We first spotted Carl Verdickt's Greenhouse back in 2009, and the project has been a favorite ever since. Antwerp-based Verdickt & Verdickt Architecten's super-reflective glass serves as a mirror to the forested setting in Asse, Belgium. To increase the reflection of the windows, glass was coated with a translucent polycarbonate layer. For more information on this treatment, visit Verdickt & Verdickt Architecten.
Above: The exterior of the barn-style house on a sunny day.
Above: Replacing walls with windows brings the outdoors inside in all seasons.
Above: The house was built with a reverse layout where the private quarters are mostly located below the main floor's open floor plan; above sits a small section of private quarters as a lofted area.
Above: A Vola faucet and the NO Fruit Pendant (see Design Sleuth: NO Fruit Pendant Light from Dark).
Above: A revolving fireplace hangs in the center of the main living quarters.
Above: Warm neon lighting is installed throughout the main floor.
For another barn structure that glows, see Carver + Schickertanz's Energy-Efficient Guesthouse in New Hampshire. For greenhouses around the world, take an excursion to South Africa, Norway, and Sweden.
N.B.: This post is an update; the original story ran on April 10, 2009.
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