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Rhodes Architecture + Light
Rhodes Architecture + Light
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Contemporary Exterior, Seattle

One of the most commanding features of this rebuilt WWII era house is a glass curtain wall opening to sweeping views. Exposed structural steel allowed the exterior walls of the residence to be a remarkable 55% glass while exceeding the Washington State Energy Code. A glass skylight and window walls bisect the house to create a stair core that brings natural daylight into the interiors and serves as the spine, and light-filled soul of the house.
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Cloverleaf Design & Construction, LLC added this to Andrea And Peter Meuse11 March 2024

The railing attaches to the stair stringers. Instead of horizontal bars, they can be vertical to limit ability to climb...