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

Once you scroll through the "before" pictures of this 1960s home in San Diego, it’ll make this renovation by Will & Fotsch Architects all the more impressive. The homeowners were initially attracted to the midcentury property because of its "prime location and a spectacular view," but quickly realized that it needed a near-complete overhaul in order to meet the needs of their active, modern lifestyle. The most significant transformation was rearranging the floor plan to open up the living space with a great room. Principal Andy Fotsch reframed the great room—adding 14 inches to the overall height in order to accommodate 8-foot-tall Kolbe multi-slide doors with transom windows above—to highlight the home’s original selling point: the view.