Residential Design Inspiration: Clerestory Windows in Modern Homes

Some of the features we often hear as descriptors for Modern Architecture are “minimal”, “open floor plan” and “lots of glass.” I would agree, yet all modern homes do not have floor to ceiling windows throughout the house.

Clerestory Windows in Modern Homes

As much as we all love walls of windows, there are certainly rooms where this is not the best design for the space. Clerestory windows are an elegant way to bring daylight into a room while maintaining privacy or function. Or a way to get natural light into a living room that’s located in the center of the home. Or the perfect answer to maintaining the mid-century-modern design aesthetic for an existing home but raising the roof to give the rooms a bit more height and light.

We are working on a design for a home in which the kitchen and dining room are pushed back into the house and won’t get a lot of light from the adjacent living room windows. An obvious solution: clerestory windows. As a result of our inspiration and research, we are sharing some beautiful examples below of modern homes with clerestory windows that truly enhance the spaces through the addition of subtle, natural light.

 

Clerestory Windows - Residential Design Inspiration
Waxman House by Barry Moffitt, Photography: Julius Shulman

 

 

Modern Design Inspiration: Contemporary Residence Ideas
House in Connecticut I, (Renovation) by  Toshiko Mori, Photography: Scott Frances

 

 

 

Modern Home Design Inspiration - Clerestory Windows
Crab Creek House by Robert Gurney Architect, Photography: Hoachlander Davis Photography

 

 

 

Modern Home Design Inspiration - Clerestory Windows
Curvy House by Ben Callery Architects, Photography: Tatjana Plitt

 

 

 

 

Residential Design Inspiration - Modern Homes with Clerestory Windows

Modern Residential Design Inspiration - Clerestory Windows

Clerestory Windows in Modern HomesMill Valley Courtyard Residence by Aidlin Darling Design, Photography: Matthew Millman

 

 

Modern Home Design Inspiration - Clerestory WindowsGeorgica Pond Residence by Shelton, Mindel Associates, Photography: Michael Moran

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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