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Best of the Week: 18 Quirky Window Designs From Around the World
Windows come in all shapes and sizes ... but these standout ones are a breath of fresh air
Shristi Nangalia
14 December 2019
Houzz India Contributor, Architect, Architectural Writer and Content Writer. Painting, craft work, pets and good food are my getaways. Cultures and colours always inspire me. Email: shristi012@gmail.com, Business profile: @decoretteindia.
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From porthole to picture windows, from full-wall to arched ones – installing statement windows can expand perspectives and make simple areas turn memorable. Designers choose to take a step away from the regular rectangular, right-sized windows to not only create spaces full of unequalled personality, but also prove that inventiveness can foster something beautiful and crisp. Browse through these unique window designs featured throughout Houzz.
Remember, you can click on the photo to know more about the project and the architect or designer’s work.
Remember, you can click on the photo to know more about the project and the architect or designer’s work.
1. Designed by: Luigi Rosselli Architects
Location: Australia
Why we love it: Clear glass panes fixed in jet-black frames gives this corner window a strong presence in this white bedroom. The slanted sill follows the slope of the ceiling and panelling, and its uncompromising black stands out, making a solid impact.
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Location: Australia
Why we love it: Clear glass panes fixed in jet-black frames gives this corner window a strong presence in this white bedroom. The slanted sill follows the slope of the ceiling and panelling, and its uncompromising black stands out, making a solid impact.
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2. Designed by: Martin Lejarraga Architecture Office
Location: Spain
Why we love it: Such an eccentric elevation, this! A handful of scattered oblong openings give a unique edge to this home, while filling different indoor spaces with ample light. The fixed windows offer interesting high points to the industrial interiors…
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Location: Spain
Why we love it: Such an eccentric elevation, this! A handful of scattered oblong openings give a unique edge to this home, while filling different indoor spaces with ample light. The fixed windows offer interesting high points to the industrial interiors…
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… and little nooks for kids to enjoy outdoor views.
3. Location: USA
Why we love it: Tall, skinny fixed windows add tons of personality, vivacity and openness to the stairwell here. We love how the straight lines of the windows juxtapose with the curves of the spiral staircase.
Why we love it: Tall, skinny fixed windows add tons of personality, vivacity and openness to the stairwell here. We love how the straight lines of the windows juxtapose with the curves of the spiral staircase.
4. Designed by: Lischkoff Design Planning
Location: Canada
Why we love it: A collage of different-sized windows, with a low sill level, frames a unique vista of the expanse of water outside.
Location: Canada
Why we love it: A collage of different-sized windows, with a low sill level, frames a unique vista of the expanse of water outside.
5. Location: USA
Why we love it: This extroverted bathroom features a floor-to-ceiling, wall-to-wall picture window that keeps the views uninterrupted and open.
Why we love it: This extroverted bathroom features a floor-to-ceiling, wall-to-wall picture window that keeps the views uninterrupted and open.
6. Location: USA
Why we love it: Take a look at this geometric masterpiece! Triangular window panes joined to form a pentagon and a hexagon over the curved facade – this art installation of a window creates a wow setup in this cabin-style home. The eye is drawn towards the outside views framed in a way that blurs the boundaries of the compact room.
Why we love it: Take a look at this geometric masterpiece! Triangular window panes joined to form a pentagon and a hexagon over the curved facade – this art installation of a window creates a wow setup in this cabin-style home. The eye is drawn towards the outside views framed in a way that blurs the boundaries of the compact room.
7. Location: USA
Why we love it: The angled face expands the viewing field upwards and the huge clear glass pane gives a strong personality to this fixed window here.
Why we love it: The angled face expands the viewing field upwards and the huge clear glass pane gives a strong personality to this fixed window here.
9. Location: Sweden
Why we love it: This white porthole window brings in a lot of light and creates a strong focal point in this dual-tone pitched-roof room. So neat and crisp!
Why we love it: This white porthole window brings in a lot of light and creates a strong focal point in this dual-tone pitched-roof room. So neat and crisp!
10. Designed by: Centered By Design
Location: USA
Why we love it: This simple round-arched window sits as a graceful addition to this attic bedroom. We love how the dark louvred shutters of the window match with the fabric elements of the room to foster a no-fuss, relaxing setup.
Location: USA
Why we love it: This simple round-arched window sits as a graceful addition to this attic bedroom. We love how the dark louvred shutters of the window match with the fabric elements of the room to foster a no-fuss, relaxing setup.
11. Designed by: Plus Rooms
Location: England
Why we love it: This contemporary bathroom defies basic design rules and frames a big fixed window with a slanted sill by the bathtub.
Location: England
Why we love it: This contemporary bathroom defies basic design rules and frames a big fixed window with a slanted sill by the bathtub.
12. Location: Sweden
Why we love it: Here the tall window floods the Scandinavian kitchen with natural light and the reflection of its distinctive pattern on the panels brings classic elegance to the design, making it the star of the space.
Why we love it: Here the tall window floods the Scandinavian kitchen with natural light and the reflection of its distinctive pattern on the panels brings classic elegance to the design, making it the star of the space.
13. Designed by: Ellen Cassilly Architect
Location: USA
Why we love it: Multiple ribbon windows near the floor, and clerestory windows near the ceiling not only bathe the long hall with natural light, but also make space for uninterrupted display of art and photographs at eye level.
Location: USA
Why we love it: Multiple ribbon windows near the floor, and clerestory windows near the ceiling not only bathe the long hall with natural light, but also make space for uninterrupted display of art and photographs at eye level.
14. Designed by: Andrew Hinman Architecture
Location: USA
Why we love it: Sunlight and a view coming in through this porthole window contrast with the dark grey exposed concrete wall, and add interest and outdoor interaction to this basin area. The sliding panel can be drawn over the window whenever there is a need for privacy.
Location: USA
Why we love it: Sunlight and a view coming in through this porthole window contrast with the dark grey exposed concrete wall, and add interest and outdoor interaction to this basin area. The sliding panel can be drawn over the window whenever there is a need for privacy.
15. Location: USA
Why we love it: Here, the repeating ogee-arched windows bring light and outdoor views in, turning the simple dining room into a work of art.
Why we love it: Here, the repeating ogee-arched windows bring light and outdoor views in, turning the simple dining room into a work of art.
16. Designed by: TIPEQ Inc
Location: Canada
Why we love it: The little, ground-level window here, which takes its unusual shape following the slanted ceiling, opens to an outdoor area. It brings in light and a view, giving purpose to the corner.
Location: Canada
Why we love it: The little, ground-level window here, which takes its unusual shape following the slanted ceiling, opens to an outdoor area. It brings in light and a view, giving purpose to the corner.
17. Designed by: Auhaus Architecture
Location: Australia
Why we love it: Everything about this picture window – its undisturbed expansiveness, its wood frame, its location over the desk and the view that it captures – makes it shine in this contemporary study room.
Location: Australia
Why we love it: Everything about this picture window – its undisturbed expansiveness, its wood frame, its location over the desk and the view that it captures – makes it shine in this contemporary study room.
18. Designed by: Brickmoon Design
Location: USA
Why we love it: We love how this bathroom window, adorned with stained and etched glass panes, beautifully adds rich visual detail and maintains privacy for the space.
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Location: USA
Why we love it: We love how this bathroom window, adorned with stained and etched glass panes, beautifully adds rich visual detail and maintains privacy for the space.
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Which is your favourite of these unique windows? Tell us in the Comments below. And don’t forget to like or share this story and save the photos. Join the conversation.
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