Wutopia inserts inverted triangular lightwell into book shop
Architecture studio Wutopia Lab has renovated the Hubei Foreign Language Bookstore in Wuhan, China, inserting a shard-like glass lightwell that pierces through six stories. More
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Flow Architecture lines stairwell of London house conversion with timber slats
Flow Architecture and Maria Grazia Savito Architects have wrapped timber slats around the lightwell of a Victorian house conversion in Kensington, London. More
Look on the bright side with our light-filled Pinterest boards
Daylight Saving Time has ended in the northern hemisphere, but this week's featured Pinterest boards are here to bring some light into your day. Lighten up with impressive installations and flood your room with skylights and lightwells so you're never left in the dark. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest › More
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Atelier Tao+C inserts lightwell to brighten interiors of traditional Shanghai lane house
Beijing practice Atelier Tao+C has inserted a narrow light shaft into the centre of this 1930s home in Shanghai to illuminate its light-starved rooms. More
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Pivoting louvres conceal windows set into brick facade of mews house by Belsize Architects
A lightwell, a glass staircase and large windows set behind wooden louvres help to bring natural light into this four-bedroom house, which Belsize Architects squeezed onto a small plot in a traditional mews near London's Hyde Park. More
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Kientruc O carves elliptical lightwell between Vietnamese house and its extension
An elongated lightwell has been cut through this 1940s house in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, which has been renovated by locally based architecture studio Kientruc O. More
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10 homes that make clever use of lightwells to bring daylight in
We've selected 10 popular projects from Dezeen's Pinterest boards that show how lightwells can be used to channel daylight down into parts of the home where windows are limited. More
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Welsh + Major slots lightwell between Sydney cottage and its brick extension
A tree grows up through a lightwell that Australian studio Welsh + Major has added to this house in Sydney, and topped with an opening glass roof. More
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Lightwell House by Kimizuka Architects
Lightwell House is a recently completed residence in Tokyo, Japan, designed by Tokyo-based Kimizuka Architects. More
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DVF Studio by Work Architecture Company
Work Architecture Company have completed the headquarters for fashion label Diane von Furstenberg Studio in New York's Meatpacking District. More
