.

Into the Woods | Clerestory Windows Into the Woods_Arthur Matthew Gray The clerestories add a touch of uniqueness by helping capture the views of the Mountains and lush greenery it sits amidst creating an experience which would have been impossible to create through ordinary fenestrations. It allows the building to open up to the views of the sky bringing the sun and moon into the house, reinforcing the connection with nature and the surrounding landscape. The dominant feature of this house is an inverted pyramid roof which creates clerestory windows around the upper level. House with an inverted pyramid by SAOTA House with an Inverted Pyramid_Adam Letch & Micky Hoyle The windows here perform much more than just build a visual connection of the outside with the inside they add character and pizazz to the simplicity of the space by the sheer size of its façade, bringing in different tones and intensities of light as the sun changes position throughout the day.Ĩ. This penthouse in Tribeca evokes a sense of drama and style in the way the light filters into the double-height living room via the expansive clerestory windows. Tribeca Penthouse by Robert Kahn Tribeca Penthouse_Scott Frances Whilst maintaining the privacy of the residents it was also important to provide a connection with the outdoors and this was achieved with the help of strategically placed openings with bands of clerestory windows providing just enough transparency to enjoy the dramatic view over the southerly valley and forested hillside. So in accordance with the listed requirements, a plan providing great privacy for (and from) the neighbors was drawn up. The client’s request was to create a residence with an extremely quiet street presence. Mill Valley Courtyard Residence by Aidlin Darling Design Image7_Mill Valley Courtyard Residence_Matthew Millman The theme of using glass in varying opacities to both ensure privacy and provide views of the original structure and landscape can be seen throughout the design.Ħ. The newer mass is connected to the original one via a glass-enclosed staircase. The House in Connecticut I was renovated by Toshiko Mori in preservation with the Marcel Breuer-designed residence alongside the addition of a newer volume adjacent to it. House in Connecticut I, (Renovation) by Toshiko Mori | Clerestory Window House in Connecticut I_Scott Frances The windows help bring in the sunlight along with the panoramic views of the beautiful valley it sits amidst. It is more vertical than horizontal in orientation with large clerestory windows connecting the outside to the inside whilst maintaining the privacy of the users at the same time. The Waxman House on Buena Park Drive is a vertical composition of stacked volumes that rise against the street to a formidable height towering over the San Fernando Valley.

Waxman House by Barry Moffitt Waxman House_Julius Shulman It acts as a visual link but only selectively as Nota explains how the idea was to “get the house up in the air,” ensuring privacy from the street below. They fill the already open, airy kitchen with sunlight and stand out as a prominent feature visible from the street, giving both the building and its neighborhood character and connection. Dean Nota | Clerestory Windows Island of Calm_httpsThe Clerestory windows appear to peek at the top of the walls as if the roof were the lid of a box and the exterior walls it’s encasing. Regardless of how they serve clerestory windows truly enhance a space through the addition of subtle, natural light.

They also help light travel a little further into a space that is located towards the center of the home preventing it from becoming a blind spot. They offer a beautiful way to bring daylight into a room while maintaining privacy or function. Clerestory windows are a unique element of architectural embellishment that illuminate a room and make it radiant the way other fenestrations cannot.
