Transparent architecture is becoming increasingly popular, with many people wanting homes with plenty of natural light. While see-through homes may not be the best for privacy, they certainly look good.
Certain designs work perfectly with their surroundings, allowing people the comforts of staying inside while still being able to take in the scenery. House at a Lake by BBSC Architects for example features a mostly glass facade, enabling individuals to look out at the water no matter what time of day it is. Glass is not as sustainable as a substance such as brick, but with the right upkeep and care these pieces of transparent architecture could still last a decent number of years for owners.
35 Examples of Transparent Architecture
From Wintry Glass Houses to Transparent Brick Homes:
Jamie Danielle Munro — Apr 1, 2014 — Art & Design

35
Transparent Homes
This Concept House is Made Completely from Glass

34
Transparent Pod Lodgings
The Attrap Reves Hotel Allows Guests to Stargaze in France

33
Transparent Brick Homes
The Optical Glass House Filters Sounds Out and Sights In
32
See-Through Seaside Abodes
The First Crescent Villa is an Amazing Transparent Home
31
Glass-Encased Buildings
The 'Quartier Des Spectacles' is Visually Stunning and Eco-Friendly
30
See-Through Homes
The Plastic House from Architecture Republic Dares Passersby to Throw Stones
29
Wooden Wonder Houses
The House of Cedar is Jenga-Inspired Structure
28
Seven-Level Cliffside Villas
Nettleton 198 by SAOTA is a Beautiful South African Sanctuary
27
Crystal-Clear Abodes
The Sou Fujimoto Architects Transparent House is Chic
26
Transparent Home Displays
The Steve Hermann 'Glass Pavilion' Will Give You a Breath of Fresh Air
25
Sensation-Promoting Abodes
The Sense Home by Kazutoshi Imanaga Appeals to Sight, Smell and Sound
24
Secluded Autumn Abodes
The 'Wissioming2' House by Robert M. Gurney Architects is Spectacular
23
Transparent Urban Architecture
Bronks Youth Theatre is a Contemporary Touch in the Belgian Capital
22
Transparent Hilltop Abodes
The Division Knoll Residence is at the Peak of Luxury
21
Wintry Glass Houses
Architect Carlo Santambrogio Creates a Completely Transparent Structure
20
Cabana-Inspired Abodes
The House Aboobaker by Nico van der Meulen Architects is Unbelievable
19
Transparent Community-Centered Designs
The 'Multifunctional Pavilion' in Viladrau, Spain is Modern
18
Clear Nordic Cribs
Wiel Arets Architects' H House is Clearly Amazing
17
Transparent Lakeside Abodes
House at a Lake by BBSC Architects Features Mostly Glass
16
Lucid Crystalline Buildings
The Axel Springer Campus Injects Modernity into a Berlin Site
15
Crystal Clear Glass Homes
Naf Architect & Design Creates a Seismic Home That’s Transparent
14
Scenic See-Through Dwellings
The Ana Paula Barros 'Loft Bauhaus' is Striking
13
See-Through Spherical Lodging
The Attrap'Rêves Bubble Hotel is Affordable and Pod-Like
12
Fluid Boomerang Waterfront Houses
This Luxurious Waterfront Mansion is Soothing and Elegant
11
Transparent Sin City Abodes
The Veer Towers Give Residents an Unfettered View of Vegas
10
Glass Box Labyrinths
The Cubed Maze3 Concept is Completely Transparent
9
Transparent Floating Structures
The Grand Pinklao Project by Office AT Sits High Above Ground
8
Redesigning the Merry-Go-Round for the Twenty First Century
7
Transparent Botanical Abodes
Kenneth Hobgood Architects 'Gk House' is an Ode to Flora
6
Podlike Literature Buildings
Stockholm Public Library is All About Infinite Space
5
Transparent Buildings
The Milanofiori Nord Office by Park Associati in Italy
4
Transparent Treetop Cubes
The Steam Studio is a Bizarrely Intriguing Recycled Space
3
Transparent Riverside Structures
JB Lacoudre Reinvents La Maison de la Batellerie on the Seine
2
Transparent Legal Structures
The International Criminal Court is Guilty of Having a Snazzy Design
1
Church Congregation-Inspired Structures
The Szolnok Reformed Church by SAGRA is Spiritually Simple
Related Ideas
Venetian-Inspired Museum Designs
The Conceptual Floating Glass Museum is AI-Generated
Futuristic Capsule House Concepts
The ONCO Capsule House Concept is Sleek and Minimal
Architecturally Influenced Speakers
Transparent Introduces the Brutalist Speaker with Sleek Design
Nest-Inspired Urban Houses
This Vietnamese Dwelling Offers Respite From the Concrete Jungle
Plant-Filled Latticed Buildings
Wallflower Architecture + Design Creates the Touching Eden House
Edgy Speaker Designs
The Brutalist Speaker Marries Home Audio and Industrial Elegance
Serenely Stilted Houses
This Sustainable Tiny Home is Situated On An Elevated Platform
Minimal Japanese Home Designs
FujiwaraMuro Architects Designs the House in Kyobate
Treehouse-Inspired Norwegian Residences
This House Aesthetically Connects With its Surroundings
Privacy Enhanced Minimal Homes
KWK Promes Designs the Open House with a Focus on Privacy
Discreet Architectural Polish Homes
Mobius Architekci Designs the Loop House in Rural Poland
Tranquil Elevated Tiny Homes
Jan Tyrpekl Designs the Cozy Zen House in Austria
Window-Accented Garden Homes
CAN Designs the Verdant House with a Luscious Garden
Power-Producing Home Designs
'House W' but the Florian Busch Architects is Barn-Shaped
Functional Illuminated Bricks
Omar Gandhi Architects Creates the OG Brick Light for Various Uses
Spacious Light-Filled Compact Homes
Cocoon Tiny Homes Design the Bright Long Black Home
Curved Translucent Experimental Apartments
NEUHÄUSL HUNAL Designs the Sculptor's Apartment
Narrow Lot-Based Modern Homes
Johnsen Schmaling Architects Designs the Curtain House
Landscape-Integrated Hill Homes
Elías Rizo Arquitectos Designs the Casa AV in the Hills
Affordable Housing Prototypes
Harshit Singh Kothari and Tanvi Jai Complete the Tiny House
Energy-Efficient Office Buildings
This Czech Office Complex is Outfitted With Eco-Friendly Designs
Monochromatic Minimal Cozy Homes
DIG Architects Designs the Vaulted Monochrome Haus
3D-Printed Ceramic Home Facades
The Ceramic House in Amsterdam Gets a Ceramic Feature
Retro Themed A-Frame Houses
Dan Brunn Architecture Designs the Arrowhead Double A-Frame House
High Concrete Walled Homes
Cesar Mancillas Creates a Linear Home with Tranquil Elements
Anticipatory Architectural Homes
The Vulcan House in Perth Has a Sensible Design Process
All-Grey Holiday Residences
Adam Kane Architects Completes the Design of the Grey House
Prefabricated Exposed Structural Homes
Workshop Architecture Inc Designs the Unfinished House
Translucent Brick Materials
Silica Aerogels are a New Translucent, Structural and Modular Material
Crystalline Tech Devices
The Conceptual Apple Clear Series by Vadzim Sadouski is Transparent
Math Equation-Inspired Houses
Fala Atelier Designed the House of Countless Windows
Garden Oasis Renovated Homes
Sam Crawford Architects Designs the Hidden Garden House
Eco-Conscious Slim Skyscrapers
Muraba and RCR Arquitectes Join to Design the Muraba Veil
Clever Townhouse Renovations
Light and Air Architecture Design the Void House in New York
Dynamic Y-Shaped Glazed Houses
Saunders Architecture Designs the Y House in Alberta
Wooden Surrounded Concrete Homes
Omer Arbel Presents Designs for a Range of Washington State Homes
Glazed Belgian Home Renovations
Ae-Architecten Renovates the SL House in Ghent, Belgium
Doughnut-Shaped Elevated Houses
Studio Saxe Designs the Sinfornia Verde in Carate, Costa Rica
Transparent Vinyl Player Concepts
Vadzim Sadouski Designs a Clear Music Design Concept
Terraced Garden-Surrounded Homes
Arkitito Arquitetura Designed the Lechuza House in Brazil
Vaulted Glass Roofed Greenhouses
Max Núñez Arquitectos Designs the Casa de Vidrio in a Garden
Greenhouse-Topped Residences
Moe Architecten Adds a Greenhouse on Top of the Wooden House
Modern Minimal Concrete Homes
Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados Designs the Copas Home
Wooden Screen Stacked Houses
DB Arquitectors Designs the Casa VJC Iporanga In Brazil
Relaxing Wooden Holiday Homes
Norm Architects Designs the Heatherhill Beach House
Meadow-Overlooking Sleek Homes
StudioAC Designs a Holiday Home iwth a Cedar-Clad Build
Sandy Landscape-Reflective Homes
SIA Arquitectura Designs the Casa da Encosta n Grândola
Contemporary Artful Bright Apartments
Butterfly Studios Designs a Bright Krakow Apartment
Green Cladding Modified Homes
Martin Fenlon Architecture Modifies the Denton House in LA
Bamboo-Clad Residential Homes
i29 Designs the Open Park Villa to Connect with Nature
Nature Blending Modern Homes
MODU Designed the Mini Tower One Residence in Brooklyn
Recycling-Centric Waterfront Homes
Measured Architecture Designs the Shor House Project
Robust Monolithic Walled Homes
H Arquitectes Completes the Casa 1736 in Barcelona
Fish Lifestyle-Inspired Residences
Beef Architekti Designs the Bright House of Hills in Slovakia
House-Layered Structural Designs
DCA Architects of Transformation Designs the Chodge
Natural Material House Extensions
Pensaer Focuses on Natural Materials for the Clay House
Concrete Brutalist Hilltop Residences
Pedro Domingos Arquitectos Designed the Frame House
Environmentally Blending Residences
A Threshold Studio Designs the Ineffable Light Home
Picturesque Modern Holiday Homes
Young Architects Designs the Ligar Bay Bach Holiday Home
Daylight-Filled Treetop Residences
An Architect Couple Designs the Unique Atwater House
Pyramidal Concrete Japanese Homes
IGArchitects Completed the Pyramid Hut Concrete Home
Natural Material-Crafterd Holiday Homes
Johan Sundberg Arkitektur Designs the Sommarhus E
Concrete Boxes-Overlapping Homes
FujiwaraMuro Architects Designs the House in Tsurumi-ku
Wooden Louvres Family Homes
3dor Concepts Designs the Slab Home in Kerela, India
Light Reflective Modern Villas
PPAA Completes the Concrete Villa with a 'Water Mirror'
Refreshing Micro-Living Compact Homes
Mariano Ravenna Designs the SF-FR House with Concrete
Exposed Concrete Stealthy Homes
OFIS Aritekti Designs the Villa Eternal Way in Slovenia
Contrasting Facade Panoramic Residences
SO? Completes the Two Face House in Turkey
Openable Wooden Shutter Homes
SJK Architects Completed the Design of the Light House
Artfully Inspired Home Renovations
Reflect Architecture Designs the North Drive House in Toronto
Light-Filled Open Beach Houses
The Airey Group and Andrea McLean Design the Big Sky Beach House
Introspective Charred Pine Extension
Förstberg Ling Designs Part of House with a Hidden Atrium
Monolithic Sleek Summer Homes
Jan Henrik Jansen Arkitekter Creates the Vollerup Atrium Home
Curvaceous Brick Forest Homes
Blurring Boundaries Designs the Asmalay Home in a Forest
Raw Concrete Industrial Homes
Studio Cochi Architects Designs the House in Nishizaki
Perforated Facade Compact Residences
Rahul Pudale Design Creates the Porous Adobe Compact Home
Architecture-Inspired Building Blocks
James Paulius Designs the Blockitecture® Frank Lloyd Wright
Steel Facade-Wrapped Residences
Atelier Itch Designs the Bomun House with a Shiny Facade
Renovated 19th-Century Homes
Byró Architekti Renovates a House in Kutná Hora with Bright Joinery
Gridded Steel Framed Homes
3dor Concepts Designs the Elegant House XO in Kerala, India
Angled Concrete Forest Homes
Nendo Designs the Block Wall House in a Japanese Forest
Sustainably Crafted Pavilions
Shigeru Ban Introduces the Paper Log House in the Glass House
Textured Local Stone Residences
Point27 Architects Designed the Atrium House in Greece
Inclusive Social Housing Projects
Peris + Toral Arquitectes Design 85 Social Dwellings in Cornellà
Wooden Clad Jagged Residences
SHED Architecture and Design Created the Jagged Home in Seattle
Cozy Gaden Cabin Retreats
BYRÓ architekti Designs the Garden Pavilion with Wooden Detail
Timber-Framed Croatian Homes
OFIS Arhitekti Designs the Light House Project in Croatia
Off-Grid Solar Panel Residences
Florian Busch Architects Designs the House W in Japan
Perforated Light-Passing Art Installations
The Volvo Circle Pavilion Uses Tyvek Facades
Cast-Concrete Cooling Homes
The FR House by CAZA Optimizes Natural Cooling Structures
Cutout Roof Cement-Clad Homes
Edition Office Designs a Home with a Focus on Tree Views
Orange Tonal Concrete Homes
Álvaro Siza Designs the Colien House on a Sloped Site in Spain
Halo-Like Skylight Homes
Tamara Wibowo Architects Designs the Halo House in Indonesia
Green Tiled Extended Residences
Madam Architectuur Designs the Sofie House in Belgium
Modern Interpreted English Homes
Threefold Architects Designs the Eight Gables Home
Contemporary Adaptable Concrete House
Gabriel Rivera Arquitectos Designs the Binocular House
Lake-Overlooking Tiled Pavilions
BIG Designs the Jinji Lake Pavilion Overlooking Suzhou Lake
Transparent Bean Bag Furniture
Shayan Ramesht Designs a Sustainable Bean Bag Structure
Discrete Lakeside Modern Homes
Naturehumaine Designs the Palissane Home in Quebec by the Water
Modern Brick Retro Residences
McLaren Excell Transforms a Home in Wimbledon from the 70s
Lighthouse-Functioning Concrete Structures
Lin Architecture Creates the Concrete Pavilion in China
Cave-Like Folded Residences
Earthscape Studio Creates the Unique Structural Wild House
Office Building Rainbow Facades
SAKO Architects Designs the Vertical Rainbow Office Building
Open-Air Perforated Concrete Homes
MM++ Architects Designs the Anchor House in Vietnam
Pale Tonal Brick Homes
Fletcher Crane Architects Designs the Kingston Villa in Richmond
Tranquil Subdued House Extensions
Heliotrope Architects Adds a New Extension to a Historic Home
Barn-Inspired Timber Residences
Florian Busch Architects Designs the House W in Japan
Gabled Forest-Side Homes
Théque Atelier Designs the Frame House in Hungary
City-Framing Concrete Residences
Cadence Architects Completes the Design of the K-Home
Rustic Cultural Architectural Buildings
Abin Design Studio Designed the Gallery House in Bensberia
Glass-Lined Towering Libraries
Snøhetta Designs the Beijing City Library Located in China
Mirrored Panel Tropical Gardens
Research Artistic Design + Architecture Designs the Frame Garden
Exposed Concrete Steelwork Homes
Objekt Architecten Designs the Lamat House in Wichelen
Privacy-Focused Australian Homes
Anthony Gill Architects Creates the Design of the Clifton House
Clear Glazing Compact Residences
IGArchitects Designs the Check Patterned House in Japan
Interconnected Brick-Clad Buildings
David Chipperfield Architects Blends Three Housing Typologies
Personality-Reflecting Brick Homes
Omar Vegara Taller and Renata de Miguel Design Casa Cantellano
Natural Material Stilted Homes
Johan Sundberg Arkitektur Completes the Yngsjö Holiday Home
Retro Gabled Greenhouse Additions
BHY Arquitectos Renovates the Casa Wiz in Buenos Aires
Wooden Louvre Secluded Residences
Keiji Ashizawa Creates the Private House in Aoyama
Park-Nestled Concrete Homes
Cimbre Designs the House in Serra on a Secluded Site in a Park
Blocky Structural Coastal Homes
Åsa Hjort Architects Completes a Home Design in Sweden
Trapezoidal Coastal Beach Houses
Emergentes Architectures Sàrl Designed the Dreal House in Chile
Textured Concrete Tiered Homes
Nomo Studio Designs the Shift House Holiday Residence
Sleek Contemporary Elevated Retreats
Brown & Brown Architects Designs the Tidal House
Contemporary Cantilevered Residences
Alterstudio Architecture Presents the Westview Residence
Expansive Roofs Concrete Homes
Studio MOB Creates a House in the Farm in Coimbatore
Concrete Block-Formed Residences
nendo Designed the block-wall house Located in Karuizawa
Naturally Ventilated Bright Houses
Kiron Cheerla Architecture Designs the Pott House
Square Structural Canadian Homes
PARTISANS Designs the Canvas House in Toronto, Canada
Monolithic Custom Residences
Laboratorio de Arquitectura Designs the Casa Catedral Project
Timber-Framed Brick Homes
Erbar Mattes Creates a Spacious Design for a London House
Geometric Red-Brick Suburban Homes
OFIS Arhitekti Designs the Frame House in Ljubljana
Precisely Designed Toronto Homes
Reflect Architecture Created the Baby Point Home in Toronto
Immersive Breeze Houses
Alya Ola Abbas' Design Was Installed for Dubai Design Week 2023
Gridded Screen Apartment Blocks
Neri&Hu Design a Grid Facade Residential Building in Taiwan
Spain-Based Bright Modern Homes
Isla Architects Presents a Look at the Casa Mila
Terraced Naturally Lit Homes
Unknown Works Designs the Bright Oasis Home in London
Perforated Brick Wall Workshops
Tropical Space Designed the Terra Cotta Workshop
Philosophically Designed Modern Homes
c.dd Designs the Boundaless Residence in Guangdong