It seems a bit obstruse of the Architect Richard Meier to create a wall of South facing glass, particularly in a Mediterranean climate, and then cover it in brise-soleil. It does however create a dynamic internal space for the ramped circulation.
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It seems a bit obstruse of the Architect Richard Meier to create a wall of South facing glass, particularly in a Mediterranean climate, and then cover it in brise-soleil. It does however create a dynamic internal space for the ramped circulation.
Desain Rumah Bpk Giarto : MENYIASATI BENTUK BANGUNAN RUMAH MEMANJANG
MENYIASATI BENTUK BANGUNAN RUMAH MEMANJANG
INFORMASI
Type Bangunan : Rumah Tinggal
Konsep Bangunan : Rumah Tropis, Minimalis
Lokasi : Mojokerto, Jawa Timur (Jatim)
Ukuran Tanah : 27 x 12 m2
Ukuran bangunan : 192 m2
Client/Owner : Bpk Giarto
Status : Desain, Perencanaan
Perencana : SM Biro Bangunan
NARASI :
Pada kesempatan ini kami akan mengulas sedikit tentang job perancangan bangunan rumah yang baru selesai seminggu yang lalu dan telah diserahterimakan kepada klien kami yang berlokasi di kabupaten Mojokerto. Kapling tanah pada lokasi ini tergolong luas yaitu 324 meter persegi dengan dimensi panjang 27 dan lebar 12 meter.
Sebenarnya dengan ukuran tersebut kami bisa lebih leluasa dalam merancang lay out bangunan rumah, akan tetapi atas beberapa pertimbangan pihak klien menginginkan bangunan rumah dibuat dengan dimensi panjang 24 meter dan lebar maksimal 8 meter. Adapun sisa lahan 3,5 meter di sisi kiri tidak boleh diutak-utik kecuali untuk carpot, karena sengaja disisakan untuk rencana pengembangan rumah kira-kira 3-5 tahun ke depan. Sisi kanan bangunan diberi space lahan 0,5 meter dengan tujuan selain untuk sirkulasi udara dan sumber pencahayaan alami juga sebagai penampung limpasan air hujan agar tidak jatuh ke lahan tetangga.
Ukuran bangunan rumah 24 x 8 meter sebenarnya kurang manis untuk sebuah bangunan rumah, tapi apa boleh buat jika memang itu keinginan klien. Memang job kami-lah untuk membuat desain rumah yang ideal dengan ukuran demikian. So, hal utama yang kami kerjakan adalah bagaimana membuat desain bangunan rumah memanjang namun tetap tidak terkesan “panjang” dan monoton. Caranya, ya kita harus membuat permainan segment massa bangunan untuk mengelabuhi pandangan mata supaya bangunan rumah tidak seperti gerbong kereta api..he..he..
Pertama, struktur atap dipisah menjadi 3 segment yang kami terapkan di sisi kiri bangunan. Dengan demikian timbul kesan seolah bangunan rumah terdiri dari 3 unit sub massa yang disatukan. Mengapa di sisi kiri ? karena di sinilah lokasi yang bisa diekspos bagi orang yang melihatnya, sedang sisi kanan bangunan rumah tidak bisa diekspos karena lahan yang tersisa cuma 0,5 meter berbatasan langsung alias hampir mepet dengan tembok tetangga ^_^.
Kedua, diciptakan kesan segment pada fasade sisi kiri bangunan rumah dengan bahan beton garis supaya massa bangunan yang berukuran besar tidak terkesan monoton.
Ketiga, tepat ditengah massa dibuat teras sebagai pemisah kedua massa bangunan dengan warna mencolok dan gazebo plus taman di depan teras tersebut. Penerapan taman yang dilengkapi kolam dan gazebo juga akan memberi kesan nyaman bagi penghuni yang ingin bersantai di teras samping.
Pemilihan atap digunakan tipe pelana atas pertimbangan lebih ekonomis, dan juga diupayakan agar atap tanpa talang sehingga minim perawatan. Untuk fasade depan kami tidak terlalu banyak melakukan eksperimen fasade selain permainan warna, garis-garis pada sunscreen dan dinding untuk memberikan kesan rumah bergaya minimalis.
INFORMASI
Type Bangunan : Rumah Tinggal
Konsep Bangunan : Rumah Tropis, Minimalis
Lokasi : Mojokerto, Jawa Timur (Jatim)
Ukuran Tanah : 27 x 12 m2
Ukuran bangunan : 192 m2
Client/Owner : Bpk Giarto
Status : Desain, Perencanaan
Perencana : SM Biro Bangunan
NARASI :
Pada kesempatan ini kami akan mengulas sedikit tentang job perancangan bangunan rumah yang baru selesai seminggu yang lalu dan telah diserahterimakan kepada klien kami yang berlokasi di kabupaten Mojokerto. Kapling tanah pada lokasi ini tergolong luas yaitu 324 meter persegi dengan dimensi panjang 27 dan lebar 12 meter.
Sebenarnya dengan ukuran tersebut kami bisa lebih leluasa dalam merancang lay out bangunan rumah, akan tetapi atas beberapa pertimbangan pihak klien menginginkan bangunan rumah dibuat dengan dimensi panjang 24 meter dan lebar maksimal 8 meter. Adapun sisa lahan 3,5 meter di sisi kiri tidak boleh diutak-utik kecuali untuk carpot, karena sengaja disisakan untuk rencana pengembangan rumah kira-kira 3-5 tahun ke depan. Sisi kanan bangunan diberi space lahan 0,5 meter dengan tujuan selain untuk sirkulasi udara dan sumber pencahayaan alami juga sebagai penampung limpasan air hujan agar tidak jatuh ke lahan tetangga.
Ukuran bangunan rumah 24 x 8 meter sebenarnya kurang manis untuk sebuah bangunan rumah, tapi apa boleh buat jika memang itu keinginan klien. Memang job kami-lah untuk membuat desain rumah yang ideal dengan ukuran demikian. So, hal utama yang kami kerjakan adalah bagaimana membuat desain bangunan rumah memanjang namun tetap tidak terkesan “panjang” dan monoton. Caranya, ya kita harus membuat permainan segment massa bangunan untuk mengelabuhi pandangan mata supaya bangunan rumah tidak seperti gerbong kereta api..he..he..
Pertama, struktur atap dipisah menjadi 3 segment yang kami terapkan di sisi kiri bangunan. Dengan demikian timbul kesan seolah bangunan rumah terdiri dari 3 unit sub massa yang disatukan. Mengapa di sisi kiri ? karena di sinilah lokasi yang bisa diekspos bagi orang yang melihatnya, sedang sisi kanan bangunan rumah tidak bisa diekspos karena lahan yang tersisa cuma 0,5 meter berbatasan langsung alias hampir mepet dengan tembok tetangga ^_^.
Kedua, diciptakan kesan segment pada fasade sisi kiri bangunan rumah dengan bahan beton garis supaya massa bangunan yang berukuran besar tidak terkesan monoton.
Ketiga, tepat ditengah massa dibuat teras sebagai pemisah kedua massa bangunan dengan warna mencolok dan gazebo plus taman di depan teras tersebut. Penerapan taman yang dilengkapi kolam dan gazebo juga akan memberi kesan nyaman bagi penghuni yang ingin bersantai di teras samping.
Pemilihan atap digunakan tipe pelana atas pertimbangan lebih ekonomis, dan juga diupayakan agar atap tanpa talang sehingga minim perawatan. Untuk fasade depan kami tidak terlalu banyak melakukan eksperimen fasade selain permainan warna, garis-garis pada sunscreen dan dinding untuk memberikan kesan rumah bergaya minimalis.
Tips Praktis Rumah : menghilangkan noda kerak yang membandel pada kamar mandi
Menghilangkan noda kerak pada kamar mandi sebuah bangunan rumah entah itu pada dinding keramik, lantai keramik, bak mandi ataupun pada kloset memang gampang-gampang susah. Jika kamar mandi anda sudah biasa dibersihkan secara teratur, maka noda kerak akibat lumut ataupun noda sabun relatif mudah untuk dihilangkan dengan cairan pembersih atau dengan asam sitrat alias sitrun seperti yang sudah kami posting di artikel yang lalu.
Namun jika noda kerak pada kamar mandi tersebut terlanjur bandel alias susah dibersihkan, maka cairan pembersih seakan tak berdaya untuk mengikis kerak tersebut. Anda jangan terlanjur pesimis dulu hingga memutuskan untuk membongkarnya, karena masih ada cara lain menghilangkan noda kerak yang terlanjur membandel yaitu dengan menggunakan bubuk kaporit.
Caranya mudah saja kok, yaitu sebagai berikut :
1.Siram noda kerak yang hendak dihilangkan dengan air panas
2.taburkan bubuk kaporit secara merata
3.biarkan selama kurang lebih setengah jam
4.siram dengan air bersih
5.gosok sekali lagi dengan air sabun
6.bilas terakhir dengan air bersih
Nah, sekarang noda kerak tersebut sudah jauh berkurang daripada sebelumnya. Selamat dicoba pada kamar mandi rumah Anda.
Namun jika noda kerak pada kamar mandi tersebut terlanjur bandel alias susah dibersihkan, maka cairan pembersih seakan tak berdaya untuk mengikis kerak tersebut. Anda jangan terlanjur pesimis dulu hingga memutuskan untuk membongkarnya, karena masih ada cara lain menghilangkan noda kerak yang terlanjur membandel yaitu dengan menggunakan bubuk kaporit.
Caranya mudah saja kok, yaitu sebagai berikut :
1.Siram noda kerak yang hendak dihilangkan dengan air panas
2.taburkan bubuk kaporit secara merata
3.biarkan selama kurang lebih setengah jam
4.siram dengan air bersih
5.gosok sekali lagi dengan air sabun
6.bilas terakhir dengan air bersih
Nah, sekarang noda kerak tersebut sudah jauh berkurang daripada sebelumnya. Selamat dicoba pada kamar mandi rumah Anda.
Amazing Houses Near of the River
Eastern Shore tin roof photo
On the Eastern Shore, these owners found an old photo of their home on Federal Street in Snow Hill, MD. On this link to Eastern Shore tin roofs, take a look at the modern restoration the recent owners have accomplished.
You Gotta Get A Chandelier!
Recently a rather questionable "chandelier store" opened up near one of our favorite restaurants.
Mark and I quote lines from this SNL short all the time now.
Flowers Everywhere!
The beauty of an English garden is everywhere - on china, textiles, in paintings and packaging! We have filled our cottage garden with many varieties of pretty flowers and shrubs, and that love of flowers is also reflected in our home and on our website. Here is a small selection of our favourite collections and floral scenes which abound in both cottage and garden!
Vintage toiletries in a plethora of floral fragrances and designs...
A rampant and aromatic rambler of a rose!
The dainty blooms of aquilegia...
...the sunny yellow of the pansy...
...and the soft faded purple of the geranium...
...are echoed in this beautiful old oil painting of pansies.
The vibrant pink of sweet williams provides bold and lasting colour throughout the season.
A mix of magnificent, floral vintage fabrics provides inspiration in a rainbow of cheerful colours and patterns.
A pretty floral glass mirror amidst the vintage toiletries.
Thank you for visiting - we hope you have an enjoyable weekend!
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My New Bench
My new breakfast room is almost finished. After searching for several months I found a wonderful nine foot long antique Belgian Table with an incredible iron base. 
The iron work is so interesting that I didn't want to hide the front of it with traditional chairs.(I know the photo leaves a lot to be desired - taken on my cell phone)
So imagine my surprise when I saw this great bench at Wisteria and it was covered in a vintage grain sack like linen! The perfect size too!! So I ordered it!
It just arrived this morning and its perfect!!
I chose the red stripe versus the blue; but I really like them both! 
Still waiting for my chandelier (Niermann Weeks) before the big reveal!
But wanted to share what I think is a wonderful find at a great price!
(and did I tell you I also had a 20% off coupon?)
SoCal Modern
I could scroll through your site for hours:) And yes I will take this house...as long as the car is included.
The 5-10 Minute Rule
No matter how beautifully we decorate our homes, if they're messy & disorganized, we can't appreciate or even see the beauty. However, I think of "messes" as reality, at least in my life. I have a toddler and a job, and hence, my house is almost always a mess. BUT in general, I'm okay with this mess, because it can be disposed of in 5 to 10 minutes, tops.
I wanted to share with you some of my favorite tools/ organizational pieces used to handle messes and "stuff." Below is a picture of what I consider an "organized mess." The pillows on the sofa are all messed up, toys are everywhere & there are a few magazines/ books laying around. But it would take only 5-10 minutes MAX to get this messed cleaned up. And I'm so okay with it.
This hutch (below) in the family room (pic is from old house) fits tons off storage for toys and also photo albums & other random things. It makes clean-up so easy and totally hides all evidence if kiddies!!
There just doesn't seem to be enough time in the day!!! but i know everntually we'll get there... (don't worry, i'll take pics! ;)
Now, what to do with all that stuff that doesn't have a place? Arrggg like the strange piece of mail you don't know where to put (you need to handle it sometime soon, but not soon enough to warrant immediate attention) or those stupid screws that keep showing up everywhere (with all of these projects going on right now!!!) or the returns you need to make at the store or your pile of giveaways?
Take stock of the all items that keep popping up and start creating places for them. They're not going to go away and isn't it annoying to have them keep popping up? If you create a place for them to go, clean up is so much quicker!! Different times & stages in your life will call for different random clutter-busters. Wintertime items vs. beach towels & sunblock or screws and tools all over the place when you're in the middle of renovating. Whatever it is, realize the type of clutter you have as quickly as possible and find a place for it. The solutions should be easy & obey the 5-10 Minute Rule. (Sometimes this means not organizing down to the last minute detail because clean-up could be really time consuming!!)
So, I'll never pretend that I can have a "messless" life-- for me it's just not possible-- but I can have "organized messes." I consider an "organized mess"as a mess that's allowed for a time. It's a manageable mess & the most important thing about it is that it MUST BE ABLE TO BE CLEANED UP IN 5-10 MINUTES! That's the rule. It's easy to get rid of because an organized mess has a place where it belongs: baskets, bins, drawers, cabinets, shelves, etc... a SPECIFIC HOME. (This is the key to putting it away quickly, because you're not shoving the mess anywhere, you're putting it back where it belongs.)
I wanted to share with you some of my favorite tools/ organizational pieces used to handle messes and "stuff." Below is a picture of what I consider an "organized mess." The pillows on the sofa are all messed up, toys are everywhere & there are a few magazines/ books laying around. But it would take only 5-10 minutes MAX to get this messed cleaned up. And I'm so okay with it.
In our living room, we have a shelf with baskets full of Christian's toys. (Now I know some might think it sacriligous to keep toys in fairly plain sight in the living room, but it's the way we want to live... we all want to be able to hang in the same room, so I figure for a few years while we have little ones I can give up a half-wall in the living room ;)
Anyway, toys are all over the floor half the time but when we need to get them cleaned up, it takes 5 minutes to put them all away neatly in the baskets. (The key is keeping them in not-too-full baskets because there's always room, even when throwing the toys in carelessly and the little guy can help too. )
This hutch (below) in the family room (pic is from old house) fits tons off storage for toys and also photo albums & other random things. It makes clean-up so easy and totally hides all evidence if kiddies!!
I never regret spending on organizational items like baskets & storage bins. I'm often reluctant to buy them because I would rather spend the money on something pretty, but they're worth their weight in gold.
I LOVe these huge baskets from ikea. It's where I stick all the pages I've ripped out of magazines before they go into my Style Files:
For my office, these hanging file bins are awesome & when there's a mess all over my desk I can easily & quickly (less than 5 mins!!) stow it all away with these suckers:
1) Our closet --> it's a HUGE 4-6 HOUR MESS right now!! We need to install more bars & storage and get things put away nicely. Below is how we've been living: (ahhhh I can't believe I'm showing you this!!) It's tough to feel organized when your closet looks like this:
2) Little guy's bedroom-> Since I stole the toy shelf from his room, he doesn't have anywhere for the toys in his room and unfortunately the furniture form our old house doesn't fit right in his bedroom, which is driving me crazy!!!!
3) The kitchen-> I have more shelves to go up with baskets for extra storage but I'm waiting on the wallpaper install before I can get to this:
4) The entryway-> To put it simply, it doesn't work right now. We need to add some storage & decorate it asap!! It's so drab & unfunctional right now!! (haha check out my dead hydrangeas in the little vase & the dog chow- now THAT'S styling!!! ;)
There just doesn't seem to be enough time in the day!!! but i know everntually we'll get there... (don't worry, i'll take pics! ;)
Now, what to do with all that stuff that doesn't have a place? Arrggg like the strange piece of mail you don't know where to put (you need to handle it sometime soon, but not soon enough to warrant immediate attention) or those stupid screws that keep showing up everywhere (with all of these projects going on right now!!!) or the returns you need to make at the store or your pile of giveaways?
Take stock of the all items that keep popping up and start creating places for them. They're not going to go away and isn't it annoying to have them keep popping up? If you create a place for them to go, clean up is so much quicker!! Different times & stages in your life will call for different random clutter-busters. Wintertime items vs. beach towels & sunblock or screws and tools all over the place when you're in the middle of renovating. Whatever it is, realize the type of clutter you have as quickly as possible and find a place for it. The solutions should be easy & obey the 5-10 Minute Rule. (Sometimes this means not organizing down to the last minute detail because clean-up could be really time consuming!!)
I'm on my way to follow my own advice now... So, how are the rooms in your house? Do they meet the 5-10 Minute Rule? Any rooms on your "To-do" list? would love to know!!
xoxo,
lauren
Exterior stairs of Institute of Contemporary Art
Architects: Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Location: Boston, MA
Winding Down to Summer...
I have noticed that some of you are witnessing the end of the school year already. In Canada, we have a fairly predictable school year from province to province, and we see classes finish by the end of June. There are some other predictable events for me that occur before all that happens. First, is the nightly pinging of June bugs as they bang against the windows, seeking the light within. I remember my first encounter with them, after emigrating from Ireland (where they did not exist): five years old and a huge droning bug, with very sticky legs, stuck in my hair instilled a life-long fear of them that still exists within me.
As I dug in the garden the other day, I noticed the telltale larvae of future June bugs, just waiting to wake up and make me fearful of stepping out my door at night throughout June. I stifled a gag and quickly dusted my self off, in hasty pursuit of more pleasant tasks. June, for me, is also hallmarked by frequent trips to the garden centers. Let loose in a garden center, I am like the proverbial kid in a candy shop. Heady from the fragrant scents wafting about me and the colourful play before me, I quickly fill my cart with pots and pots of flowers. I have tried starting flowers from seed before, but it is not for me. Always one to enjoy immediate results, I love the instant gratification and reward of planting glorious colour in my garden and reaping the benefits of an instant garden.
Another June celebration is the first picnic of the season. My favourite thing to do is to pack up a lunch of my kids' favourites and surprise them with either a quick lunchtime picnic, or a more drawn out afternoon picnic where they can skip afternoon classes and I enjoy hero status for the day. I always pack up a blanket, a frisbee or kites, and a flask of lemonade or punch. It is one of the best ways to enjoy an afternoon in the outdoors, and for very little money.
My schedule ( and the weather) hasn't allowed it yet, but with June beckoning, I plan to head off happily and "pick" some flowers, scoop up my girlie (and maybe the boys, if they're game) and head to the beach or a favourite lookoff to break in my new/old retro picnic cooler ($3 at a thrift shop). Oh, and neither one involves being outside at night, so I won't have to extract any June bugs from my hair!!
What does June mean to you?
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All images (except the June bug!): Toast.co.uk
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