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Article: Bringing in daylight: three painters show how.
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- Sunset
- Article date:
- September 1, 1984
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Ample indirect natural light is an advantage in any house, but indispensable for an artist. In painters' home studios, we found three imaginative window wall ideas that could be adapted to a living room, dining room, or family room.
For a studio in Woodacre, California, architect Gary Kneeland found a way to get maximum north light and flexibility: he installed a 15- by 16-foot metal and glass overhead sectional door. This type of door is usually used in service stations; here it makes sense as a prefabricated glass was that can disappear in warm weather or when large canvases need to be carried in or out. Look in the yellow pages under Doors, then look for ...