Window walls surround all sides of Glass Villa in the Lake, a three-storey house built by Dutch studio Mecanoo in the Cotswolds.
Mecanoo designed the house to be as transparent as possible to maximise views of its scenic setting, over a lake near the town of Lechlade. The idea was to create the feeling of "living outside on water".
It even features a basement floor submerged beneath the water's surface.

"The guiding design principle was to create a house that combines transparency with sustainability, forging a strong relationship between the villa and the landscape," said the studio.
"It is designed from inside out, creating uninterrupted views to the surrounding nature, while providing shelter and intimacy."
To ensure there is a view of the nature from every corner of the house, the house's interior is largely open-plan.
Where partitions were required, they were designed to double as useful features, for instance, the large fireplace and storage cupboards on the ground floor.
Photograph is by Blue Sky ImagesThanks to the glazed exterior, living spaces and bedrooms on the upper levels all benefit from at least two large windows. They are linked by a central atrium, which leads up to a garden on the roof and the partially submerged basement floor.
This sunken level, located just below the water line, contains a jacuzzi, a games room and a home cinema.

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