Posts Tagged ‘building’

Basics of Energy Efficient Home Design

November 26th, 2009
Basics of Energy Efficient Home Design

Good house design takes its form in part from the forces that act on it.  Climate and weather are two of the strongest form-makers (there are no igloos in the tropics) since houses must be designed and built to repel the damaging effects of the world we live in.  Mother Nature is always trying to tear our buildings down.

Climate and weather also affect the comfort of our homes, and cause us to seek out ways to ma » Read more: Basics of Energy Efficient Home Design

Why Buy Pre-drawn Home Designs Vs. Custom Home Designs? – Part II

November 24th, 2009
Why Buy Pre-drawn Home Designs Vs. Custom Home Designs? - Part II

Pre-drawn home designs:

Pre-drawn home designs are, by contrast, home designs which have been developed to fit the needs of a particular group of the general populace. They are not “custom-designed” for a particular person, but rather, standardized for the needs of a larger group.

Pre-drawn home designs normally include the “most requested” house plan features including square footage, room dimensions, flo » Read more: Why Buy Pre-drawn Home Designs Vs. Custom Home Designs? – Part II

Furniture Arrangement For Modern Home Design

November 13th, 2009
Furniture Arrangement For Modern Home Design

There is no place that can replace the comfort and relaxation the our own homes provide. So, it is imperative that we make it sure that it will a be a place that we always want to be and we can do this by making it more pleasant through proper arrangement of furniture, proper selection of colors for home stuffs, ect.

The feng shui (originated in China) system clearly highlights the importance of proper arrangement of our home stuff » Read more: Furniture Arrangement For Modern Home Design

Green Home Designs and Green Design Benefits

November 9th, 2009
Green Home Designs and Green Design Benefits

Green home designs use eco-friendly reusable materials, furnishings and leftovers. These kind of designs feature the use of long lasting, non-toxic materials as well as recycling. Green home designs make use of materials that are renewable and long lasting. To remodel a residence with new materials every few years is not green building design.

When you use materials to be green, you restore and salvage what you have when possible. » Read more: Green Home Designs and Green Design Benefits

Perspective Freehand Style of Home Design in Japan III — — Return to Original and

November 8th, 2009
Perspective Freehand Style of Home Design in Japan III --- --- Return to Original and

Japan is a country which is modern, fashionable but also traditional, low-pitched…

In Tokyo, those skyscrapers and modern fashion designs will make you dazzling, and their high-tech tools also very advanced and high-developed, but if you entered in some common families in Japan you will find their foods, living room, and daily-use articles still » Read more: Perspective Freehand Style of Home Design in Japan III — — Return to Original and