Exotic Middle Eastern Architecture
Home Improvement December 30th, 2009
ARCHITECTURE typical Middle East can be an alternative style of the present dwelling. With this style, the home becomes more lively and expressive.
According to interior designer from Aesthetics Home, Mohammad Husni Saleh, Middle East style of many geometric shapes such as applying the star motif, diamonds, and the tentacles. “The impression created instantly crowded as usual this style is often hit-motifs and colors,” he said.
Style allure Middle East will not be exhausted reviewed. The city began to Morocco with Casablanca and Marrakech, Lebanon, to Turkey. Everything can provide inspiration to decorate the corners of the dwelling. Wealth of detail, various motifs, ornaments, and a variety of colors will make your home look more unique and exotic feel.
Power of the Middle Eastern-style dwelling is located on the exterior and interior layout are dynamic. The touch can be found from other forms of ornamental arch or dome on the window or aisle houses, design selection columns, and floor materials. All of this could be a unique accent.
“In addition to wearing a lot of stained glass motif, which is another characteristic style of the Middle East is the use of motifs on the floor and the ceiling. In addition, the pillar structure with a dome roof styles increasingly strengthen the Middle East,” Husni calls, the Bandung Institute of Technology alumnus .
Another house that characterize the Middle East is the availability of the pond and fountain. The presence of a pool with mosaic tile patterned complete with a colored grout typical. Swimming is usually placed in the foyer area, living room, or public areas other.
The use of stained glass in the Middle East home to make room becomes warmer. Diffraction of light from outside entered the room that generally have dim lighting. The lamp can be a decorative ornament in the order of the interior.
Chandeliers, table ware, and accessories from the brass, shisha, and bottles of other decorative. Also the candle and incense be complementary to atmosphere, “said Husni. Color plays an important role in the Middle East the concept of home. The colors of the Middle East typically used applied to a dwelling is a terracotta, blue, dark green, tosca green, red old, and colors of wood.
Middle Eastern style incomplete if not decorated with a rich Persian carpet patterns. Not only as a floor covering, carpet with a combination of dark brown, maroon, yellow and ivory were also used as a wall hanging on display that complements the room.
Another characteristic of this style is the use of upholstery fabrics decorating the room as if into a tent in the desert. Meanwhile, the arrangement of spaces, usually using lesehan system with large pillows patterned.
Variety of colors and more vibrant shades in the living ornaments to give special charm and of course make arrangements warmer room. This style is perfect for those who eccentric personality.
Typical Design Oriental Style
Home Improvement November 29th, 2009
CULTURE China inherited wealth in abundance until the whole world. Architecture and interior design also participated worldwide. This design style can be adopted into homes in Indonesia. Culture of China plains leaving a trail which still can be found in any parts of the world. The tradition held strong by the Tionghoa show something special and unique.
Ancestral culture that is always awake to see the still many distinctive buildings in China Oriental, not least in Indonesia. “Oriental characteristic architecture, that in fact is derived from the plains of China, is basically the traditional ornate architectural or ornamental,” explained architect Probo Hindarto.
Examples such as the decoration on the walls, doors, and windows that are based on myths and beliefs Tionghoa nation. Ornament that is diverse, from the geometric ornamentation, motifs of plants, to animals. “If the terms of interior design, Oriental style characterized by the use of wood materials, wallpaper, and red dominant colors, dark brown or gold,” the light interior designer Timothy Iddo Malachi who familiarly called Timmy.
Style carvings in the interior of a typical Oriental carvings are usually shaped like a dragon and lion. Lotus flower is often used as a motif carvings or paintings. Then, considering the nation of China is a strong cultural preservation wherever they are, Oriental characteristic architecture also appeared in Indonesia of certain elements. For example, a typical roof China, striking colors like red, blue, and yellow, or use the dragon statue as a form of trust is still up in the house of Indonesian society descent.
“Although the merger of these two different architectures (mix of Indonesia and China), usually character Sino management architecture and decoration color is reduced, even most or all lost,” added Probo from Astudio. Similar opinion came from Timmy.
“Processing in interior design, such as only the application of the use of color, interior accessories, furniture, and divider panels.” For example, neutral colors mixed with the colors red kuat.Warna on just one area as an accent wall. Or red color on the pillowcases, carpets, curtains or fabric sofa.
“Gawangan or kongliong also often used as a connector without using antarruang a round door like a full moon,” said Timmy. According to the Probo based in Malang, natural materials such as rocks, wood, soil, widely used. Material is usually presented? ‘Honest”with unpainted. For example, the color of clay for the tiles, the color of wood to wood columns.
“Combining Oriental style with modern design elements will actually fun,” he advised. “No need to process the entire room. Focus on a few things, others left much to be simpler and more modern features Oriental elements for contrast,” added Timmy from Igloo design decor.
You can include elements such as light interior with a modern design or a set of dining chairs and table-style Sun Of course, red candles, a kind of wall decoration cheongsam dress hanging on the walls, ceramic China, wind chimes, or lanterns. ”But it just displayed some remarkable that we will feel the impression, “added Timmy.
Added Probo who also manages the site architecture and interior design, “you are also able to provide accessory paraphernalia Oriental with Java ethnic style accessories for decoration rather similar character.”
In designing the room nuanced China, what immediately flashed to use the calculation fengsui? “Everything is returned to the owner of the house if necessary to use fengsui or not,” said Timmy.
However, it is better if you use fengsui calculation. This will cause not only of Oriental appearance, but also in spatial arrangement. However, as the modernization of the public mindset, many of which are no longer using fengsui, in some even the entire design office.
“But not often, indigenous uses feng shui to organize the calculation of the house. This shows the influence of Oriental architecture for indigenous communities in Indonesia,” said the Probo steadily. According to Timmy, who never finished the project of Oriental style interior design, this Oriental style is more eternal and easily adapted without having to impress the old.
In addition, this time a lot of cloth or bamboo-patterned wallpaper or a kind of lily flower, peony, lotus and strengthen oriental nuances. “Everything should look proportional not to impress too much.” Given the modern lifestyle in terms of practical importance, adaptation and modification of a typical Oriental style is much better so everything is more simple and hassle of maintenance.
Green Gazebo
Home Improvement October 28th, 2009
Leisure can be enjoyed not only in the shelter. Environmentally friendly gazebo in the yard can be used as an alternative family leisure area. If you have a yard or garden large enough, you can use it to bring the gazebo according to taste.
With the view that, its presence can invite your interest or your guests to linger at home in the tiny cabin. In the gazebo that is made at one with nature by using materials from nature, you can get together and do activities with family accompanied conditioning elements, such as plants, swimming with the rush of water, stone, air, and pets.
With these supporting elements, gazebo as a place to relax outside the house very nice. It may be that the gazebo will become your favorite place. As in the residential weekend maestro Rudy Hadisuwarno hairdresser in Indonesia Puncak area, West Java, gazebo placed beside the swimming pool is adjacent to the bale-bale with materials from wood carvings that covered pillows of white gloved.
Rudy’s Gazebo country with a material concept of the wood structure and roof are covered with flowering vines, add a natural sense, and harmonization with the nuanced Indonesia occupancy. “It’s like I want it so in residential atmosphere is more cool, calm, and Indonesia,” he said, pleasantly.
Building a gazebo are made permanent, semi permanent, or non permanen with various materials and finishing (final settlement) different. “Better to make a semi permanent could removable and not wasted,” said Chairman of Indonesian Association of Landscape Architecture (IALI) Good Tatang Dewantoro. The shape and style of the gazebo were diverse.
There are tailored to the concept of residential architecture or ignore the standard and preferred because of the demands of taste residents. “It could have been. However, there must be a sense of displacement from one concept to the concept of home. There. If you want to give the impression of overall harmonization in the shelter, so the concept of the gazebo with architecture architecture should be the same house,” he said.
Regarding placement, Good said, the gazebo could be placed in the middle of the courtyard garden or the front or rear. However, for the settlements in urban areas, gazebo should be placed in the backyard because it is the service area there are still privacy. Placement can also beside the pool with the present vine or plant beautiful flowers to bring the impression of natural green and cool.
However, if there is no pool, plant attendance was nice enough to add a gazebo display beauty. He reminded, in the middle of the global warming issue that hit the world and this country, should be selected gazebo materials originating from nature. “Reduce the use of materials from steel and plastic. The use of natural stone can also be customized with the design,” he said.
Another thing that needs to presented in a gazebo is a chair and table from wood and trash. Regarding lighting, Good suggests, the lighting in the service area that serves as a place to relax is a dim light. One type of gazebo is a gazebo environmentally friendly carving which is one of the Holy unique carving handicraft, Central Java.
In pondokgebyok.blogspot.com sites described, gazebo carved a component part of the Holy customs house. However, over time, besides carving gazebo as part of the traditional house, also located in a modern building. Carved gazebo functions for modern building is a decorative garden or building a house, a place to rest, gathering place, and relax.
While the size of this carving gazebo vary, depending on the size of the building and reservations. Basic materials were a variety of wood such as teak and jackfruit wood. However, if you want a nice wood materials, choose teak. This carved gazebo with a starting price of marketed Rp20 million
Contemporary Victorian home
Home Improvement September 27th, 2009
HOUSE This beautiful Victorian is a combination of traditional design and modern contemporary. Style residential Connecticut, United States, this can be inspiration for you. How to design?
The house is unique and different from others you have made the residential prestige value of its own. Design and architecture also refers to the development of contemporary lifestyle that is free to express it by displaying a unique geometric shape or color game.
Modern lifestyles can be poured in residential architecture contemporary style. As shown in the choice of colors and dynamic shapes in the home design is Leigh Overland. “In addition to dynamic and bold use of color, the contemporary homes are also more asymmetric,” called Ir Widi Sudarmoko architect who manages Bangunrumah site. com.
Overland, an architect graduated from American University in Rome, Italy, designed this house combines traditional design with Victorian and contemporary styles. The result, a touch of the two styles blend makes this building unique homes. Of home
This contemporary Victorian can you make inspiration. Victorian was the contemporary term for Victorian architectural style of the most recent and has experienced a change. “Style comes from the Victorian style of the ornate architecture of the house, or, especially the nature-themed decorative plate, such as leaves, twigs, and flowers,” said architect Probo Hindarto.
In Indonesia, a contemporary-style Victorian house just you adapt to the style of a classic residential without leaving the modern elements. As long as you have to consider the whole environment. “So, we adjust the local elements even adopted from overseas residential,” Widi advice.
“Handling able to make a more umbrella roof buildings, walls, and use the eaves-eaves to the window,” suggested Probo, ASTUDIO architect firm owner.
In addition the roof form should also be widened and attention to form-retaining design or rain canopy over the windows because the level of rainfall in Indonesia high.
The game peaked roof lines and a strong vertical lines make this contemporary Victorian house solid impression without leaving its simplicity.
“The houses are Victorian style has elements of many stripes will find that wood can be seen from the electric element vertical lines show the wooden construction,” which is also called the Probo author of several books themed interior design and architecture.
According Widi, an alumnus of Architecture University of Gajah Mada, a contemporary house which is likely to adopt a modern style with the use of transparent glass materials together with the materials many alumunium.Tak surprised installed windows on each side of the house.
