Here's a practical solution to the night-time problem of what to do about big glass areas: set a fireplace right into the glass wall. Without changing room elements, there's interest night and day.

Now fireplaces have new functions

A fireplace is no longer needed for heating; it is valued for its "social"� attributes far more than for its warmth.

This requires the designer to justify the extra expense of the fireplace with extra beauty and utility, while it frees him to place the fireplace where it will be most dramatic.

The new ways of using the fireplace give builders new selling features and buyers new enjoyment./end

Exposed flue simply cuts through overhang

Designed by Joseph Cyr for Wolfe-Gilchrist. Photo: Frank Cowger