Beautiful floors, Artistic Floor
Kitchen June 9th, 2010
FLOORS is located at the bottom and are always trampled upon. However, you still should not underestimate the function of the floor as one part of beautifying the home.
Design and assemble the floor in order to be beautiful designs require precision. In assembling the floor, we can create the desired atmosphere of space for each room has its own floor requirements. Function space, the use of space, location, rooms, theme rooms, floor materials, and harmony with the architecture of the building floors are things to consider.
According to architect Nirwono Yoga, harmonization dialogue and collaboration between the floors, walls, ceilings, and furniture in harmony to produce a synergistic union building and dynamic. Theme color and style you want to appear to take the concept of traditional ethnic and modern minimalist, or other styles in accordance with the architectural character of the building occupants and the house. However, creativity and spirit of innovation in designing the floor of the house still needed.
“Color selection tailored to the needs and functions of each room. The color green and the cool shades of blue create a soothing effect on the den, reading room, or bedroom. Gradations of color bright yellow, orange, and red stimulates a dynamic activity in the living room, the playroom, living room, kitchen, porch, and carport. The colors of the earth (earth tones), such as green leaf, brown soil, red brick, gray sand or stone, are now more interested to create an atmosphere that natural approaches, “Nirwono said.
While the selection of shades of brown soil with a dark color for the floor (the symbol of the land / earth), the color is on the walls and furniture, chairs, tables, and cabinets (symbols of trees, hills, mountains), and the ceiling light (symbol of heaven) is an attempt to bring the outside world into the house. Color is also capable of creating a space full of spiritual meaning (white, green, blue) and can be used in the prayer hall, bedroom, and bathroom.
The function of each room in different houses, which makes a variety of floor designs. Floor front porch, side and rear and bathroom requires a rough-textured floor material that we do not easily slip because the most frequent wet.
The bathroom is a room that requires special handling and maintenance, starting sanitation utility, the main device, until the election materials. “Materials of floors or terrazzo tile coarse texture is not intended to be easy to slip,” added Nirwono.
The size of the floor materials, especially marble, granite, ceramic, and terrazzo (tiles), will affect the broad-narrow impression of a room. If the space is small or narrow (bedroom, bathroom), select the material size of small things also to give the impression to the room area. While for large-sized room (living room, family room), large-sized materials will help to balance the broad impression of the room. The spaces (living room, family room, bedroom) can use the floor with a slippery surface and sparkle like a mirror. For the kitchen, select the floor of the material easy to clean, so do not leave stains mole-mole in the pores of the floor and grout connections that could interfere with the beauty of the floor
Make a display of artistic floor does not always require expensive materials. Colored terrazzo floor dark gray and yellow that seemed simple and antiques can be exposed by either the origin is done neatly. Combination plaster in some places will look unique and reduce the need for plaster all over the floor. “Plastering technique also provides many display options,” said Nirwono again.
- Countries in Asia struggled to cool the real estate market so that they could get out of the global financial crisis, amid fears a wave of American-style properties. Policy makers worry that excessive joy can push up property prices above the true value.
“It is better to prevent a cooling property market earlier rather than later seriously affected. Therefore we must take serious steps,” said the Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong. Singapore is one of the countries affected by the Asian financial crisis in 1997/1998. This condition causes a lot of projects are abandoned property and dragged banks financial problems.
While Asia led global economic recovery, the officials determined to prevent another crisis. Low interest rates, speculation and strong demand, has pushed property prices in many cities in Asia higher. In some cases, this condition reached its peak in 2007.
“The risk is very high waves on the asset economies such as China, Hong Kong, and Singapore,” said Yang Liang, Head of South East Asian Research at the property consultancy firm Jones Lang LaSalle.
A wave of explosions in the potential to derail economic growth, especially if the banks and other housing investment is too open.
In China, property prices in 70 major cities shot up in 21 months, and reached the highest value in January 2010, although the government has tightened loan requirements for both home buyers to submit a down payment of 40 percent, and impose property rates more
high for property loans.
In Singapore, when the price of the house ‘heating up’ since last year, the government gave them extra fees for selling a residential property within one year after purchase. The buyers are also now limited to borrowing up to 80 percent of property value, not 90 percent.
In Hong Kong property market one of the most busy, the authorities feared the flow of speculative money since the end of 2008. Since April, sales tax is worth apartment 20 million Hong Kong dollars or more, will rise from 3.75 percent to 4.25 percent.
Australian Central Bank raised interest rates earlier this week to face strong significant increase in mortgage real estate prices during the last 12 months. The average house price in Sydney rose 12.1 percent and 18.5 percent in Melbourne in 2009.
Some parties believe that the steps taken to good effect. But Simon Vinson, head of Asian Property at AMP Capital Investors said he did not see the Asian market as a whole ‘overheating’. “It really only happened in the residential market has a strong price growth. Commercial market remained floating. The increase in residential property prices have only what is lost when the global financial crisis then,” he said.
The analysts also mention, not as partners in the West, banks in Asia are not too focused on the property market. “The banks in Singapore, China, and Hong Kong have managed risk very well. The financial authority of each to give strict instructions in banking operations,” said Cho Hoon Chua, Head of South East Asian Research at property consultancy firm DTZ
Garden Ornaments Placing Tricks
Lighting And Electrical June 9th, 2010
ATTENDANCE garden ornaments can be diverse added value to the park seem more “alive”. How to arrange?
Garden ornaments can not be dismissed. Start lamps, statues, stepping stones for the path, until the equipment children’s games such as swings has its own role in the park. However, not just ornaments can be placed because it would affect the character of the park itself.
Good landscape architect Devantoro Tatang revealed, adding ornamentation is only complementary, the main priority remains the tanamantanamannya.
“So, the number of ornaments no more than the amount of composition plants.’ll Park became weird,” he advised.
This is due to the garden ornaments should be the focal point of a feature in the park. Thus, two kinds of garden ornaments was actually enough to keep the size composition of large parks and ornaments.
One of the many garden ornaments selected to be installed in the park home is light. Usually selected by the form of ordinary light (standing lamp) or the spotlight.
“Generally, the spotlight is put under the tree,” said Early STAR R from Juxtapose Architecture & Interior.
The placement of a special spotlight for a somewhat hidden position will not interfere with the park appearance. It would provide a dramatic and romantic effect in a garden.
Another well as standing lamp, which has slightly different functions in the spotlight even though they both serve as the park lights. The lamp model is only as a general light.
“Light the pole and stood it was to illuminate the vast lawn and placed at the edge of the park,” said Early.
“So that, this garden light can form the desired atmosphere,” said Good, who also recorded as the Chairman of Indonesian Association of Landscape Architects (IALI).
Prohibited establish Villa at Peak!
Real Estate June 9th, 2010
- For owners of cottage or villa in the area of the peak, seems to bite his fingers. Because the Ministry of Environment will follow up on the authorities to issue rules establishing villas in Puncak.
Minister for the Environment Gusti Mohammad Hatta argued, establishment of most of the villas are in conservation areas or protected forests. Whereas the existing provisions, if in conservation areas and protected forests were forbidden to set up a building or settlement.
“Because it’s protected forests primarily for flood waters. People got a lot of impact will be. That’s what concerns us,” Gusti said after signing the MoU with the Ministry of National Education in the Office of the Ministry of National Education, Jalan Jenderal Sudirman, Jakarta, Monday ( 1/2/2010).
Therefore it can not stay silent in the construction of villas in Puncak. Gusti admitted confused, why is it so easy these villas stand in the conservation area and protected forest. “If we stop just awful,” he said.
Gusti himself had already coordinated with the Minister of Forestry and local governments to follow up on the prohibition of the establishment of these villas. Ie, by sending a letter to the parties concerned.
“We made a persuasive approach to this problem. Ministry of Forestry is also a commitment to the issue,” explained Lord.
Then, Gusti rate, would be better if the Ministry of Forestry, Ministry of the Interior, and the governor involved. “We want to discuss this issue in order to get it over with,” he said.
Gusti also further convinced officials who have villas in Puncak area would understand if the building should be demolished because it was on conservation areas and protected forests. “I believe that,”
Proportional Dining Room Presents
Kitchen May 30th, 2010
Design casual dining atmosphere necessary for owners to relax while eating. Not only in the house, outside the area can be processed to create that impression. Dining room often becomes a family favorite.
This is where family members often tell each other and exchange ideas, solve family problems. Therefore, comfortable and relaxed atmosphere is absolutely necessary for an intimate atmosphere of family among members can be awakened.
“It takes a relaxed and relaxed so that people do not feel intimidated, to remove steam and the lump in her heart when interacting,” says architect Mitra Mandiri Graha Asri Ir Wisnu Brata.
For that, need to build an atmosphere supportive environment for relaxed and comfortable impression can be fulfilled. However, the dining room layout remains dependent on the atmosphere that the owner wanted to build houses. If the impression to be created is an informal setting, then make the dining room table attached to the pantry.
“The view to the side and rear garden. Especially if there was a rush of water, must be more relaxed and informal,” said Vishnu.
In addition to the room’s atmosphere, when designing the dining room should be tailored to the area, location and lifestyle are available daily. Usually built room area to meet the capacity of 2-6 people. In the dining room located in the pantry and kitchen combined with usually only takes 2-3 people. As for which is located on the terrace or beside the swimming pool will usually be able to accommodate 4-8 people.
“To form a rectangular room, we can use the table, oval or rectangular. As for the box-shaped room, we can use circular table or box,” said Vishnu.
In addition, the need to see the existence of the desired dining room. If you would make permanent, used furniture is fixed.
If the nature of the room is temporary or can be diverted utility is better to use furniture that is lightweight and easily moved or folded. For furniture that is used outdoors, use a chair-shaped rock in the form of a cube of material and chair of the wooden planks or logs. To base the poles, could use concrete materials for outdoor areas. Can also be a cast concrete follows an inverted U-shaped desk.
For the selection of furniture to be used, practical tips to do based on the room. Is the room indoor, semi-outdoor or outdoor. In this case, consider the selection of a table top or his top table. In the dining room is not too large but has a lot of family members, use the table that can be extended to be considered. However, avoid using many-legged table.
“Use the table-shaped pedestal foot or a foot in the middle of it. That way, some of the surrounding area could be used for dining chairs more,” advised Vishnu.
For a room that is not too large, would prefer dining chairs that are not too high. This will make it look small room. Legs while using a simple form with a carved profile.
In some homes, the dining room is usually connected with other rooms as part of multifunctional spaces, such as affiliated with the family room or kitchen and pantry. This can be done with the appropriate color selection and matching. However, that does not mean to be the same color and matching. Thus, the selection of the selected color is dark, contrasting with the color of the light-colored walls and white.
“For the outdoors we can make use of the same material with existing material in the environment. We can make a wooden plank floors from outer space so that the shades will be felt,” said Vishnu.
Natural atmosphere
For outdoor dining, there are several ways that can be taken to create a natural atmosphere. First, place the plants around the dining room. Arrange plants according to height and select which have resistance to weather and climate.
Mean that residents can enjoy breakfast while enjoying the atmosphere and the natural freshness in the morning. Of course, a sense of calm and relaxed, staring at the green plants can also be obtained. Second, create artificial pond to get quiet with the sound of gurgling water flowing.
“Present the fish pond next to the dining room through the dining room with 1 meter wide pool. Pumps water continuously pouring water to add oxygen to the fish and the sound effect,” he said.
Third, natural stone as a wall of water flowed on the pond. Here can be made of natural stone composition. Can be collated betel stone or rock or stone temple andesite that has been coated with coating. Fourth, the use of wood as a base weatherproof terrace. Can also board hard wood is placed on the pond by making the structure of the elbow or leg iron concrete.
So the view seen from above as if floating above the pool. “Of the four elements of this, make an interesting combination of beauty and strengthen the pool are made,” lid Vishnu.
