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30 Beautiful Ways Designers Let Natural Light In

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Julia Fairley
Julia FairleySeptember 5, 2022
Chief Sub-Editor and Writer, Houzz Australia and New Zealand. I love design and architecture that is thoughtful, sophisticated and champions an element of the unexpected. Before graduating with a Bachelor of Arts at UNSW and becoming a journalist, I studied interior architecture. For over a decade I have interviewed inspiring creative minds from around the world to write about design in its many different forms. Recently, I have also become an accidental gardener, to everyone's surprise.
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If your home is starved of natural light, you have many more solutions to work with than the humble window. Skylights, lightwells, voids, internal glazed doors and cleverly angled shutters all work well in brightening interiors. To fuel your creative thinking, feast your eyes on 30 scenes with lashings of natural light.

And remember, you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work, including their contact details, by clicking on an image.
Brickworks Building Products
1. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Office 88
NORTHBOURNE Architecture + Design
2. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Northbourne Architecture + Design
Kube Constructions
3. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Kube Constructions

Struggling to brighten your interiors? Find an architect near you on Houzz for clever, custom solutions
Glow Design Group
4. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Glow Design Group
Laurence Associates
5. Cornwall, UK
Designer: Laurence Associates
Melanie Beynon Architecture & Design
6. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Melanie Beynon Architecture & Design
Studio Jayga Architects
7. Essex, UK
Designer: Studio Jayga Architects
Sheri Haby Architects
8. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Sheri Haby Architects

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RCD DESIGN
9. Dublin, Ireland
Designer: RCD Design
neighbourhood studio
10. London, UK
Designer: Neighbourhood Studio
Australian Interior Design Awards
11. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Bicker Design

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DAHA
12. Brisbane, Queensland
Designer: DAHA Architecture
Luigi Rosselli Architects
13. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Luigi Rosselli Architects
Carter Williamson Architects
14. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Carter Williamson Architects
Hindley & Co Architecture & Interior Design
15. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Hindley & Co
mckimm residential design
16. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: McKimm Residential Design
C. Kairouz Architects
17. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: C Kairouz Architects
First Avenue Homes
18. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: First Avenue Homes

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Studio Atelier
19. Perth, WA
Designer: Studio Atelier
panda studio architecture pty ltd
20. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Panda Studio Architecture
Wolveridge Architects
21. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Wolveridge Architects
Studio Tom
22. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Studio Tom
Houses Awards
23. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Retallack Thompson Architects
Mihaly Slocombe
24. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Mihaly Slocombe
25. Balmoral, Queensland
Designer: Sahani Designs

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Kennedy Nolan
26. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Kennedy Nolan
User
27. Washington, USA
Designer: Hunt Laudi Studio
Miriam Gassmann
28. Paris, France
Designer: Miriam Gassmann
Howes Design Co
29. Perth, WA
Designer: Howes Design Co
Tom Robertson Architects
30. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Tom Robertson Architects


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