Australian construction firm sharif abraham architects recently completed a “residential Clifton Hill” project, which is an independent city located in Villa Victoria, Australia. This highly sculptural building between the existing buildings and gardens to
find a balance. Vertical skylights and glass walls with the concrete wall to break the closed, to bring ample interior light. Projecting down from the ceiling beam to guide the construction of area residents go from the original building.

The upper part of the wood panel interior walls decorated with even more warmth to the living room, while the design also ensures the necessary story, so the sun can shine through continuous interior. Imitation of a row of decorative elements of the trunk form a unified the various linear space, while ensuring coherence and indoor line of sight to guide visitors to enjoy the outdoor courtyard. Bathroom walls, floors and ceilings are made of dark texture tiles, people feel like being in caves.

The house is ongoing to describe the dream house, that is no exaggeration. In the 19th century, this is a fantastic summer palm tree villa, situated in the outskirts of Lisbon, is an idyllic leisurely red roof of the house. Near the Atlantic Ocean, blue sky, warm
breeze blowing, a variety of colors with a comfortable ride, has a very old wall markings, and exposed wood ceilings ancient structure, with some modern furniture and lighting, etc. are very free style. Plus there is a large and long out of the pool, is a very good place for a leisurely summer.

This building is located in Brazil Ubatuba seaside office building designed by SPBR Arquitetos, the whole house seems to float in the treetops like a general. Ubatuba is important coastal city of Sao Paulo, the building surface area of ​​55 m X 16 m along the slope of the hillside almost 50% of the construction of houses from the ground a full 28 meters. The building fully compliant with local environmental regulations, there is no damage to the natural plant ecology.

The whole house can be built completely reversed to the ceiling for the level, extending down from the surface up to the hillside. Building materials used in cement, steel and wood, the roof terrace overlooking the sea and mountain views, surrounded by trees and natural ecosystems, and also environmentally friendly, it seems I have a dream house!

Domespace house with the flying saucer has a strange domed house called, also makes people think of yurts. domespace house is an eco-house, the main wooden structure, can be rotated to maximize reception in the winter sun to keep warm, avoid the summer sun, keep cool; if the roof has solar panels can be more effectively transformed into energy.

Domespace house is not the level of contact with the ground, but two sets of co-concave structure, such as bivalves, the upper part of the concave space of the main residential area, the bottom of the concave is water pipes and a central vacuum system, control center , made ​​of special wear-resistant material movement is connected with the housing body.
   
Domespace house prototype designers and builders are French Patrick Marsilli, from the age of 14 he started with this idea, it has been engaged in how to implement it, after years of unremitting efforts to overcome numerous difficulties, domespace house in his eyes become more simple and practical, he described the imaging of this process the solution of Einstein equations – the process can be very complex, the final equation of the equation is so simple.
   
Although there have been 10 years old, but domespace house recently entered the U.S. market by solaleya do its marketing, domespace house not only as a residential promotion of commercial and public buildings is also very suitable.
   
Solaleya provide different sizes domespace house, a living area of ​​200 square meters of house prices of about 12 million dollars, because it is the template structure, the construction of a house is good as long as 3 months. If you have a piece of land, and then spend $ 12 million dollars you can enjoy a domespace house.

French construction firm berranger & vincent (jérôme berranger, stéphanie vincent) and we shared their design “house to catch the tree”, which is located in a small private villa in France Nance. Building base is a narrow but sloping land, the base and there are a tall chestnut trees, this residential buildings open to the backyard, while the design of a relatively closed street facade contrasteffect.

The program in strict accordance with local building codes for design, the overall form includes a two-high space, and a sloping roof to the east. Facade wrapped a layer of white metal panels, the irregular separation of body mass and the street, back to free up a parking area, you can also park two cars. Street facade designed a series of small square windows, and some have been through the skylight to the roof to form unique.

With the street facade is a sharp contrast to the facade facing the backyard, the architects of the epidermis in a number of long windows open, and designed a prominent wall of the living room, living room wall is installed on a large area of ​​glass sliding doors, in order to maintain the facade of transparency. This treatment allows the back of the indoor living space base to work with street separation. The tall chestnut trees behind the house was used to adjust the amount of light in different seasons and heat. This design allows the construction, and trees form a direct relationship between the three.

In Auckland, New Zealand’s Kawau Island, north island, artists and Weber Consulting company spent nearly three years, designed a moon house “Mahina House”.
   
Shape the world of building structures using many of the moon, is located 60 km north of Auckland, Kawau Island “Mahina house” is one of them. Windows with modern white interior people The building looks beautiful expensive ah. With the “deck”, a large swimming pool and indoor thermostat. The official website claims: “a strong, modern design style house, but to arouse you in the past time, a
charming evening dress and martini era memories.”

 

Increasingly fast pace of modern life, the pressure is getting bigger. Therefore, we must learn how to relieve the pressure, gardening is actually a good decompression method.

Between being constantly bombarded by bleak economic reports and other seemingly endless tragic stories on the news, living happily day to day can become increasingly difficult. Finding an interest such as gardening that you can delve into can literally mean the difference between waking up stressed out to falling asleep relaxed and exhausted, a perfect combination for a good night’s sleep.

“I think basically anything that you enjoy doing reduces stress,” said licensed clinical social worker Robin Canter. In her psychotherapy practice in Wilton, Canter works with adolescents, adults and families dealing with depression, anxiety and court
mandated anger management.

“So whether it’s gardening or just being outside, or doing a handy craft, anything that you enjoy doing is useful for stress reduction.”

Gardening has a variety of levels that contribute to a feeling of well being and accomplishment. Mainly, gardening takes work. Whether you are planting an entire acre of crops or simply have a couple pots of tomato plants on the patio, the time and tending to that garden’s require can help override obsessive, useless thoughts. Focusing on deadheading petunias can give an overworked brain just what it needs to relax and slow down. And looking at a beautiful flower or succulent vegetable helps elevate mood in itself.

“Well you could even go so far as to say that when gardening, people are moving their body, digging in the dirt and working up a sweat,” added Canter, “and any form of exercise is good for stress reduction.”

Canter explained that exercise causes chemical changes within the body which in turn improves mood.

 ”Falling snowflakes on the windows, the bell echoed Vespers; comfortable indoor intoxicating, dinner table has to pack ready. A group of pioneers, came to the door in the dark; spangle the gift of the tree, but also with the cool dew. wanderer who quietly entered the room, the threshold has become a rock hard; crystal clear light to illuminate a table of bread and wine. “poet Latour’s” winter twilight, “fuzzy holy places of vulgar material out of the boundaries, puts their mind wandering saint, echoed in the bell of vespers,the step into the house is also walking in the dark Juju finally return to the Holy Land. In the Bible, the church actually has a concept of home, for heaven’s hope with a strong nostalgia. Thus for the understanding of religious buildings, not necessarily with the traditional view that the solemn and mysterious, it can be friendly, neighbor or even warm, bring love and wandering away from home comfort, it can have a strong sense of living. Heidegger that “there is a way you and I, our human existence on earth the way, is to live.” Residence itself is a meaningful life, which include daily life, their existence is also directed at the soul and beliefs.

 

Hailfingen town center design of the chapel is the starting point for the local rural residential areas by extracting the type to define a new architectural form. This design approach is regional, but also the application of typological thinking. Germany? Quincy
had to type the words and patterns, patterns, molds, patterns, etc. to be distinguished: “type the word represents total to copy or imitate a thing of desire, rather than the same image. Image itself should be a rule or pattern is so that people will not say (or at
least should not say) to complete the sculpture according to the sample or the type of picture composition played a role, but when a fragment, a sketch, a master of ideas or vague descriptions of more or less in an artist’s intention in giving work to new, people will be able to give him that type of thinking one way or another, this or that subject, this or that desire. ”

Tree House Hotel is located in northern Switzerland, near the small village Harads, close to the Arctic Circle. This is a tree shelter,hanging in the trunk of a lightweight aluminum structure is also covered mirror glass 4m × 4m × 4m box. Outside the box surface
reflection of the surrounding scenery and blue skies, to the people and create a great camouflage effect accommodation. Made entirely of plywood interior, through the window you can view around 360 ° to view.

 

Tree House features a living space for two people, including a double bed, a small bathroom, a living room and a rooftop terrace. Into the tree house to be connected by a rope in the trees beside the bridge.

 

In order to prevent the birds hit the mirror glass, the architect on the glass pressed into a layer of transparent UV color, the color only of birds to see.

  This structure also implies that the contact between man and nature, and people in poor weather conditions in remote areas under development using high-tech materials and products (Gore-tex, Kevlar, composite materials, lightweight tents, etc.) way.

I figure many people would have the same problem concerning sleepquality at night, having trouble getting good sleep through the night (i.e. tossing, turning, waking up more than once), it seems that a peaceful night’s slumber is so hard to get. But there is a few tips which might be helpful.

Get on schedule. Your internal “biological clock”matters. Varifying your get bed time too often may get your body tired by adjusting to different routine. So try to keep the same time, for say, at 11pm, to get to sleep each night, no matter it’s weekend or not.

Be mindful of what you have eaten or drank before bed. A too full or too empty stomach would both interrupt your sleep. Keep a 3 hours time for the food to digest and avoid spicy food or spirit lifting drink like coffee or alchol.

Keep the room dark. Totally black is the best, but sometimes it’s hard to achive this. Since we many have some little light on the router or we need to light a mosquite killing light. My suggetion is cover them up with a cloth or something.

Change your sleeping position. Pick whatever position that makes your feel cosy and comfortable but just avoid totally down turn.

Exercise: Do some sort of exercise everyday may help your sleep greatly, like swiming, jogging…..

Healthy lifestyle may changed your life.

Terry has been in Holland for one monthes and finnaly back from Netherlands, this time he luckily got a few happy trips, one of them is Paris.

So he experience the Europe culture and artitecture very deep this time, by talking, eating in their way for so much time. I hope it can improve his way of speaking more domestically.

Except from eating, others been good, nice weather, blue sky, clear air, these has become luxury items here in Nanjing, the weather is always gray, and everywhere is a construction plant..

If you’ve always scoffed at the idea of hiring an image consultant to make sure you’re dressed properly for your daily routine of hitting the gym, the office, and the grocery store—well, you’re not alone. But beyond just showing you what styles, colors, cuts, and fabrics work best for your body type, an image consultant can help you make your wardrobe more eco-friendly by teaching you how to shop your closet and cut down on clutter.

Bringing in a professional eye to assess your fashion lineup gives you the unbiased analysis you likely can’t give yourself—she doesn’t care that your best friend’s mom gave you that sweater: it doesn’t fit and you never wear it. But this jewel-toned blouse, on the other hand, complements the skirt that you’d never been able to find a match for. And once you have a closet full of complete outfits, it’s easier to remember what you already own next time you’re shopping-so you won’t end up with five pairs of nearly-identical black pants ever again. You’ll save money (and materials!) by stopping yourself from buying doubles of some items or choosing cuts and styles that you know won’t flatter you. It’s amazing what a little organization can do for you.