Maximise Views: 27 Breathtaking Window Designs
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Vanessa Walker
15 July 2021
Houzz Australia & New Zealand Editor-in-Chief
It seems everyone wants a view to the great outdoors, both for the calming influence and the beauty. See how these 27 homeowners have orchestrated views to nature from different places around the house.
And remember, you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work, including their contact details, by clicking on an image.
And remember, you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work, including their contact details, by clicking on an image.
1. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Ballast Point
Designer: Ballast Point
2. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Santamaria Design
Designer: Santamaria Design
3. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Kirsten Johnstone Architecture
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Designer: Kirsten Johnstone Architecture
Find a local architect who can help you enhance your home
4. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Macasar Building
Designer: Macasar Building
5. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: WALA
Designer: WALA
6. Sydney, NSW
Designer: CplusC Architectural Workshop
Designer: CplusC Architectural Workshop
7. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Madeleine Blanchfield Architects
Designer: Madeleine Blanchfield Architects
8. Boston, USA
Designer: Kotzen Interiors
Designer: Kotzen Interiors
9. San Francisco, USA
Designer: Portalais
Designer: Portalais
10. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Auhaus Architecture
Designer: Auhaus Architecture
13. San Francisco, USA
Designer: C Wright Design
Designer: C Wright Design
14. San Francisco, USA
Designer: Amy A Alper
Designer: Amy A Alper
15. San Francisco, USA
Designer: Michael Rex Architects
Designer: Michael Rex Architects
16. Chicago, USA
Designer: Centered By Design
Designer: Centered By Design
18. London, UK
Designer: What Architecture
Designer: What Architecture
19. Austin, USA
Designer: Clayton & Little Architects
Designer: Clayton & Little Architects
20. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Anderson Architecture
Designer: Anderson Architecture
21. UK
22. Seattle, USA
Designer: SHED Architecture & Design
Designer: SHED Architecture & Design
23. San Francisco, USA
Designer: Cary Bernstein Architect
Designer: Cary Bernstein Architect
25. Seattle, USA
Designer: MW Works Architecture+Design
Designer: MW Works Architecture+Design
26. San Francisco, USA
Designer: Malcolm Davis Architecture
Designer: Malcolm Davis Architecture
27. Olbia-Tempio, Italy
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11 Latest Doors and Window Designs
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We designed our house so we could live this every day (Maleny, Qld)
Not just great peeks at some great outdoor but great rooms, saved some great ideas, thank you.
Fantastic. There is nothing like a great outlook. The one think I have always wanted, a window seat looking out to some sort of view. Ah well, probably wouldn’t get too much reading done.