Posts Tagged ‘construction’

postheadericon How to form a house made out of the cave

 house made out of the caveBAL earn Boathouse by McKenzie Strickland Associates is located on the banks of Loch Toy because of watching James Bond movies. A single room was built over a cave so it is fun and perfect for spending time with friends and family. A cave formed under the Boathouse allows for driving speedboat and attached to the roof before an electric winch which positions the amerces. The living room is above and includes a kitchenette, bathroom with shower and a foldaway bed. The roof of the boathouse is designed to resemble the extension of the lake itself. The two columns are created externally visible angle from exceptionally lightweight steel, and creates a “free floating” particular effect of the house. Although the design team has struggled with many technical problems such as construction in the water, managed to create an impressive real boathouse.

postheadericon Why Madrid became the center of home decoration and construction

home decoration and constructionThis May, Madrid has been the center of the trends for home decoration and construction, held some of the fairs and exhibitions, which have brought together business and professional international and national industry’s leading furniture, and of decoration. As with fashion, designers, architects and decorators have already introduced the trends of this year, and are indispensable to know if we face a reform or a change of decoration.

Industrial materials such as stone, but above all, polished concrete, stands this year, for the exquisite atmosphere they create. The polished concrete is applied by pouring a thin layer of special cement, called Multiethnic, which is then polished with an industrial machine and finish brightens with waxes and specialty products. It is nice and cheap, however, is somewhat fragile and easily scratched, so another alternative is tiled floor to imitate to perfection.

The famous lofts have succeeded in integrating in the same area from different backgrounds into something indispensable. Low walls and bars replace the partitions increasingly, which leads to more open spaces with all the rooms and encouraging integrated traffic light while making better use of the meters of housing. The wallpaper and wooden sconces on the wall are extremely useful for delineating areas.

After years of white walls and minimalist trends, color becomes part of household trends. The fuchsia out in force, the black and metallic-steel surfaces that will occupy outstanding, combining the essential still white.

postheadericon How is the construction of new interior and the attic in mexico

new interior and the attic in mexicoInserted in a dense urban fabric of Mexico City, this reform was the preservation of the original facade and construction of a new interior and an attic. Front Architecture, the designers made use of a narrow but elongated solar, organizing the living space to one side and leaving free solar garden so avoiding the feeling of exhaustion can be assumed a priori that a lot of narrow dimensions.

The upper floor was inserted, however, the width, contrasting with the ground floor. Both plants are characterized by large glazed surfaces combined with white walls that protect the privacy of its inhabitants. The house has 92 square meters on the ground floor kitchen, bedroom, bathroom and living room, upstairs in his bedroom, a bathroom and a terrace. Is undoubtedly a bold solution and different for a house between walls.