Let there be light. This dairy-turned-five-bedroom-house in Somerset, England, is shortlisted for the Bombay Sapphire Prize, which celebrates the innovative use of glass. Its walls are made up of alternating bands of wood and (you guessed it) glass. Perhaps not so practical in an urban -- or warm -- environment, but hey, if you live on an 850-acre estate...

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