Architectural case studies

Find inspiration for your next project

Enhance your project with natural daylight quality and fresh indoor air. Be inspired by projects of diverse architecture and usage. Each case study demonstrates unique approaches to designing with daylight from above, function, and aesthetics. Get the inspiration from these projects to enhance your own architectural vision.

"Architecture is the learned game, correct and magnificent, of forms assembled in the light."

Le Corbusier
VERSE UNE ARCHITECTURE, 1922

Aerial view of a modern house with solar panels on a flat roof, surrounded by greenery.

Finding Opportunity in the Unexpected

ADA House: Art, Design, Architecture
Architecture: mencke&vagnby
Photography: Adam Mørk

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Contemporary wooden house with VELUX roof windows and lush greenery.

Five Acres of Happiness

A Bed & Breakfast in Aldingham, Great Britain
Design: Blee Halligan, London & British West Indies
Photography: Sarah Blee

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"I have had the opportunity to specify and fit Heritage conservation roof windows within a heritage listed site. We removed existing conservation roof lights and replaced them with the new VELUX Heritage ones. The performance and look of the product have exceeded our expectations and satisfied the clients aesthetics. I will be specifying them again with confidence."

Tony Greenwood Bsc (hons) Arch MIOC ACIOB HSPC
HANDS-ON-ARCHITECTURE

Wooden house with high-pitched roof and VELUX window, surrounded by decking.

Living Places

A New Way of Thinking About Buildings
Architecture: EFFEKT, Artelia, VELUX Group
Photography: Adam Mørk

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Retain and Reuse

Countryside house in Oxfordshire, Great Britain
Design: Charlie Luxton Design
Photography: Ed RS Aves

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Modern kitchen with sloped ceiling and VELUX roof window, bright and stylish.

Cozy and Healthy

Row Houses in Shrewsbury, Great Britain
Design: Floreat Homes
Photography: Torben Eskerod

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Preserving historical home

Get inspired for preserving the character of older buildings.

Preserving a historical home in Tynemouth

Bathroom with marble walls, VELUX roof windows, and freestanding bathtub.

Bringing the Outside In

A Coastal Villa in Søgne, Norway
Architecture: Saunders Architecture
Photography: Bent René Synnevåg

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Modern house with flat roof and VELUX roof windows.

Greensmart

Building a home with no need for air conditioning is easier said than done when the outside temperature ranges from minus 10ºC to plus 40ºC. VELUX skylights made it possible.

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Living room with VELUX roof windows and modern decor.

Reno Rumble

Privacy and natural light were major design challenges solved with VELUX Skylights.

Modern house with metal roof and VELUX windows at sunset.

Barn Case - Back to the Future

Could the humble barn point to the future of off-grid living?

With the help of architect Joe Snell, this couple created a modern, sustainable home that could point to the future of of off-grid living, and inspire conventional house design in the process. 19 VELUX skylights played a key role.