Cool house with a garden

One of the functions of the garden at home to reduce the amount of heat that comes into the room. Therefore, the garden can reduce the heat to five degrees Celsius in the daytime.

Preferably before the heat of the sun directly touch the building, we should desist with anything that could reduce the solar heat, and the existence of a garden in our homes is one of the main ways to reduce the heat.

Park is an area that contains the components of hard and soft materials that support each other. Park deliberately planned and created by humans as conditioning zones inside and outside the room. By presenting our garden at home will make the air circulation inside the house current. In addition, the park can neutralize air inside the house so the air inside the home becomes more healthy and cool.

Types of plants that can be planted in planting also varies. Able to apply an indoor plant or an indoor garden, live how we choose the way of application. Want to put a potted plant or other plants are planted directly into soil? The main point to note is, whether plants absorb pollutants and environmentally friendly or not?

The house is healthy and environmentally friendly penentuny one of the main factors is the selection of species of trees or plants planted in the garden. Plant is environmentally friendly that can be the lungs for the occupants of the house. Plants are able to absorb quite a lot of air pollution.

First, trees are environmentally friendly such as broad-leaf trees such as ketapan, violin tree, or a kind of family of teak trees in the park. The trees used for reducing the evaporation of water into the air. Trees can be planted in some parts of the house with a combined design of the park.  Other tree species that we can use the tree sri rejeki, hanjuang plants, and yellow palm. Plants include the most absorbing of air pollution inside and outside the home.

Second, the park should be fused with the lifestyle of the owner of the house. That is, the park that you create must not "endanger" our family. Like not using thorny bushes, the area should be larger, and do not plant trees that the branches easily broken and pulled out the sap.

Third, the protective barrier and is one of the elements to create an environmentally friendly garden. For example, if our house is facing west, then put the plants that can protect the occupants of the house follows the sun during the day.

Creating a Comfortable Bedroom

Rest is one way to cool off from fatigue after a full day activity. Not just any sleep that can restore the vitality of a person for the better, but quality sleep. Sleep quality sleep is characterized by a sense of shape when I wake up and all day the body remains fresh.

The benefits of quality sleep is to improve the human immune system so that makes us good quality in the future. Besides, quality sleep can hone intelligence, improve accuracy and creativity, as well as increased mental ability and emotional. Sleep quality can also rejuvenates the body's cells function and improve the function of our body's metabolism.

Some impact is felt if we did not get quality sleep or poor-quality sleep is reduced memory, concentration and thought to be declining. Lack of sleep also can lead to obesity or overweight. Because someone who sleep less tend to look for sweet and fatty foods. When overweight obese person's body will trigger the emergence of the disease high blood pressure, cholesterol, uric acid, and so forth. It also can increase blood sugar in the body, or diabetes.

Sleep quality is influenced by several kinds of things, including the atmosphere and a comfortable sleeping arrangement of space to rest. To create a conducive atmosphere in the bedroom in order to produce quality sleep, need to be considered:

1. Color Options

Avoid the use of bright colors that stand out. Colors are like that tend to be "invited" us to be more active. In contrast, soft colors, like blue and green, more "calm". Pastelle brown color and a warm, also could be an alternative.

2. Room Lighting

As with color. Eye and the human body also reacts to light intensity. Bright light, tended to make eye and body fatigue. For the rest, should set the light becomes softer. Thus our eyes are more easily relaxed.

3. Avoid activities and crowd

Do not let television or audio device lights up, as long as we sleep. The sound it produces, even after you are asleep though, can interfere with the quality of rest. After all, the video / audio on solid waste electrical energy. If you do need the strains of soft tones as an introduction to sleep, then turn on the sleep function on the equipment. Thus, when you are asleep, the device automatically turns off.

4. Choice furniture and accessory room

The mattress is soft and comfortable, the sheets are smooth and made from cool, will make you sleep faster. Place furniture and accessories as needed. The room is too full of stuff, certainly far from feeling comfortable.

5. Adjust to your needs and tastes

One important point in laying out the room, are the needs and tastes. each person possess different needs and tastes. Do not fall for the trends from magazines or books interior. Adjust the arrangement with the tastes and needs.

Energy Efficient Home Design

At the market sold energy saving lamps claiming. The lights are indeed valuable in the initial purchase of relatively expensive, but if we ever think about the cost of his life? Poor quality lamps must be more frequently damaged and require replacement, and that means spending money, right? So when shopping for electronic equipment, try to choose a really energy efficient.

There are several things to note before installing compact fluorescent lighting to occupancy.

First, we have to see what level of voltage (power watts) that we want to wear at each point. Then, we must also see it for what application? For a reading lamp, room lamp, or light the bedroom? So much power lamp mounted tailored to their utility.

Second, calculate the number of light point you want to use, does one light enough for lighting a room or need two or even three with lights?

Thirdly, we must view the location of the installation of lamps, lamp height dressed to be installed. The higher the location of the installation of lights will certainly reduce the capacity of lighting the lamp.

In addition to choosing energy efficient lighting, ventilation also affect the energy-saving steps you want to go. Because, building material with skin or pelingkup the thermal conductivity resistance value that will most greatly affect the comfort room.

Similarly, shadowing aperture, glass, as well as its implications terrace with occupant thermal comfort of home. We must remember the hot sun affect the temperature in the room through three different ways: conduction, convection, and radiation.

The selection of materials, design shadowing and good ventilation openings will have implications on the comfort and energy, especially when we often use the air conditioner or fan.

Creating a Healthy and Field House with Attic

The attic is an area or space that is located under the roof of a building. Usually serves to fill the space that lies between the highest floor ceiling with a roof of the building. The roof is often used generally sloping roof. Attic easily recognized because of the unusual space with exposed rafters and frame corners are somewhat difficult to reach.

Attic is a good way to optimize and utilize the remaining space that is formed from the roof of the building. Usually, with a height below the standard, the user must give extra attention to the arrangements for activities in the attic remains comfortable, except when the attic just want to be a warehouse.

Given its function, Attic not only serves as a solution for homes with limited land. However, in terms of health, Attic very useful to help control the temperature inside the house. Therefore, this area is not able to withstand the air moving. Hot air rising from the ground floor of buildings will be trapped in the Attic thus preventing discomfort.

To design it, there are some things to consider, among them the structure and framework of the roof. Secondly it is important and the first must be considered carefully. Therefore, to calculate the structure and framework of the roof, we must know first whether the use of Attic space has been planned from the beginning or is developing.

If you've planned from the beginning, then of course many obstacles that can be avoided. Different if we had not planned from the beginning, the structure of the floor and roof truss construction which would lead to unplanned or disrupt the arrangement of spaces in the Attic.

Meanwhile, about the construction of the roof, we can use a lightweight steel roof truss for the shape can be arranged and adjusted. So, rather than a triangular piece, but stuck or triangular-shaped portal. The use of steel roof truss to create space under the roof to be more useful in an optimal fashion.

Another thing that is no less important note is the prevention of leakage problems and splashed. If we do not do, and consider carefully, it will cause many problems that would drain time and our minds. Especially for the latter designed Attic space and not planned from the beginning.

So even when I want to apply the opening or hole of light, preferably when the window that we created to deal directly with outside air or without the use of canopies, then you should use a glass window with metal frames or aluminum with a given crack sealant. Meanwhile, if using wood, you should select an adequate timber resistant to weather. For example, teak or merbau wood. Alternatively, it could be mounted exhaust two-way that serves not only as an air hole, also the light hole.

Currently the market is already available models 'exhaust' is commonly used in factories and issued with a version of the residence.

Alternatively, can make a gap between the ceiling under the roof with the able to stream or skipped by air. Finally, make a layer of heat shield or aluminum foil. Better yet, the aluminum foil that has a cavity of air in it to make it more able to reduce heat.

Void Creating more Light House, Field, and Healthy

Void is a hole between floors in the terraced house. The role of voids in the house is so important. Its function is not only a residential look roomy, but useful as well as air circulation and good light in the house. Therefore, the void can be a perfect solution for lighting in daylight and air circulation into our homes.

Voids are formed or deliberately created in the interior of buildings with a variety of reasons. Among them, first because he wanted to create a broad impression of a room. Second, wanted to create air pockets or air flow to keep the room comfortable. Third, to create the impression of height in a particular room. Fourth, to give the impression of a distant view or extend the visual range from bottom to top.

The function is usually void (in most small-scale) formed in the area of the stairs. Because usually on the stairs should be free for increased flow of people do not collide. so, its location is usually located on top of or above the staircase landing overall.

However, in general terms used to describe the void with no floor space located on the 2nd floor where through space we can see the space underneath, but still under the same roof.

In designing the void is good and right, there are a few things to note, among others, the size and spacious home. The amount of voids that are made should be adapted to the area existing home. So, if the size of the house is not big, nor should the size of large voids. More than that, consider also the space that will be located under the void so that the laying and setting a fine.

In principle in all the houses can be made void. Whether small or big house. Only, all depend flair homeowners in the process. No matter how small the land, usually at least a small family needs must be met, from the primary spaces until the service area.

Usually the void created or created if it already met the basic needs of the room. Or it could be said remaining space ruanganlah made void.

The second thing to note is that structures and construction, in principle, make the structure similar to the design and construction of another space, which is only a blank floor. However, usually concrete beam around the void of his binder must be strengthened.

Another alternative may be enlarged or enhanced by the quality of concrete or enhanced pembesiannya. Usually the legs are also reinforced foundation.

In addition, note also the use of floor beams and buildings. But avoid the use of hanging beams with overstek that are too large. We recommend that you consult the expert or architect for the structure obtained using the structure and construction of safe, yet efficient in cost and quality of the resulting space to be good.

As for determining the void hole, usually a minimum amount proportional to the module structure column. However, it could also use two or more modules.

To reach the ideal point, arranged for us to look from above and can be looked at from below as well. Usually a person's point of view it 45 degrees. The best position in a void space is the highest share of the most heat. However, it can not be used as a benchmark. Because, in the application, usually all depends on other aspects in the field.

Through the void, air will continue to flow balanced between the air coming out of the house and exchanged with new air. The trick does not need direct from the top of the void. We can create air flow through the open windows of the spaces that intersect with the void.

It is no less important to consider is the safety factor. Because, every opening, the tendency to approach it ourselves or want to see it is definitely there. That is, if we are on top, usually to see the activities below we will try to approach void.Untuk, the presence there as a safety railing is absolutely void on the top floor, especially if there are children who live in our homes.

Railing materials that can be used quite diverse, from glass, metal, concrete walls, to wood. Or for another alternative, maybe we can try to combine various materials.

Selecting any railing should not be a horizontal pattern, especially when we have small children.

This year's Home Design Trends, Green Minimalist

Trends in residential home design 2011 is a minimalist style house. It is seen from the development of the existing design in the field, minimalist trend is still going to have trade value next year.

Public interest in choosing a minimalist production costs increased due to the minimalist model is cheaper than the style of other buildings, at least the same. But if practically minimalist type of building is easy, it is wrong because it is minimalist minimal detail. That is, if we make a box shape, then its form must be completely square. Indeed the level of precision and skill that determines the quality of workers building itself. Another reason, perhaps lack of prospective home buyers choose a reference. In a sense, information is only a model example of a house that's all.

Model minimalist home for 2011 will tend toward the minimalist green. Green minimalist it's not just giving an artificial garden in a house alone. But, more to the buildings that are environmentally friendly. In a sense, minimize the greenhouse effect, the use of materials such as the use of environmentally friendly light steel. Another example, using materials that nature does not destroy the forests, such as wood, metal, and stone.

However, it does not mean wood can not be used. Still can, but more to the cosmetic nature only, not become the primary materials, such as for doors.

If possible, use of materials existing material might be better. For example, tree roots made for meja.kampanye to use materials that already exist environmentally friendly.

So even in terms of design, ranging from the room and form a layer does not have relied on one style. However, more adapt to the needs of the occupants. What is meant not only maximize the minimalist green plants, but is more in understanding. That is, green minimalist it had reached on the use of building materials and workmanship of environmentally friendly buildings.

More than that, can be a minimalist green culture within the usage of everyday appliances. For example, efficient use of electricity, water treatment is necessary, the use of more energy efficient lighting, wattnya small but the ambience was the same withlights that wattnya greater . The main minimize the use of the greenhouse effect on the building.

If the structure, minimalist green is still the same. Because the structure usually follows the pattern of the division office. As pembentonannya, columns, and foundations. So, we did not play a role in making the concept of green minimalist. It can we make, with what we think about using materials once in form.

In this minimalist green design should provide space for crops. In that sense, an understanding of green really green from a plant that one of its functions to the water catchment area, distance from roads to buildings which will be filled with a green area should be there. In addition to reducing the temperature outside, it can also be used as a source of recharge.

Harmonization of Eastern and Western Style

Oriental design style, if combined with Western styles to produce an enchanting room setup. The combination of two design styles that can demonstrate the power of a dwelling.

Oriental style or Asian style home usually not too excited and not filled with lots of furniture. This is different from Western residential style that actually has a lot of goods and furniture. That said, this is typical of the Western interior design.

Each style is very fitting for people who are looking for something different or who want to bring another nuance into the house. For people who designed his home beginning Westernized style and want to make the house so it looks more simple but elegant, bringing oriental style would be great. However, for people who have very early design house of East and wanted to look more prominent, then combine them with Western-style would be very fitting.

To produce oriental style we can add elements such as bamboo, which is very characteristic of Asia. Trappings of the all shiny monochrome and also can give the feel of oriental. Westernized style usually brings a classic contemporary style with a clear line. Meanwhile, Asian or oriental style is often held up modernity and keetnikan.

If we look at oriental-style houses, elements must often be found in the plant there. Call it the bamboo, rattan, and even the lotus flower as a wall decoration. Eastern people are also happy to put the plants in the house. Whether there is a relationship with fengsui or not.

Different ways by Westerners. They like to enhance your home with classic items and furniture. Large sofa, paintings, and others such as increasing the value of their homes. Western design generally less with the theme of life.

Another significant difference is, almost all oriental design takes the benchmark of fengsui. Fengsui indeed very nature of oriental and has existed since time immemorial. Now, fengsui also began to be applied to Western-style home to create harmony, harmony, and uniqueness. Try and bamboo blinds combine with contemporary furniture and classic designs that stand out in your bedroom. This will bring the feel peace in your contest it.

Most Western-style wall design is more like wallpaper, paint game, as well as paintings of the great. While the Eastern wall design more gently playing with paint colors and wall hangings are not too large, but the unique shape.

In the Western home design, wall paintings are usually filled with luxury super large size. While the Eastern people would rather display a unique decoration.

If you find it difficult to find Asian elements like bamboo, there are other ways that might be used as a trick. Just use a bamboo-patterned wallpaper patterned wallpaper or search for plants if you do not want any plants living in the house.

Houses Cool Without AC

Climate change is often the case as requires us to find ways to reduce hot air into the house. Kebannyakan anyone make the air conditioner (AC) as the main solution. In fact, the house can still be cool even without air conditioning at all, with a note, the house has many openings such as windows or bouven to wind circulation path.

However, for densely populated urban areas, the heat will be enough to sting and probably quite difficult solution. Because when opening a lot, definitely a lot of dust which will go well. Not surprisingly, the option to not use more air conditioning was applied in a cool area or minimal dust pollution, are rarely applied in large cities.

Home without using air conditioning can be designed, but it all depends on the climate, location, topography, and coordinates, including the zone area where the house? There are a number of strategies in terms of designing a house without air conditioning.

The first starts from the home atas.Sebaiknya sloped enough. The purpose other than to avoid leakage, also creates a larger volume of space to heat its transmission loss. About the slope of the roof tends to vary, from a very gentle slope up to the most steep. All depends finishing material used to cover the roof.

For example, the concrete We can design a roof that is flat. Flat in the sense Nyaru slope. The important thing is not stagnant water. As for the type of cover material made of asbestos and polycarbonate, the slope can be started from about 10 degrees. If the cover material from metalroof, we can begin on the slope of 15 degrees. We recommend that you select a roofing material that has the ability to reflect heat. For example, clay or concrete tiles are glazed.

Second, the design of openings. You do this by considering temperature perceived by room occupants. In the physics building is in a comfort zone usually has a temperature range between 22-30 degrees Celsius. In addition, by knowing the speed and volume of wind coming into the house. The calculation by analyzing the inlet, which is a lot of openings or air intake and outlet openings much air out. Should not be forgotten we must consider the location of the house and neighborhood. Both of these are key to locate the appropriate openings in a home. For example, our house is located in a residential area. So we must note is part of the left and right of the house, whether the building is higher or lower? When the building is higher, look for the wind direction position openings are not blocked by the building. So even with the wind speed. The wind speed here can determine the factors of vegetation or plants that will be used.

Technical Problem get around openings not be difficult. The problem lies precisely in the location of our buildings or residential design or occupy. For that, every open space should intersect directly with the open space. How, by designing the two openings on two opposite walls so that wind can have its flow.

Note also the high ceilings in the house. the higher the ceiling, of heat from the outside getting reduced down to the floor. However, do not forget the proportion of space within and the concept must be considered.

Problem model, usually a house in the tropics is likely to be designed with multiple openings. While the models of traditional houses, almost the average occupant penghawaan design systems from the roof of the house. "But in principle, all the homes that we design can not use the AC, except in the subtropical region, which has four seasons. If another snow season, they even need a heater

Presenting Swimming Pool in Our Home

The swimming pool is one of the complementary elements of the house. Its presence is increasingly in demand lately, so the design of the pool becomes more diverse.

It takes design a suitable house for the pool was a nice and interesting according to the aesthetics of building a house. Creating a pool design must by no means arbitrary. Many factors must be taken to ensure that its presence can be in accordance with the design of the main building.

There are some things we need to think about to make a swimming pool:

First, ideas and thoughts are ripe. Having a swimming pool at home can be a good choice if the occupant is a hobby swim. However, we sometimes do not think about other things as well. To create a swimming pool needed a wide area. Therefore, a large area to support the comfort and security of its users. But now many of the fiberglass swimming pool sold, so the pool at any time can be movable to another place to taste. Although less practical, in fact, use of pools of this type can be used as a solution by homeowners who have a narrow area.

Second, functionality. What is the function that we wish to achieve from the pool that we created? Is it only a matter of aesthetics, luxury, or something else like to exercise and health reasons.

Third, the budget. Budget divided in two: for the manufacture and maintenance. To manufacture will greatly influence the areas and volumes of ponds, pond shape, or material which would be used. Budget considered important because it will relate to care in the future. Meanwhile, for the maintenance budget allocated for cleansing and antikuman substances in the pond. In addition, there are other costs, such as for lighting a pool at night or water pump.

Fourth, the location of the pond. In general, a swimming pool built in the back of the house, although some are placed next to the house and even around the dwelling. The location of this pool is associated with aesthetics. A good swimming pool is designed with the arrangement and shape that fits. Likewise Other aspects such as landscapes are arranged neatly, so the house looks more attractive. Design house pool model did influence that will be made, if the house is dominated soft colors, the swimming pool was advised to apply a soft color palette. In contrast, if the house we live in applying the color contrast, the pool should use a contrasting color as well, eg the floor of pink and purple edges.

Fifth, Privacy. Generally, residents of the house to make a swimming pool with reasons for wanting to get some privacy. Thus, privacy is also important to note. Take for example, a Muslim woman would not open his private parts in public. So, they chose to make a pond in their own homes in order to remain able to swim through his hobby.

Various Functions Swimming Pool

The swimming pool has a variety of functions. Not only display the aesthetic function, but also related to health and hobbies. In addition, the swimming pool is also able to strengthen the relationship between family members. The swimming pool is not just an arena for swimming, but also an integral tool family. You see, the nuclear family with a different family home or other relatives can use this pool to conduct joint activities.

Swimming pools can even raise the value of selling the house. This means a swimming pool also has a function economically. But all that remains back to prospective buyers, because there are some people who do not want a swimming pool located in their home area. The reason, maintenance is expensive and not safe for children.

For those who like to swim, the presence of a swimming pool at home is certainly very desirable. When the pool was indeed functioned to swim, should be formed rectangle. Usually the minimum length of the pool should be sufficient or at least adapted to the existing standard. 

The pool is equipped with a rope that can float or footing. Form a pool also can be adjusted to taste and aesthetics, we can make heart-shaped swimming pool, oval, or even eight figures that in the middle of a small coconut trees planted.