I start work on the project with sketches, step by step moving with the customer towards the dream house. It's an important stage not to be underestimated, the design is still one of the most important ways of representation in architecture. Every time I find the right image, I'm excited about making a house special, with character and uniqueness.
4-story building in Utrecht, the Netherlands, 16 meters tall, built with 99%;recycled materials.
Alessandro Zena, the architect, shows with his project the great possibilities of recycling materials and that they can also be used to build fairly high buildings.
Because the building is close to a train station, the old platform sections were used for the foundations, and the old yellow signboards were incorporated into the facade.
The foundation of the building is made of cellular glass, a material created from recycled glass that can no longer be turned into glass. It's a very robust material, plus it can be used again after demolition.
The floors are made with a mix of cement and recycled concrete, reducing the amount of cement used by 20%.
The main building material is laminated lumber from the demolition of a school in Rotterdam.
In order to reinforce the environmental message, one of the façade walls is covered with a wooden mosaic made from leftover building material, and it serves as a refuge for birds, insects and bats.
The building already houses designer offices and a business center, and by the end of 2021 plans to open a store with recycled materials and a garden on the top floor.
When it's +33℃ in Moscow (like now) and you have to go to the office, you want it look like this.
It seems like the workplace solutions made for tropical climates fit us too.
You have to go to an office and you want it to look like this./p>
What's the trick?
First, the effective shading from the sun's slanting rays by means of projecting cubes of wooden slats across the façade. Second, a departure from rigid structures and creating space for landscaping in the open air. And thirdly, the abundance of plants that make the façade look interesting not only from the outside but also from the inside.
Summer, the sea, as not so) But you can dream.
The designs of the project are in Mediterranean style.
The main feature of the Mediterranean style — color, the walls should be light in order to reflect light and avoid overheating the rooms.
So the main finish of the walls of the house in our project — beige plaster with volume application. Shutters, pergolas for plants, a large balcony, majolica over the windows contribute to forming a complete image of the house.
Bright shutters add a lack of color to a calm, understated façade.
It's good to support the shutters with color so they don't look out of context, which we did with the color of the front door. But it is important to feel the balance and not to overdo it, the green tiles for example would have been redundant.
Another interesting detail in the house decor — the brickwork in the framing of the windows and under the roof.
We offered the client a more contrasting option with the deep maroon wall color, which also works well with the green shutters and white rustic inlays.
What does contemporary residential design look like in India?
Fast urbanization and demand for housing, new technologies and folk styles, climate and culture all have to be considered and balanced in an attempt to find their way after the dominance of western influence in architecture.
Here are a few examples of contemporary residential projects that are setting a new tone.
When you come to us for this service you can choose a complete facade project that includes photorealistic renderings of the house, in-depth detailing, utilities, exterior lighting schematics, bill of finishes, and detailed instructions on how to do the work.
Or a low-budget, light version, the conceptual design, which is more of a concept search, but also relies on accurate 3D modeling so the proportions are not affected, and includes a list of the main trim materials.
Frontboard — this is a decorative frame of the opening on the façade, window or door. It also has a structural meaning by closing the gap between the wall and the frame.
It can be open, U-shaped, or wrap-around on all four sides.
Each architectural style made its own characteristics in the appearance of the casing. For example, the Baroque style is characterized by platbands with ears and stucco.
For modernism, less opulence, more elegance.
Russian carpentry, beginning in the 15th century, introduces openwork carved casings with abundant ornamentation.
In the conservative version of the English style, the window frames are concise, of light stone on a background of dark brick.
Modern variants of the cashiers can be stylized in different directions, in coated polystyrene foam, fiber concrete, fiberglass, natural stone and etc. are used as materials.
We are working on a project. The façade designs that resonate with the client include the façade styles of half-timbered, Tudor and Provence.
We try on different variations on the house.
The customer opted for a striking look with contrasting half-timbered decor.
What made the facade so evocative? Firstly, the horizontal layout of the decorative cornices; secondly, the treatment of the walls with natural materials in relief; thirdly, the construction of the plinth at different levels.
The most contrasting part of the trim — is the upper, stucco floor with dark wood (half-timber) decoration. On the lower floor, we already used light decors in window frames to make them stand out against the colorful Bavarian masonry tiles. The light color of the stone of the plinth with its interesting pattern makes the house easier to look at individually and as a whole on any floor.
