Modern means minimal
Whether made of metal or wood, our modern fenestration speaks to the aesthetic drive for maximum glass and minimal structure. Frames are integrated into walls and sills are recessed into floors, allowing for clean lines and crisp alignments. Oversized glass and large complex assemblies are designed to create glazed expanses, which maximize views and natural light. The resulting experience allows for a seamless transition between indoor and outdoor living.
From wood and wood clad residential storefront designs with integrated venting windows to thermally broken metal window wall composites, wrap-around floor to ceiling glazing is one of the truest expressions of architectural fenestration. Massive lift and slide doors, pivot doors and exterior bifold doors offer dramatic architectural scale openings with attention to alignments and continuous sill details. Re-think the design boundaries. Then go beyond.
Hog Pen Creek Residence: Blending nature with lake front living
Location: Austin, TX | Architect: Lake|Flato | Builder: Crowell Builders
Awards: 2016 AIA Housing Award, 2016 Architizer A+ Housing Award Finalist, 2014 Texas Society of Architects/AIA Design Award, 2013 AIA San Antonio Merit Award
Located on five acres of Texas woodland along the shore of Lake Austin, the clients tasked Lake|Flato Architects to design a home that was part of the natural landscape with an emphasis on outdoor living and experiencing the surroundings through the architecture. The wish was to deliver maximum views of the lake while preserving the heritage oak trees and creating a Texas vibe with both ranch and lake house design elements.
The resulting architectural experience is open and fluid, enhanced by a series of interconnected spaces. To visually and physically connect this interior flow to the outdoor spaces, the architect incorporated large expanses of glass using wood windows and doors crafted from Alaskan Yellow Cedar.
The Dallas House with That Glass: Distinctive Oversized Windows in Texas
There is a house being built just north of Dallas that features a unique piece of glass. In terms of its size and weight, the glass has posed a huge challenge to source, transport, and install. In fact, there is only one supplier in the world that produces such a piece of glass, and maybe only one fenestration service...
Fulldraw Vineyard: Winery Architecture that Blends Sophistication and Comfort
For Dynamic, Fulldraw was the first ever commercial project that Clayton Korte brought to them. “All of our previous projects with Dynamic were luxury residential,” said Brian Korte, FAIA, Principal, “so Fulldraw posed a new performance requirement in our partnership.”
Brooklyn Row House: Urban Home Rehabilitated with Air and Light in Mind
This 1891 four-story row house is in Brooklyn, New York, in a historical district called Park Slope, known for its tree-lined streets and brownstones. This particular home was bought by a young family in 2014 and rehabilitated to become their own unique....
Palms Residence: House Inside a Garden
Rather than talking about a house with a garden, Gillian Wynn, interior designer and home owner of Palms Residence in Venice, California, says, “I actually like to think of this as a house set inside a garden.” Indeed, for Wynn, it was the property’s prolific greenery that...
Aptos Retreat Residence: Modern Farmhouse with Rustic Aesthetic
Set in the Santa Cruz Mountains in Northern California, this farmhouse residence was designed by Cass Calder Smith (CCS) Architecture for a San Francisco couple with six children. The home is grounded in the landscape of an expansive twenty-acre site, located just inland from the beach town of Aptos on a steep bluff.
Oz Park Residence: Groundbreaking Green Home in Chicago
One of the most prominent push features in the design of the home is its bay windows, supplied by Dynamic Fenestration. These floor-to-ceiling custom wood windows are found throughout the home on every level, pushing out key interior spaces and pulling in landscaped courtyards, green roofs, and park views.
Dragonfly House: Modern Montana Retreat on Former Campsite
Designed by Olson Kundig architects and constructed by Bear Mountain Builders, the house was meant to embrace its natural environment in a way that allowed the family to experience the setting almost like they were still camping.
Light Path Residence: Thoughtful Design Promotes Wellbeing
Designed by the architects of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, this elongated single-level home is the second residence on the family’s farmland estate in rural Pennsylvania. The first residence was built some fifty years earlier and was, interestingly, designed by the same architects.
Choosing the Right Fenestration Metal for Coastal Homes: Architectural Bronze or Stainless Steel?
In this blog post, we aim to provide high-end luxury residential architects and contractors with a clear, detailed comparison of the top three materials that are best suited for coastal homes.
The Dallas House with That Glass: Distinctive Oversized Windows in Texas
There is a house being built just north of Dallas that features a unique piece of glass. In terms of its size and weight, the glass has posed a huge challenge to source, transport, and install. In fact, there is only one supplier in the world that produces such a piece of glass, and maybe only one fenestration service...
Fulldraw Vineyard: Winery Architecture that Blends Sophistication and Comfort
For Dynamic, Fulldraw was the first ever commercial project that Clayton Korte brought to them. “All of our previous projects with Dynamic were luxury residential,” said Brian Korte, FAIA, Principal, “so Fulldraw posed a new performance requirement in our partnership.”
Brooklyn Row House: Urban Home Rehabilitated with Air and Light in Mind
This 1891 four-story row house is in Brooklyn, New York, in a historical district called Park Slope, known for its tree-lined streets and brownstones. This particular home was bought by a young family in 2014 and rehabilitated to become their own unique....
Palms Residence: House Inside a Garden
Rather than talking about a house with a garden, Gillian Wynn, interior designer and home owner of Palms Residence in Venice, California, says, “I actually like to think of this as a house set inside a garden.” Indeed, for Wynn, it was the property’s prolific greenery that...
Aptos Retreat Residence: Modern Farmhouse with Rustic Aesthetic
Set in the Santa Cruz Mountains in Northern California, this farmhouse residence was designed by Cass Calder Smith (CCS) Architecture for a San Francisco couple with six children. The home is grounded in the landscape of an expansive twenty-acre site, located just inland from the beach town of Aptos on a steep bluff.
Oz Park Residence: Groundbreaking Green Home in Chicago
One of the most prominent push features in the design of the home is its bay windows, supplied by Dynamic Fenestration. These floor-to-ceiling custom wood windows are found throughout the home on every level, pushing out key interior spaces and pulling in landscaped courtyards, green roofs, and park views.
Dragonfly House: Modern Montana Retreat on Former Campsite
Designed by Olson Kundig architects and constructed by Bear Mountain Builders, the house was meant to embrace its natural environment in a way that allowed the family to experience the setting almost like they were still camping.
Light Path Residence: Thoughtful Design Promotes Wellbeing
Designed by the architects of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, this elongated single-level home is the second residence on the family’s farmland estate in rural Pennsylvania. The first residence was built some fifty years earlier and was, interestingly, designed by the same architects.