"Using workaday materials, architect Indra Janda creatively constructs a backyard retreat that looks opaque during the day and glows at night.  In the rural Belgian town of Smetlede, polycarbonate—a type of extra-strong plastic—is often used to sheathe porches and verandas. When architect Indra Janda designed what she calls a ""garden room"" on her parents' estate, the humble, inexpensive, and easy-to-work-with material was a natural choice. ""But I wanted to use it in a different kind of way,""…"
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