The main alternatives to plexiglass in buildings are polycarbonate (when impact resistance matters most), toughened or laminated glass (when scratch resistance, fire behaviour and long life matter ...
Recycled architecture means building with materials that have already had one life: salvaged doors and windows, crushed concrete, used bottles, pallets, shipping containers or reclaimed bricks. It ...
Secret rooms in homes are spaces hidden behind something that looks ordinary: a bookcase, a wall panel, a picture, a piece of furniture or a section of floor. Today most are built for fun, privacy or ...
Just the right mix of luxurious, bold, and functional: Art Deco was one of the defining art movements of the 20th century, and it is still trending in our modern-day. From the 1920s till the ...
According to InLiquid, hanging original art in your home is as critical as having a quality bed. In other words, art is an essential piece of furniture that you wouldn’t want to miss in your ...
Wall tiles are a decorative element that architects and constructors have known and used since the beginning of civilization; the earliest decorative wall tiles were found in Egypt, while other early ...
A 3D floor plan is a three-dimensional view of a home's layout, usually rendered from a digital model with the roof and upper walls cut away, so you can see rooms, walls, doors, windows and furniture ...
How to bend a bamboo pole depends on whether it is green (freshly cut) or dry. Green bamboo can be bent and left to dry in a mould or jig, or bent with heat; living culms can even be trained into ...
When planning a new architectural project, it is critical that building materials be able to serve the needs of the latest design trends. Among the most important factors to consider when choosing ...
How Lighting Affects Interior Design: Lighting Design Principles & Project Examples
“More and more, so it seems to me, light is the beautifier of the building.”
Frank Lloyd Wright
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Pigmented concrete is concrete coloured right through by adding mineral pigments, usually iron oxides, to the mix, so that the colour is part of the material rather than a surface coat. It lets ...
Seeing the environmental crises rising particularly because of the construction sector, more conscious choices regarding building materials need to be considered. Since the beginning of our craft, ...