These Five Homes Get a Fresh Outlook With Custom Windows and Doors

Pierre-Henri Hoppenot, founder and principal of Brooklyn-based Studio PHH, named this project "La Clairiere"—French for "the clearing" or "the glade"—as a nod to the light-filled gathering space that is the heart of the home. Two monolithic brick volumes anchor the home on either side, while the glass-enclosed central volume links these two masses, becoming a spatial void through which nature can permeate.