AN ARCHITECT'S JOURNAL

MY TRAVEL BUCKET LIST We all have that particular bucket list of the places or designed structures you wanna visit once your lifetime, see it with all open eyes and feel it all by your heart. So, here's a list of beautifully designed structures particular to a space, place and environment, I want to desperately be there to touch, feel and sense everything over there.  1. COUNTRY CHARM  Created by an architect and photographer in the Hungarian  mountains. Made of wood and glass the exterior is designed to merge the house with forest that surrounds it. 2. SEA SHELTER Built on the South Fyn Archipelago in Denmark this part of a project which stretchers to 50 shelters in five different designs. They are designed to be used by bird watchers which will ensure peace and quiet for any visitors. 3. WINDOWS ON THE WORLD  Situated in West Virginia this eclectic of it's use of recycled windows and is owned by a fashion designed and a photographer. The couple built the house themselves quit

  LIGHT IT UP! HOME LIGHTING  HAS CAME A LONG WAY. NOW, LIGHTING IS AS WELL PLANNED AS HOME DESIGN ITSELF. GOOD LIGHTING GOES BEYOND ENERGY EFFICIENCY. TODAY LIGHTING SCHEMES ARE USED TO ENHANCE DECOR AND YOUR LIFESTYLE. A THOUGHTFUL LIGHTING DESIGN COMBINES DAY AND ELECTRIC LIGHTING PLANNING AS WELL AS STRATEGISING TO OPTIMISE THE DISTRIBUTION OF LIGHT INSIDE THE ROOM.  PLAN LIGHTING IN A WAY THAT YOUR HOME SHOULD'NT REQUIRE ANY ELECTRIC LIGHTING DURING DAYTIME. SITTING ARRANGEMENTS, FURNITURE ORIENTATION AND SIZE, CURTAINS, COLOUR - ALL DECIDE THE LIGHTING SCHEME. WHILE PLANING YOUR LIGHTING LAYOUT, CONSIDER WHAT THE ROOM IS MEANT FOR, THE AMBIENCE YOU WANT AND WHAT YOU WISH TO HIGHLIGHT. PLAN YOUR LIGHTING PLAN HOME DESIGN USING MINIMAL ELECTRIC LIGHTING DURING DAYTIME   PLAN LIGHTING LAYOUT IN THE INITIAL PHASE OF DESIGNING  LAYERED LIGHTING HELPS IN CREATING THE DESIRED ATMOSPHERE IN EACH ROOM DURING NIGHT TIME. LIGHT IS HEAVILY ABSORBED IN DARK -COLOURED WALLS AND FLOOR SURFA

THE INSIDE STORY LET'S SEE SOME THE INTERIOR IDEAS IN TREND NOWDAYS WHICH GIVES YOUR HOME A NEW DEFINATION OF BEAUTY. ROMANCE BRIGHT COLOURS P EOPLE EMBRACED DARK TONES AND LOOK-AT-ME COLOURS. THE WALLS WERE OFFSET BY LARGE-SCALE FLORAL PRINTS, ESPECIALLY IN WALLPAPERS. ALL GREEN THUMBS G ARDENING WAS NOT JUST FOR PEOPLE WITH BACKYARDS AND BUDGETS. INDOOR PLANTS, TERRARIUMS AND MINIATURE CREEPERS WERE THE RAGE. WINDOWSILL HERB GARDENS, DIY POTS AND CREATIVE PLANT ARRANGEMENTS NICELY ROUNDED UP THE GREEN YEAR.  OPEN PLAN PLACES INTERIORS  CELEBRATED OPEN SPACES. BUILDING A HOME ? HAVE A NO-WALL SCHEME WHERE THE KITCHEN LOOKS IN TO THE LIVING ROOM AND THE BEDROOMS INTO BALCONIES. FORGET THE PICTURE WINDOWS, IT'S ABOUT SEE-THROUGH WALLS. SCENTED CANDLES NOT JUST FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON, CANDLES BECAME A YEAR-AROUND THING. TO KEEP YOUR HOME LOOKING AND SMELLING TRENDY, CANDLES CAN BE LIT UP. THIS YEAR, BEEWAX CANDLES CAN BE YOUR PREFERENCE AS THEY ARE SAID TO BE NON-POLLUTING.    QU

  PAINTING IT CORAL EVERY COLOUR REFLECTS A CERTAIN MOOD AND EMOTION. LIVING CORAL, BEING A WARM COLOUR, INSTANTLY EXUDES RELAXATION, PEACE AND HAPPINESS, MAKING IT AN IDEAL PICK FOR YOUR HOME. A ROYAL HUE, IT CAN BE INCORPORATED IN VARIOUS WAYS IN DECOR-THINK RUGS, COSY BLANKETS AND LUXE UPHOSLSTERIES IN CORAL OR CUSHIONS, CUPS AND CANDLES. IT CAN ALSO BE USED TO ADD A DRAMATIC POP COLOUR TO ANY ROOM SETTING WHETHER IN DECORATIVE ACCESSORIES, TABLE TOP, OR ON THE WALL. "SINCE THE PEACHY PINK SHADE IS VINTAGE YET MORDERN, DIFFERENT LOOKS CAN BE CREATED USING CORAL. TRY TO MIX CORAL WITH MONOCHROME PALETTE. COMBINATION OF WHITE, GREY AND BLACK WHEN BLENDED WITH CORAL MAKES YOUR HOME LOOK BRIGHTER. HOW TO USE CORAL AT YOUR HOME 1. THINK OF ADDING SOLID AND PATTERNED PRINTED CUSHION COVERS IN CORAL FOR    YOUR SOFAS AND BEDS.  2. USE CORAL FOR ACCENT WALLS IN THE BEDROOM OR IN LIVING ROOM. ALSO, FLORAL OR THEME BASED WALLPAPER IN THE COLOUR WILL ENHANCE THE SPANCE . 3. LITTLE ELEMENT