{"id":429,"date":"2026-07-24T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dummy.xtemos.com\/woodmart2\/elementor\/?p=429"},"modified":"2026-07-24T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T09:00:00","slug":"natural-light-overberg-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/natural-light-overberg-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"Bringing natural light into Overberg homes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"429\" class=\"elementor elementor-429\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-ada0f5d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ada0f5d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3896b68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"3896b68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>In the Southern Hemisphere, north-facing rooms get the best winter sun, which is why orientation is one of the first things we look at on a new site. 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