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Booming Construction Industry and the Changing trends in Architecture

July 13, 2010 by Architect

Rapid industrialization and infrastructural development were the key factors that drove the exponential growth of the construction industry in recent years. A healthy GDP, growth in housing, financial grwoth and the retail boom also contributed to the historically unmatched demand at a large scale.

Various recent activities have brought about the growth of the sales market which is letting construction industry grow. Since the world is hit by economic recession, it hasn’t really affected the Construction Industry much.

During the last couple of years, the key companies have been busy doubling their production capacities to reach the market demand. Asian countries basically developing nations are growing a strong and smart market of products. India has emerged as a major bath and sanitary ware market in the Asia-Pacific region with strong demand both from new projects as well as replacement segments.

People are getting richer and better off with their rising income which is bringing more demand for various urban consumer products for the bathrooms and is booming up the markets. In the recent years, Bathroom Architecture has gained quite a lot of popularity and has given a way to Modern Bathroom Designs. The new concept of Bathroom designs has created a revolution in the mass production of various Bathroom fittings in the country.

Contemporary Designs and Sustainability | Green Architecture

July 11, 2010 by Architect

People all over the world are realizing the need for the conservation of natural resources that are being used for the sake of creating spaces that involve use of materials that are energy intensive and are expensive.

Green building Organization in America

Green Building Architecture is all about a building’s entire life cycle from siting to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and deconstruction. People are now concerned about factors such as economy, utility, durability, and comfort. The practice of Green and Sustainable design is growing throughout the world making people concerned about various issues regarding building design and have achieved quite a lot of success.

Every country in the world has their own traditional architectural styles. Traditional architectural styles involve the use of materials that are locally available and are available in abundance. But lately, after the industrial revolution and creation of energy intensive materials, the mindsets of people have changed drastically. They crave for more of fancy designs that involve the use of materials that are not available locally but are imported from different cities of the country or altogether different nations of the world. This style is called “Contemporary or Modern Design.”

Design considerations for an Institution | Architectural Design

July 9, 2010July 9, 2010 by Architect

Design of an Institution

An Institution is a space where evolution and evaluation of ideas take place. They play a profound role in giving direction and learning.

Institutions should have linkages be both closed and opened, have short term programmed and long term visions, therefore definiteness and ambiguity become an integral part of institution.

The design of institution therefore has the capacity to modify and change both vertically and horizontally all the time, while retaining care. In physical terms, this means that you get course, linkages and spaces which are central and stable even while they and their periphery shifts resulting in a space that responds to and accommodates changing concepts.

Design considerations for the design of an Institution

Scale and Proportions

The scale and proportion of a building impacts the “sense of place” with in. New buildings and additions should acknowledge surrounding context, but recognize and establish human scale. The design of a building should take into consideration how the design affects a person standing at the face of the structure as well as the building’s materials can influence how the building scale is read.

Design Strategies For Development of Sustainable Housing Projects

July 7, 2010 by Architect

Development of Sustainable Housing Societies

Development of Housing Societies is the new need of the day. The development in IT sector and Industrial Sector has made people all around the urban areas to migrate to the cities. The land value has increased to immensely. The new Housing Projects have to be economical and also sustainable.

It is easier said than done that every family in any country or state can have a dwelling unit/shelter. As such every successive government engages in dialogue, written or oral, but lags behind in its achievement.

Above 60% of the world’s population lives in Single Room Tenement (SRT) or at most Two Room Tenement (2RT) units. Designing with a practical approach in a High Density, limited space with flexible utility blending it with modern gadgets, integrating community and socio-economic housing is a challenge to present day Architects.

To overcome the instability resulting from our increasingly chaotic transportation system, a new mobile Architecture should arise to accommodate unrest, thus anticipating a change that is a change for the better.