A peek inside the house shows the relationship between the wall of glass and glass doors we saw two photos ago. Sunlight enters the open-plan kitchen-dining-living area. A couple of things worth noting are the roof overhang, barely visible here outside the clerestory windows but more noticeable in the previous photo; the overhang cuts down on heat gain that happens in the summer, while allowing the sun in during the winter. Also, the concrete floors act as a thermal mass that absorbs the heat of the sun, releasing it at night after the sun goes down.
In fact, blue also is said to help reduce blood pressure and heart rate, for more sound sleep. “This is an amazing result, as there are specialized receptors called ganglion cells in the retina part of our eyes, which are most sensitive to the color blue," says Chris Idzikowski, a sleep expert at the Edinburgh Sleep Centre, in a press release about the study. "These receptors feed information into an area deep in our brain that controls 24-hour rhythms, and affects how we perform and feel during the day. That interaction between light, sleep and wakefulness is supremely important.”
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DIY it with a wood-burning fire pit. If you are looking to save some cash — and if a bit of hard physical labor doesn't put you off — consider building your own wood-burning fire pit. Over the course of several weekends, it is possible to create a simple stacked stone fire pit like the one shown here.
The glass allows the home's interiors to capture the stunning distant views while gaining some direct sunlight. Shades mounted above the sliding wall sections allow for shading in the summer months; important, given the lack of trees.
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