Flounderville Home Improvement

Maybe a month ago, in an occasion attended a presentation where the majority of the students and employees are housing developers, I’m talking about simple ways to be more responsive home environment. In urban areas, less land, so land prices up which resulted in more and more people trouble to buy a house. Impact; number of occupants in a house to rise as an increase in the number of family members, and other factors are contributing to the natural conditions that have been disrupted.

If at this time we can have a house, it is the grace and luxury that we’re grateful for, especially if the house we live in is a healthy home. What are the elements that should be considered in designing the layout plan and arrangement of space for a healthy home?

The first thing to note is the area of healthy homes, must meet at least basic human needs for healthy activity, in this case means to perform activities normally in the room, not too small or too big. Of course, we still often hear many of our brothers who live in less capable or less worthy condition in which the houses are narrow because of economic factors are less supportive.

According to the Indonesian National Standard (SNI), needs space to house an inmate is 9m2, with a 7.2 m2 threshold. So for example a planned house inhabited by 4 people, then the area should house no less than 36m2. However, we know that the residential area of 36 square meters are occupied by narrow enough for 4 people.

If the home is planned to be added to rooms in the level, do not forget to strengthen the foundation and structural support columns to be built on two levels. This is to avoid the additional costs of having to dismantle the existing construction.

The arrangement of the room can affect our impression of these spaces. Bedroom with bathroom adjacent to a different ‘feel’ when compared with matched dining room. Smart spatial layout in this case including how to activities such as the bathroom does not interfere with the dining room, at least with the distance away.

Spatial planning should also be noted that there are no spaces that poor fresh air, dark, and so on. Avoid corner rooms with a sharp angle because this space is not effective and not in accordance with the general standard of furniture rectangular or round. Connect the ventilation and the windows of each room with a garden front, side or garden in the house for change of air. Spaces that can be linked as living room, family room and dining room does not need to be insulated wall to allow air to flow more freely.

To maximize natural lighting, we should provide windows enough, at least 5% of the room. In addition, the space can be wall paint or finishing material to the atmosphere light bright enough space when opening the window a bit limited.

Spaces that require water such as kitchens, bathrooms, sinks and the like should be grouped in an area adjacent to sanitation is more efficient because the pipes can be incorporated. Similarly, with a bathroom above and below, should be in the same vertical area (the bathroom is a bathroom above the bottom) so that if there is any leakage, simply wet the affected area.

In these modern times, where daily life is much influenced by modern culture, we can listen to a trend that started a lot of architecture present in residential buildings, namely ethnic style trends. In etymology (language), ethnic populations with a common meaning in the culture, the ancestors or certain habits. In this case, ethnic architectural style is to adopt the local culture of Indonesia. These days we often find a house or housing design that carries ‘ethnic style’ as the prime force.

What is ethnic styles?
What trends include ethnic styles? Balinese architectural styles including the popular ethnic styles. This is not surprising, because Bali is a pleasant tourist destination and famous, and have the scenery, resorts and facilities are looking for refreshing many people. Bali always remind us of the resort, recreation, resorts, beaches and virgin forests with unique social life.

Trends in other ethnic styles such as Java-style, as well as local styles such as the home stage of Borneo, Sumatra, Papua and other regions have shapes and special ornaments that can make our home more unique. Trends in ethnic style is already experiencing a shift from the traditional style of the real in our society. If we include modern people with modern lifestyles, we tend to use design with a modern design approach.

What kind of modern design in homes that? Well, first I want to compare it with the traditional home design. Have you recall, you probably never go to a place in the village and visit the house that looks traditional enough? Usually houses still adhere didesa customs in managing the home. Such as the living room to the front, the kitchen should be behind. Marquee welcomed visitors who came to the house. This is called the hierarchy, or sequence of spaces that are always used by homes whose residents still adhere to customs.

The houses are designed with ‘approach’ typically modern hierarchies no longer hold as traditional houses, even the arrangement of the space is free. Spaces constructed only when needed, and there is no obligation placed on the spaces where. The kitchen could be in front, behind the bedroom could own, not the bathroom to hide, even become part of modern lifestyle.

In modern home design; kitchen could be in the front of the house
Because the principle of ‘form follows function’, a cool expressed as a ‘form follow function’ expressed by renowned modern architect Louis Sullivan, the kitchen can be the front house, because the choice of the occupants of the house. Modern lifestyle that requires rapid, practical and functional allows things like; kitchen should be in front. Imagine a situation: for example you are all busy families. The father had to work, her mother worked too, the kids busy school or college. So the morning is the most busy time, and the breakfast had to be made quickly, so that finally placed in front of the kitchen.

This is just one example of how the modern lifestyle now can affect the way we live and ultimately affect the design of our homes. Actually, many other examples, such as starting a lot of people no longer need a living room, because the land the house is narrow and they rarely receive visitors.

Adopting ethnic style in a modern house
Ethnic style later adopted in homes today as a style of architecture, such as ‘Java-style house’, ‘Bali-style house’, and so on. This means; arrangement and design of house plans are still adhering to the needs of modern life (space-space functionally arranged, simple, and follow the requirements), while adopting the style of a traditional house; that a new genre emerged in residential architecture, ie, house ethnic style

Ethnic-themed furniture, which is unique in our house.
(photo; Probo Hindarto, astudio)

Ethnic-themed statues like this can also be a very interesting elements to beautify our homes.
(photo; Probo Hindarto, astudio)

Ethnic style does not have to appear in full in the residence. Many people think; display accessories and ornaments ethnic-themed home decorations also support an ethnic style. For example, we happen to have a minimalist style house, and when we walk in Borneo, we find an ethnic-style statues that seemed interesting. Then we were bought and displayed in our house minimalist, this means we’ve tried to integrate ethnic styles with a modern style. Various accessories and ethnic-style jewelry are now widely seen, such as ethnic-style paintings, statues ethnic theme, such as statues of Java, Asmat statue, and so on. Also fabric elements, such as batik, traditional fabrics can also be used as an accent, for example, put it in place of a painting, or used as a tablecloth, put on the back of the chair as an accent, and so on.

Ethnic style even more profound, can be applied to the ornament or decoration of the house. For example we like ornaments or decorations on a typical wood Sumatra, and then we apply it to the wood of our homes, as in lisplank (wood under the roof), timber on the porch supports, and so on. Ornaments or decorations can be applied more freely.

Conformity with the modern lifestyle
Does ethnic style with modern life? Actually, if we sort out these ethnic styles back from the daily life in the homeland, of course, quite appropriate, we use ethnic style. The reason is because we are still people in Indonesia are proud of our tradition. Shows that we are still ‘the Indonesia’, although we have a modern enough.

Vases like this, which still has a ‘sense of ethnic’ can be combined with the sweet with the modern-style house
(photo; Iyal Fahri, SAMM)

This means we are still happy and has the identity as an Indonesian. Moreover, we do not have to wear ethnic style ‘heavy’ is not it? The things that light-light just as a unique decorative painting themed ethnic or ethnic-themed sculpture could be a very interesting display in a room in our house, like the foyer, living room, bedrooms, and so on.

Modern does not have to appear sterile and completely geometric. A little country-style ornaments can form a more elegant appearance.

L model kitchen in black and white color is merged with the dining room. White domination chosen because membagun suitable for country style. In addition to hygienic and clean look, use white color to make the limited kitchen space look larger.

The uniqueness of country style look at some elements of the kitchen, such as details of ornamentation on the rack, glass cabinet dibevel, until the grid pattern of the door frame, and the model Vitrage.

Position located kitchen in one corner of the dining room, was fitted using a model kitchen set L. Addition of a closed cabinet and glass cabinet, kitchen set that also has a bottle storage shelf within easy reach. Spice racks and shelves pajangnya selected using the lattice-profile detail.

Glass cabinet on the kitchen set is used to display Tableware collection. These collections of lighted lamps look pretty small light down. Glass is used on cabinet doors were bevel cross motifs. Shelf inside the cabinet using 5mm thick glass. Cabinet looks transparent and appear unique to the cross-shaded motif.

Floor space quasi-tan-colored kitchen with ceramic wall aligned desk color matching. Brown color of the floor and walls eliminates cold impression that arise from white domination. In order not monotonous, selected a desk made from nero absolute black granite is up to date.