How European Design Is Influencing the Hamptons
Something is changing in luxury residential architecture.
Look closely at some of the newest homes and renovations in the Hamptons and you’ll see less window, and more glass.
European design is influencing how architects are approaching the relationship between architecture, light, and the outdoors. As openings get larger and wall areas become increasingly glazed, performance becomes just as important as appearance. Energy efficiency, weather resistance, air and water performance, and the ability to properly integrate these systems into the building envelope all become critical considerations:
- Thinner frames
- Larger openings
- Hidden hardware
- Concealed sash
- More daylight
More ways to open the house to the landscape.
Lift-and-slide doors and movable exterior glass walls and curved glass are transforming the traditional boundary between indoors and out.
And increasingly, luxury architecture isn’t being designed around standard window sizes.
The opening is becoming part of the architecture itself.
But pushing glass to its limits creates a new challenge: performance has to keep up with the design.
The larger the opening and the slimmer the frame, the more important the engineering, materials, fabrication, and installation become.
That’s where European window and door technology is changing what’s possible.
At Global Window Systems, we bring architects and builders access to European designs for expansive openings, minimal sightlines, and highly customized configurations. Our portfolio includes European window and door systems in aluminum, wood, steel, and composite, providing the flexibility to achieve the aesthetic, performance, and opening configurations the architecture demands.
Because when the architecture calls for something extraordinary, “standard” shouldn’t be the starting point.
