Tuesday, November 30, 2010

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820 sqm House in Portugal by espaço a3

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 06:58 AM PST

The architects from espaço a3 made a good work on this house situated in South of Lisbon near to the city and also to the beach, this is a privileged area.The house enjoys natural light throught big windows bring nature to the interior of the house, allways keping privacy and necessary distance from the outside.The contemporary look is found inside with high ceilings and strong exterior expression, where are common areas as living room and dinning rooms, Kitchen and relation with the exterior garden and swimming pool.{via archdaily}

New parking location in Setif Algeria

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 05:13 AM PST

The city of Setif in Algeria of late had seen rise in lot of vehicle plying in city road, which had led to tremendous traffic jam, and consistent traffic nuisance. To counter the growing traffic congestion in the city, the city administration had come out with special parking arrangement.Zinneke architect's latest project would help solve the latest traffic problem in Setif in Algeria. There world be several parking area spread out in the city, with few parking space especially reserved for car parking. The parking project would be expected to be completed by in an area of 8100m2.

How to Decorate an American-themed Dining Room

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 04:59 AM PST

Generally, people do not initiate efforts to decorate their dining room diligently with a theme as they tend to believe that themes can only be introduced to bedrooms and living rooms. However, this is not true. Dining rooms can also be decorated with a theme. Moreover, it is an interesting style of expressing yourself. Theme like tropical environment, fruits, vegetables, etc are outdated these days. However, decorating your dining room with the American theme is not only interesting and uncommon but is also easy as a lot of items in relation to the theme are easily available. Moreover, decorating your dining room with American theme requires minimal planning.

Here is a comprehensive list of steps to decorate an American themed dining room –

1) The first thing you need to work on is the furniture of your dining room. Cherry wood furniture would be the best selection for American themed dining room. You may select a round or rectangle table according to the available space.

2) For your dining table cover, choose a white, blue and red table cloth special for new homes. There are table covers available in the markets that are designed specifically like an American flag. Alternatively, you may also get a table cloth stitched in white base with red and blue border. Or you may also get a table cover in a single color and match it with napkins of another color.

3) Lay down an area rug that conforms in the white, blue and red color scheme. However, assure that the white color is not that background, or else it may get dirty very soon.

4) For the plates, glasses and other relevant crockery, you may select the same white, blue and red color scheme. Assure that the dining table cover and the plates are in different base colors so that they stand out. Alternatively, you may also select plates with images that match with the American theme. For instance, images for former president faces or eagle, etc.

5) To complete the American themed dining room, hang your pictures in colored photo frames. Alternatively, you may also hang images and pictures from the American history, for instance, a print of U.S Constitution or paintings of the founding fathers. If you are not using the exact American flag design anywhere else in your dining room then you may place a medium American flag in a corner of the room.

Oslo small-housing development by Dahle Dahle Breitenstein

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 01:51 AM PST

Dahle Dahle had created a set of 8 houses in the Oslo region of Norway in a very different way. A set of 4 two storey patio houses is modelled on a very rare row house design, and stands as the best architectural design in the Scandinavian country.You would love the feel of the house, right from the entrance point. When you enter the house you would have to go through the garden, which leads you to the entrance. Finally, the design of the house ensures that sufficient light enters inside from outside the building.

Built from concrete and faced with narrow black-painted wooden boards, horizontal on the long facades and upright on the short facades, the houses love the green energy because feauture 100 sqm of solar collector panels which are mounted on the south-facing façade. All floors have water-borne underfloor heating system, supplemented by gas heater.

How to Remove Ballpoint Pen Ink Stains From Fabric

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 01:44 AM PST

Whether one is an office going executive, college going youngster or a school going kid – a thing that is experienced by all of us at some point of time or other are unpleasant stains of ink on the clothing. The fiber of the garment absorbs the dye of the ink, and thus a stain is caused.  These stains are known to last for quite a long time and in many situations, they seem to never come out entirely. Removing ballpoint pen ink stains from fabric may be difficult, but if you have lots of determination and patience, you can easily remove it. Supplies that are found in all households are all that is required to successfully remove the ballpoint pen ink stains.

Here are some effective ways to get rid of those pesky stains from fabric –

1) First of all, you need to ensure that ink stain does not dry up. Using a cotton ball and water, sponge the affected area to remove as much stain as possible. At least some of the ink is assured to come out through this method. Allow the stained area to dry.

2) Place paper towels or a clean cloth below the stained fabric and spray the back side of the stain with hairspray. Assure that the hairspray you use does not contain any oils or conditioners but one that has high alcohol content. You may also use nail polish remover or alcohol. Blot the hairspray so that the paper towels absorb the stain.

3) As an additional step or other alternative in case the ink stains are not absorbed by the alcohol products, you can try rubbing the stain with a mixture of white vinegar or water or a paste of water and baking soda. Allow the fabric to absorb the mixture and then rub with a toothbrush. Rinse after five minutes.

4) If the stain does not go away with alcohol based products and other pastes then try rubbing the area with shaving cream.

5) Apart from these home supplies, you may even use ink solvents or dissolvers available in the market. However, assure that you follow the instructions mentioned by the manufacturer, and it is always better to firstly try these products on old fabrics before you use them on the stained fabric as most of these products are strong, concentrated and harsh.

Contemporary House in Tróia by Jorge Mealha

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 03:29 PM PST

What you would like most about the house from Jorge Mealha is the design of the house tailored specially for disseminating light through the interior of the house. The house has designs within designs in the interiors, which make it look not just extraordinary, but also eccentric. Jorge Mealha designs speak of the architect penchant for deigning top notch house, with a very bizarre finish in the end. Its designs are equally enigmatic, and tells you that the architecture is thoroughly raw, but yet had the finesse, and class to attract people into its house.

How to Change Small Spaces into an Office

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 03:14 PM PST

Imagine creating a fully functional office out of a small space and that also without sacrificing a complete room. Well, creating an office out of small spaces is not that difficult. With clever employment of existing spaces and making use of storage containers, a tiny space can easily be transformed into a functional space that caters to a vital need. If you run a home based business, and need a place for organizing your documents and bills, creating an office space will assist you to carry out the operations in an efficient manner.

Here is a list of tips that shall assist you to change small spaces into an office –

1) Firstly, you need to plan out the work area by sketching an outline of the room design on a sheet of paper. Think over those placements that utilize electrical outlets, natural daylight from the windows and other features you do not desire to cover. It is always recommended to try the varied settings on the paper before attempting to move the furniture as this will save you effort and time.

2) Install closet organizers or shelves as required for desks. Alternatively, you may build shelves on the wall and place containers on them.

3) Purchase or hunt for items that can hold small objects. For instance, an empty ice cube tray or medicine box can be used to keep things like pins, staplers, clips, etc so that you can find them easily.

4) Place a table in the room that has an L shape as it shall fit in easily in the corner and give you two free ends for use.

5) Make use of drawer organizers so that small and tiny things do not roll to the back of the drawer or under large items. Mount a pegboard system on the wall and use it for storing hot glue guns, scissors, tape and other accouterments.

6) Install proper lighting in the area to prevent eye strain. In addition, you will also save energy as you need not illuminate the entire room when you need light in the specific work area.

7) You may also add a small work table where you can sit down and work on documents. Underneath the work table is also a useful area for storage of containers.  Moreover, use a permanent marker to mark the containers with items inside it so that you can find them conveniently.

Yellow hotel rooms at Cosmo hotle Hong Kong

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 12:50 PM PST

For some particular reason I like yellow rooms. They make me feel fine and optimistic, but without the sickening effect produced by pink rooms. Yellow is a warm and natural color and yellow rooms are bright and full of light. You feel welcomed and almost “at home” in such a hotel room. Especially if you have everything you want there.Apparently the managers from Cosmo Hotel in Hong Kong think this way, too, as many of the rooms in this hotel are decorated in yellow and have a special design that includes a yellow painting and accessories that allow the client to feel perfectly fine there.

The nice thing about yellow hotel rooms is that this color can be easily matched with any other color from fiery red, to white, beige, brown, green and black. It looks very well in these combinations and using some other shade can help you avoid monotony. White sheets are recommended for hotels in order to show cleanliness and purity and fresh flowers on the table are always a delight for any customer.

The interior design of these yellow rooms is simple, but it shows good taste and good materials also. So do not hesitate to follow my link and visit their official web site.

London Gherkin – an unusual eggshaped building

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 12:13 PM PST

It seems to me that architects are simply bored of the old designs that made all tall buildings look almost the same and now they are on a constant run for a special look and a special design for their projects. For example the Gherkin in London is one of the world’ s most unusual buildings, as it is shaped like an egg, but it is a skyscraper that can be found in the middle of London’s financial headquarters.

It was designed by Norman Foster and associates and built by Skanska. The building was finished in December 2003, but it was officially opened only in 2004. It is 180 meters high and has 40 floors being one of the most attractive looking skyscrapers in the British capital.It is mainly made of glass and steel and reflects the light just like a mirror. The egg shape is symbolic, as the egg was once considered to be the perfect shape, the symbol for perfection and absolute.

But apparently things will not stop here , as there are some very daring projects intending to make it a “green building”, that is to make it use mainly solar energy and grow plants, even if that is mostly an office building. If you are interested you can find more information about this building here.
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