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Beautiful Eco-Friendly Wooden House Made From Special Bamboo Elements

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

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Two Stunning Houses

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

The first house you’ll see is an unusual underground home known as the Aloni house was built in Greece by Deca Architecture. This house surrounded by beautiful landscape is 240 square meters. Its walls are made of earth, and its roof is green.

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Tips to Improve Home Interior Design and Space

Friday, August 20th, 2010

Most of the time it has been seen that people have been dreaming of big lavish houses but due to some limitations end up buying small place, but this does not mean that small place can not be decorated. There are some simple home interior design ideas that can make the place look better and bigger.

Color Combinations

People with little space in their bedroom, kitchen and living room need not worry much as simple designing patterns will help to give a great appearance and style to their home. The technique of using colors and accessories needs to be given a wise thought as this will affect the look of home. The use of neutral shades will brighten up place and give an appeal of more space. Employing home interior design accessories like the furniture, curtains and lights will give a contemporary look.

While adding colors to the walls one can flaunt with multiple shades. Gone are those traditional days when all the walls of the room had to be uniform. The recent interiors suggest that adding diverse colors to walls of same room will put in grace. Apart from colors the various patterns and designs are also picking up trends. While selecting furniture it is not necessary that only wood work would charm the place, metals and leather furniture is the latest trends in home interior design.

In case of living rooms it is always suggested to match the colors of walls, accessories and furniture as this would give an organized look. Using glass and metal will enhance the living room area. Adding some spotlights and lamps in dining area, bedroom and lobby will modify the space and environment. The hanging type lights are completely out, but installing some small chandelier in the living room and bedroom is always a good option.

Accessories for Embellishment

One more excellent option to enhance the home interior design is by adding decorative pictures and paintings to the walls. People who wish to make rooms of their kids a great playing place can use those double floor beds with safety railing. Using the vacuum type sofas would make a child’s room even better. While designing the kitchen it is always good to include cabinets to give a clean look.

People who love to give a natural feel to their home can think of adding room plants. This will not only give a green look, but would also make the environment healthier. The use of large size windows will allow more sunlight and make the place appear bright. Home interior design and patterns will not only help to redecorate the area, but would also add a contemporary look to the traditional home.

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Choose your bathroom paint colors

Friday, August 20th, 2010

Some general house painting techniques you can use for your bathroom:

A) Bright red and orange are freshness to you and it will feel like increase your physical strength, especially if these are used it at the shower area. These can be diluted with bathroom mirror if you like, you just completed a routine bathroom mirror in the bathroom with a perfect combination.

B) Cool colors like white and blue light in the bathroom ideally for most house painting, because these colors in the bathroom will be easily spotting dirty spots. Act quickly when spotted dirty - wash to clean out the bathroom easily.

C) In contrast to the internal use of painting in the bathroom like the rest of the house with its shape and location, a darker color can be used to increase space feeling. For darker contrasting effects in a small area is always good to increase space. However, for bathroom is not recommending to have darker color and advice to use light colors.

D) Black, the color used to fade in the bathroom is easy because they absorb more moisture rich in any bathroom; it’s always a need to draw again. On the other hand, light color did not have a strong water absorption feeling, so they last a while longer. Lighter color, so is the best bathroom choice, in any case those who make the space seem larger and more detailed.

Finally, if you feel that your bathroom is boring, what you can do is to hand some wonderful photos or pictures to bright the space feeling up. You will feel like a pleasant day after you visited a well painted bathroom.

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The Auto Residence

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

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Dwp architects - everrich 2 apartments

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

The ‘everrich 2′ apartments by vietnamese dwp architects is a housing complex which

measures 630,000 square meters, and reaches a height of 37 storeys. in total, there are 3,100 apartment units ranging from 120 to 250 square meters each, with two floors of mixed retail and public space on the ground level. the project aims to be a self-sustaining community in district 7, ho chi minh city, and construction has already begun with approval from local authorities.

In its concept phase the building’s form was influenced a single continuous loop, or a mobius strip. the mammoth structure was softened into the shape of an undulating organic wave, creating different views, sun angles and breeze flows throughout. the final design is still true to the intentions of the original concept, offering arious styles of dwelling units and many opportunities for different kinds of lazing and natural landscaping.

Dwp’s green strategies, such as precast concrete and maximization of local masonry, are all included in the project. the architects produced a design that maintained good views from all apartments and incorporated a number of sustainable details including natural ventilation, sky gardens, green roofs and lavational shading reatments that will make the building very efficient in terms of energy usage.

standing in an open, fairly uninhabited part of district 7, this building will be an example of living on a grand scale in vietnam.

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Understanding Architecture (Symmetry)

Saturday, April 17th, 2010

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Bend Dome Church Architecture

Saturday, March 20th, 2010

Built in the year 1750 and restored in the year 1894 HPA de Wilde Westmas, this church is Dutch inheritance. This heritage church architecture located in Semarang, Indonesia. Occupies area with a chamber and its side is in Greek crucifix form. All of interior design is Dutch characteristic, with spiraling upward of plants. Church balcony have unique characteristic.

Right now this heritage building is single facade which consists of three parts vertically. There is two floors. This heritage architecture faces to south. The foundation is rock and structure system is from concrete brick. The dome layered by metal shaped with teak rafter. At dome there is light aperture. At east, south, and west sides of building, there are portico in Doric Roman style architecture which in saddle roof. This church building has two towers, right and left. Base sketch in cubicle shape but at top layer, circle shape. Cornice surround building is flat lines.

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