Low income housing architecture relies on materials that are cheap, locally available, simple to build with and durable enough to last: earth (as sandbags, cob or rammed earth), straw bales, bamboo, ...
"Therapeutic colors" is the idea that particular hues can lift or calm your mood at home. The honest answer is mixed: colour therapy as a medical treatment (chromotherapy) has no good scientific ...
Architects must choose the best materials for buildings that increase efficiency, and sustainability, and also serve the aesthetical purposes of the building. The materials that the architect chooses ...
A spiral staircase can really change the aesthetic of a space and be an eye-catching centerpiece - it is typically a type of round or curved stair where the steps are connected to and rotating around ...
Minimalist interior design is a style that keeps only what a room needs: a restrained, mostly neutral palette, simple geometric forms, few but well-made pieces of furniture, hidden storage, carefully ...
A terracotta facade is a strong choice for a contemporary building when you want a durable, non-combustible cladding whose colour comes from fired clay rather than paint. Modern systems hang extruded ...
Inspired by the signature style of the late Zaha Hadid, RE/Form continues to solidify the future of its brand by adopting a design-driven direction for the Royal Thai collection. The new carpet ...
Colorful architecture uses colour as part of the building itself, usually through the facade material rather than paint alone: glazed ceramic and terracotta, coloured glass, coated metal and painted ...
Brick facades are walls of brick that clad a building rather than carry it: in most modern construction the brick is a single outer leaf, or veneer, tied back to a structural frame or inner wall ...
You can give a building lasting facade colour without paint by choosing a facade material that carries the colour itself: coil-coated or anodised aluminium, weathering copper, body-tinted or dichroic ...
If you are one of the city dwellers, then you most probably live in a tiny apartment or one of these compact homes. The surging populations have led to the widespread of dwellings with small spaces ...
Houses are where we spend most of our lives’ time. They are where we interact with our families and loved ones. They are where we relax, eat, and sleep, but they are also where we host our guests, ...
