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Dynamic Facade

Posted by Admin | Posted in Building, Landscape | Posted on 04-11-2009

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Dynamic FacadeThe house area of 200 m2 is located on a corner position with the elongated shape. The length of the land reaches 25 meters. Meanwhile, the land width is not symmetric, with shrinking width on one side. That is eight meters on the front and 11 meters at the rear.

Meanwhile in the land that extends toward the orientation of the sun has a west-east, which of course must be taken into account in design. Under these conditions, the architect is required to process the facade in order to avoid monotonous impression, while taking into account the orientation of the sun to satisfy their activities in this house.

These conditions fiexed by combining the fields of solid and transparent areas in the building sector on the long side. It is expected to reduce the solar heat into the building, but still meet the needs of natural light during the day.

Game-transparent areas such massive proportions presented visually interesting. As a result, the dynamic look of the building facade. To avoid glare and excessive heat in the building, a horizontal wooden blinds used to be a practical solution and also serves to regulate the needs of natural lighting during the day.

Meanwhile, the layout of the room used to accommodate the needs of homeowners activities tailored to the shape of land. Home owners are a young couple with two children who are still relatively small. Hence the lower floor is maximized for the public and service areas. While the top floor into a private area and multifunctional.

Given the routine activities that must be accommodated by this house is a big family gatherings. So the architect to make a main room that is wide enough and completely open on the ground floor. In this room, family room and dining room with no insulation and is placed adjacent to the park side.

The same applied to the upper floor. A free enough space activities are presented as a space for children, such as learning and playing. To create a floor visual connection, voids large enough applied to this dwelling. It functioned to facilitate the supervision of the activities at each floor. Meanwhile, the bedrooms are grouped in adjacent areas to facilitate communication and control in children.