In a feature article for 360 West Magazine, our architect partner Ames Fender said, “I hope visitors come away with the feeling that this is one of the most unique environments in Fort Worth, given the home’s relationship to the backyard.” Fender’s design included our 600 series multi-slides meeting at a 90-degree corner and opening wide to leave unobstructed access to the patio and pool. This beautiful home with its incredible views and access to the lush backyard truly accomplishes the goal the architect was after.

This beautiful project in Southern California was designed and built by the exceptionally talented Peter Vracko, from Vracko Design and Construction. The challenging build (which climbs vertically up the side of a hill) is a beautiful sight to see, as is the way he utilized Western’s multi-slide door systems to open entire walls to the beautiful California weather. Custom views, narrow sightlines, modern styling - this project was a perfect fit for Western’s products.

This beautiful private residence was designed by Mexico City-based studio Parque Humano. According to the architect, the residence “occupies a natural ledge in the hillside. Facing the view to the east (and turning its back to the winds coming from the north), we have amazing views of the city and a panorama of the hills and valley." Our dealer, Productos Pella Del Noroeste, supplied a variety of Western windows & doors throughout the home to help capture the incredible view.

Architect Brian Fitzsimmons designed this contemporary masterpiece upon a cliff with a nice view of Oklahoma City. The polished concrete floors, bright blue stair case, modern furniture and minimalist style make it one of the more unique homes featuring Western. The box-shape design leaves the upper half of the house hanging over the base of the structure. Western's multi-slide door systems compliment the style of the room interiors and allow this homeowner to open up their entire wall to the beauty of the outdoors.

This home was recently featured on the Modern Home Tour in Texas, and was designed by the celebrated firm Charles Todd Helton Architect, Inc. The modern design harkens back to Frank Lloyd Wright, with open space, high ceilings and large Western windows facing the Hogg Bird Sanctuary and Bayou Bend. The architect, along with Hann Builders, used most all of Western’s various products throughout the project. Western’s Multi-Slide and Bi-Fold doors open up exterior walls to one of the most beautiful pool and spa combinations.

This home was built in the beautiful and exclusive hill country of Johnson City, Texas. Designed by Ohlhuasen DuBois Architects and built by Rice Construction, this home and its large-view windows overlook the vast open hills of Central Texas. The layout of this home is perfect to take in both morning sunrises and the evening sunsets. Western products used include 600 Series Window wall, 700 Series Casements and Awning window and 600 Series Sliding Patio Doors.

This private residence in the Phoenix area was designed by architect David Dick, and was built by Stone Creek Building Co. Both firms are versatile in the types of homes they create, but when the design calls for a contemporary look they both choose Western Window Systems for their exterior windows and doors. Large window walls, sliding glass doors and venting windows are used throughout the project to achieve openness and stunning views. The home is full of natural light and is complimented by clean, straight-lined architecture.

Designed by Hue Projects Architecture, this vacation home at the Northern tip of Michigan's Lower Peninsula looks out over Lake Michigan toward Beaver Island. Western's 600 Series Sliding Glass Doors were built to massive sizes and run floor-to-ceiling to provide unobstructed views of the lake and setting sun. Insulated shutters mounted to tracks above the windows and doors allow the owners to secure the house when they are away and provide a more efficient thermal envelope when the house is used during the winter.

This home designed by Phoenix Architecture features a custom window wall that was a unique challenge for Western as it followed not only the roofline but also the adjacent windows on the house. The end product turned out great, and was a perfect combination of 900 Series Hinged Doors and 600 Series Window Wall.

Architect Gordon Rogers designed a true work of art in this home in Sunset Canyon. Sweeping angles, endless walls of glass, custom details – he certainly knows how to challenge a window company. Thankfully, Western product- and glazing-specifics were identified from the beginning and our windows and doors blended seamlessly with his grand design. Western 900 Series Hinged Doors, 700 Series Casements, 600 Series Sliding Doors were all used on this project.

Juxtaposed between majestic views of prehistoric red rock formations and the glamour and glitz of the Las Vegas Strip, this 5,500-square-foot Post Modern gem boasts simplicity that translates into an informal elegance and 21st-century sophistication. It truly is maximum minimalism. The Western 600 Series Multi-Slide Pocket Doors and Sliding Glass Doors were chosen for their minimalism, their ability to disappear and their clean, straight simplicity. This home has been featured on the cover of multiple magazines.

Designed by celebrated firm Stephen Vitalich Architects, this Broadway project called for four loft-style single-family residences developed as a small lot subdivision. Steven used Western’s 600 Series multi-slides to make each residence feel larger. Indoor/outdoor living that included a roof deck was greatly encouraged by our doors that slide and stack to the side to open up multiple rooms to enjoy the outdoors. When we look at this phenomenal project, we like to call it “urban space exploration.”

Architect Shane Hansen Fernandez crafted this beautiful home located in the hill country of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Western had the pleasure of supplying both our 600 Series Window Wall and our 900 Series Hinged Doors. The design team utilized Western’s Modern Divided Lites to give the windows and doors the look of paned glass, yet still chose the Narrow Stile hinged door to keep sightlines minimal. Shane also had a specific request to use Solar Cool Bronze glass, which Western was able to provide.

Architect Gordon Rogers has an incredible knack for creating glass homes that still have incredible warmth and comfort. This home utilized Western’s 600 Series Multi-Slides and Patio Doors. Gordi wanted clean, narrow sightlines to compliment his custom wood ceilings and arched detail. The finished project is outstanding.

Located on the edge of a cliff, this private residence in Beverly Hills is one of the finest projects Western has partnered with. The architect’s use of oversized 600 Series Multi-Slides and Sliding Glass Doors open up the entire home to a view of the Los Angeles skyline. Our 600 Series Window Wall had motorized 700 Series awnings and casements throughout the home. With the beautiful weather of Southern California and the amazing views of Beverly Hills, Western was the perfect choice for this project.

This home was built in the affluent Portlock area on the Island of Oahu. The feature door on this project was a Western Multi-Slide Door System that was so large (50 feet on one leg and 32 feet on the other) that it was the largest 90-degree door that Western has ever manufactured. When the entire stacking door system is open, it makes for a perfect environment for entertaining and allows the homeowner to enjoy the beauty of the Hawaiian weather.

Designed, manufactured and built by the rapidly growing firm Marmol Radziner, this project shows why Western feels so fortunate to have a partnership with this cutting-edge organization. This home is one of their pre-fab concepts, in which modular units are constructed and built in their factory before being shipped to the jobsite. Marmol uses Western 600 Series Sliding Patio Doors, 600 Series Multi-Slides, 900 Series Hinged Doors, 700 Series Casements and other products. Western products perfectly compliments this home's sleek, modern look.

Sever Design Group designed this incredible home to be tucked against the mountains yet with a natural feel. The expansive patio and view deck were lined with Western’s 600 Series Window Wall around the back of the home. Western’s Multi-Slide Doors open up entire rooms to a beautiful pool that hangs on the edge of the mountain.

Located in Portlock on the island of Oahu, this project was a perfect combination of Western’s specialty door systems. Western and our dealer Windows Hawaii helped the homeowner design an incredible lanai enclosure. Western’s 9500 Series Bi-Fold door opens and stacks to the sides, opening up an entire room of the house to the outside. The architect also designed in 3-panel Multi-Slide Doors on both sides of the folding door system.

Architect Mark Sever is one of the best at designing contemporary homes that manage to stay remarkably comfortable. Sever uses Western’s 600 Series Window Wall to carry horizontal lines throughout the home, tying each room together and distinguishing his architecture. Western’s 600 Series Sliding Patio Door and Multi-Slides open multiple rooms to the beauty of Arizona weather.

Architect Rick Ryniak designed this gorgeous home located in the Makena area of Wailea on Maui. He utilized Western’s 600 Series Sliding Doors, Multi-Slide Pocket Doors, Awning Windows, Hinged Doors, curved fixed glass and a large 600 Series Window Wall system. The custom window wall stands nearly 20 feet high and consists of two vertical 10-foot by 10-foot pieces of glass with side panels the same height in curved glass. The home does an incredible job of capturing the custom view of its beautiful surroundings.

This beautiful home rests on Camelback Mountain and is the vision of Christy and Company Architecture. With its bold design and dramatic angled roof, Western was thrilled to be a part of this contemporary masterpiece. Large 600 Series Multi-Slide Doors meet at a sharp corner and open up the entire home to the valley below. Views of city lights and sunsets captured daily through these Western Windows.

Designed by architect Rick Ryniak, this project opens up nearly ever wall of the home to the outside. Western supplied eleven 600 Series Multi-Slide Doors, including a specialty 90-degree multi-slide system. Six of the eleven multi-slide doors are equipped with remote automated door openers supplied by Doors In Motion. The homeowners on this project love to remotely open the doors of their home from a cell phone as they approach their subdivision, allowing them to enter an open-air home.

Architects Wan Su Lim and Matthew Wells of Hanna Gabriel Wells Architects utilized Western's 600 Series Window Wall with 90-degree butt glazing along with 700 Series Hinged Windows and 900 Series Hinged Doors in their personal home. Inspired by Arts + Architecture Magazine’s Case Study House, this steel-framed home is an exploration of structural simplicity and efficiency. Its unencumbered floors allow maximum flexibility for transparency and spatial definition.

Architect Lloyd Russell designed this home to mitigate the harsh heat of the California desert. Featured in Dwell Magazine’s July/August 2009 issue, it features Western’s 600 Series Multi-Slide Door System to help maximize the indoor/outdoor living element as well as our 700 Series Awning Window to give the house additional ventilation. 

For this project the homeowner selected our 600 Series Fixed Window to capture the expansive views of their forest surroundings. Our 900 Series Residential Aluminum Swinging Door was used for all the egress doors. Western helped engineer the openings, fabricated the steel necessary and concealed it in the frame members. The owner selected Western Window’s Stock Bronze Anodized finish to take advantage of our quick lead-times.

Rick Salter, who not only owns this home but also Custom Home Window and Door in Las Vegas, built this project to showcase the Western product. He regularly uses his home as a full-size showroom, bringing in customers, architects and builders to see, feel and operate the windows and doors in real-life scenarios. The entire structure  has been automated, allowing the homeowner the ability to adjust the temperature, open or close the blinds and operate lights from anywhere in the world that has phone service.

This contemporary masterpiece and Golden Nugget award-winner was designed by Brissette Architects and built by Calvis Wyant Luxury Homes. Both the architect and builder are outstanding partners of Western, and this project was a great reflection of the custom ability of Western’s 600 Series Window Wall. Our window wall frame system replicates the desired look of a storefront with the refinement and precision of a factory-manufactured window system. Additionally, our 900 Series Hinged Doors and 600 Series Sliding Glass Doors opened the home to the exterior.

This home used Western windows and doors throughout the project, all painted a custom color to add to the beautiful combination of finishes. We worked closely with the architect, builder and homeowner to obtain clean, continuous site-lines.

Western provided an ideal indoor/outdoor living environment in this San Antonio, Texas home by utilizing large windows and the multi-slide pocket door system.

Tucked against the side of a mountain, this contemporary work of art is a showcase for Western windows and doors. The 600 Series Sliding Glass Doors were stretched from floor to ceiling, achieving the minimal site lines that Taylor Design + Build was after. Our 600 Series Window Walls turn 90-degree corners, and half-inch single pane butt glazes create an invisible corner that leaves the view unobstructed. The 600 Series Multi-Slide Doors open the home to the pool, inviting the homeowners enjoy the beauty indoor-outdoor living lifestyle of this project.

When Bernbaum Magadini Architects designed this private home in Dallas, one of their main objectives was maintaining narrow sight lines throughout the house to capture the view of the beautiful wooded green belt behind the home. Western was a natural choice, as our windows and doors have large expanses of glass and minimal frame profiles. The customer used a mixture of 600 Series Window Wall and large, oversized 600 Series Sliding Patio Doors.

This customer chose our Dark Bronze Anodized finish for a short lead-time. Because of the complexity and size of this job the contractor was unable to frame the entire home before ordering his windows and doors. With Western, he was able to order and install the windows and doors as he completed the different phases of the build, in turn shorting his build time. Our team was able to fill the larger window wall openings utilizing the 600 series system, encasing steel in the extrusions to obtain the required wind load, as well as narrow sight lines.

While the unique exterior structure of this home (with a towering mountain behind it) is a site to behold, the entryway is even more impressive. This project features a large 900 Series Western Pivot Door located within a Series 600 Window Wall alongside our 700 Series casements create a functional and beautiful feature. Our extrusions and brake metal concealed the existing structure to tie the entire wall into the Western family.

This unique home, designed by B.A.D.A. Architects of Texas, is a showcase of Western’s 600 Series Window Wall with large 4-foot by 7-foot-tall 700 Series Casements installed in the wall of glass for ventilation. The architect wanted the exterior walls to be made of glass, and most every exterior wall of the home utilized Western’s window wall system. The homeowners wanted the contemporary look of storefront, but the attention to detail, weather protection, and fit and finish of a luxury residential product. 

Driven by a strong desire to entertain, these homeowners wanted a door system that disappeared to take advantge of the indoor/outdoor living lifestyle. To accomplish this, they utilized our 600 Series Multi-Slide pocket doors, creating a feature opening on this home. Additonally, butt glaze window walls and 900 Series Hinged Doors were combined to capture breathtaking views.

This private residence showcases Western’s versatility and ability to work well as the window and door choice on a more traditional project. True divided light, a custom painted green color, a large amount of hinged doors - all of these design criteria stay within the comfort zone of Western. This customer also incorporated custom hardware into each of our hinged doors to match their interiors. Western can incorporate most any custom hardware into our 900 Series Hinged Doors as long as that hardware has a maximum 2-3/8 inch backset.

This contemporary project in Scottsdale, Arizona featured the best of Western’s various product lines. The massive oversize stacked windows were created using Western’s 600 Series Window Wall, and were reinforced by steel that was inserted into the vertical mulls to provide additional structure. The home also utilized Western’s 900 Series Hinged and Pivot Doors as well as 600 Series Sliding Glass Doors and screens on the patio.

Nestled in the golf course community of Desert Mountain, the architect required custom floor-to-ceiling glass details. Western worked to integrate our system and our glass into all of the custom nooks created by such a unique home. Western’s 600 Series Multiple Sliding Doors open up the home to the outside and 700 Series Casements ventilate all of the bedrooms.

Designed by celebrated architectural firm Brisette Architects, this hillside project was perfect for Western’s 600 Series Window Wall. This home utilized Western’s products to match the arched roof lines and stacking transoms, including 90-degree Multi-Slide Doors, 600 Series Sliding Patio Doors and other products. Western’s extensive product line was perfect for this custom design.

Located in the Las Vegas desert near the famous strip, this private residence is one of a kind. Waterfalls that drop from the roof in multiple locations make for a truly serene environment. Multiple 600 Series telescoping Multi-Slide Doors (including a 90-degree door near the pool) open up the entire home to the beautiful backyard. Our 700 Series Casements and Awnings provide great ventilation, and 600 Series Sliding Patio Doors in the dining room are elegant and complimentary of the home’s design.

Designed by renowned valley firm Phoenix Architecture, principal Erik Peterson chose Western to capture the his signature contemporary look on this project. Included in this home were 900 Series Hinged Doors, 600 Series Sliding Patio Doors, 700 Series Casements as well as 600 Series Window Walls. For this and every project, Western uses CAD shop drawings to align verticals of windows above doors, capture the look of custom butt glazes and figure out difficult jamb conditions.

Nestled against the water of the greater Bay Area, this private residence in Northern California is a beautiful site to behold. Glass dominates the front of the home, inviting onlookers to take in its bold design. The architect wanted to invite guests to venture out on to the patio and take in the custom views this home has to offer, which he accomplished by utilizing Western's 600 Series Multi-Slides throughout the home. Our 600 Series Sliding Glass Doors open up bedrooms, and 100 Series Sliding Windows were chosen for ventilation and their narrow sightlines.

Designed by the exceptional firm Tsontakis Architecture, this home is the epitome of Arizona serenity. Its rounded exterior walls and soft features are brilliantly contrasted by contemporary columns and sharp design. Western’s 600 Series Multi-Slide Pocket Doors opened up this living room to the pool and its beautiful waterfall, allowing the homeowners a perfect opportunity to entertain their guests.

This private residence was designed by the respected firm Bodron + Fruit Architects and was built by Steve McCombs. The home utilized a variety of Western products in some massive sizes. There is a 600 Series Sliding Glass door that is 11 feet tall, there are three 600 Series fixed windows that are more than 70 square feet, and there is a 900 Series Hinged Door frame that the customer installed a wood entry door within.

For this project, Western Window Systems provided several 600 Series Sliding Patio Doors and Multi-Slide Doors. The showpiece of the home is the 90-degree multi-slide with the full-screen option that allows  the homeowners to have a fully screened opening or glass opening depending on which panels they choose out of the hidden pocket. This door utilized our thin line sill, which provides a hidden track that is flush with the top of the tile floor. This provides a smooth transition from inside to outside and allows the homeowner to open up the whole corner of their home. The homeowner selected Western’s Warmtone Kynar Paint for their product.

This custom home built by Lenzmeier Construction was one of the most unique projects Western had ever been involved in. This massive project - with livable square footage of 13,138 and 24,877 under roof - was designed to be different than the homes around it. The custom window shapes called for unique radius bends and patterns eliminated most all other windows from consideration. Western’s 600 Series Window Wall product, however, can be built to match most any custom template and was a perfect fit for this project.

Safdie Rabines designed this modern home and utilized our 600 Series Window Wall, 700 Series operable and fixed windows with some locations at a 90-degree angle. The oversized 600 Series Multi-Slide Doors also made a significant impact on the expansive views this home provides.

Calvis Wyant Luxury Homes built this home and chose Western because of the homeowners' desire for a clean, modular look and feel. Architecturally, the design called for a horizontal line to be carried throughout the back of the home. Western utilized modern divided light as well as true divided light to tie all of our different product families together. We executed this contemporary design by providing 600 Series Multi-Slides, 600 Series Sliding Glass Doors as well as 700 Series Casements and 600 Series Butt-Glaze frames.

This home was designed by celebrated firm Anderson Anderson Architecture for an anthropologist and a concert pianist retiring from Phoenix, Arizona, to this small New Mexico town. This house uses several relatively standard prefabrication systems. SIPs are used for the wall panels only, while the roof and floors are constructed of prefabricated 2×4 long-span trusses. The kitchen in this home was featured in the “100 Kitchens We Love” issue of Dwell magazine.