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Creative Living Form and Function: Issues in Residential Staircase Design
February 3rd, 2011 | Read more
Why is it that truly innovative building design is practiced few and far between? Yes, many architects and designers spend their energy building buildings, but few built architecture that uses the design of build environments to uplift lifestyle for their occupants. We need to push your buildings ahead, to break the mold and go beyond [...]
Creative Living: Architectural Styles: Wrightian Style
January 31st, 2011 | Read more
This will be the last piece that will be running in the series of architectural styles. Derived from the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright during his “Usonian” period, the Wrightian style is very unique and no house at one point is similar to the other in design, it may incorporate a few design features but [...]
Creative Living. Architectural Styles: The French Electric Design
January 31st, 2011 | Read more
The French eclectic is actually very hard style to identify as this style is mostly influenced by other cultures as well as France historical past. This is because France at the cross roads of Europe was invaded by almost everyone and marriages between the French and English royals as well as other styles further blurred [...]
Creative Living Architectural Styles: Modern Style
January 31st, 2011 | Read more
From the high pitched French electric houses to deceptively simple Midcentury Modern glass-and-concrete Case Study homes to experimental, organic seventies designs, modern residences are attracting growing numbers of enthusiasts . In addition to the cachet of owning a piece of architectural history, there is the appeal of thoughtfully designed spaces with modern innovations such as [...]
Creative Living: Cozy Home Design: The Open Floor Plan
January 31st, 2011 | Read more
Over the last two decades, homes have become increasingly open. Weather is due to the fact that families have become smaller hence less privacy or improved building products that now allow designers to eliminate walls previously needed to bear loads is another issue of discussion. The resulting floor plans feel considerably more spacious, cozy and [...]
Creative Living : Architectural Styles: Bungalow Style.