Threshold

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Full height glazing connects rooms to a sequence of alternating terraces and gardens

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The transparent rear façade opens to a field of evergreen ferns overlooking Wister Creek along the eastern edge of the site

Kitchen cabinetry is nested within thick brick walls that organize the program and create a spatial rhythm

A brick threshold marks the transition from the contained entryway into the open living space

A recess at the front façade forms a sheltered entry, while slot windows frame views and preserve privacy

Project • By Studio Neta • Housing

Sycamore Glen

Located in a wooded valley on the outskirts of Philadelphia, Sycamore Glen is a single-family home nestled among mature trees, overlooking Wister Creek. Bordered closely by neighboring houses to the west, the narrow site informed a linear organization and a careful balance of privacy, light, and views. Pix The house is structured around a series of parallel masonry walls that divide space, define rhythm, and extend beyond the envelope to articulate thresholds and terraces. A recessed entry, marked by a cantilevered overhang, leads to a quiet, compressed threshold before opening into a living and dining area that extends outward to a terrace surrounded by evergreen ferns. Pix A stepped glass façade on the eastern side conn... More

Product • By FIBRA by Saimex • FIBRA Window Frames and Tresholds

FIBRA Window Frames and Tresholds

Thanks to its insulating structure and thermal break, FIBRA is broadly applied in the green energy sector as passive houses thermal insulated window frames or doorsteps. More