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A TOUCH OF GLASS Palm Springs meets mid-century modern in this Thorne Group show home. WO R DS M O N I Q U E BALVE RT- O ’CO N N O R PH OTOS S U PPLI E D
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here’s much that shines at the latest Thorne Group show home in Pāpāmoa, but there’s one feature that’s an indisputable standout. Clever design showcases just how the outdoors can be celebrated within the framework of a house – all thanks to a collaborative project between the award-winning Thorne Group Homes and Thorne Group Architecture. While “indoor-outdoor flow” has become a clichéd description, this Palm Springs house is next level in this regard, with an internal garden and many walls of movable glass. There are a total of seven stacker doors, plus a few sliders, that open the house up to its architecturally landscaped gardens. The solar powered home is a lesson in how it’s possible to both inhabit a building yet reside with nature.
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