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Perhaps you’ve never heard of the concept of “East meet West” which is the combination of architectural styles ‘East’ and ‘West’. This merger is a good way to give a different nuance in homes, buildings and interior design. Architecture and interior design ‘east meet west’ instinct or that require a high sense of design to make it look consistent. Here is the article in the newspaper Seputar Indonesia (Sindo) results of my interview with the Kingdom of the Koran Sindo mbak.

In the Koran Sindo: Express House Style East Meet West
CONCEPT architectural style house west and east is still a favorite. Because, they combine two cultures that make the house look unique and beautiful.

In addition, by applying the house style also looks more elegant. According to the Probo Hindarto, Western and Eastern architecture is a concept that applies to the house by combining the two in one style, decoration, or residential architecture and interiors.

Trinkets ethnic styles to reflect the ‘East’

It is much driven by the desire to get a new touch to the design, such as fusion of modern architecture with stylish ethnic decor, or the traditional architecture of the “East” combined with modern style decor.

However, the Probo describes the current implementation of these concepts in Indonesia have been very appropriate, even could be an interesting design idea.

“We have a house style mix of East and West has become a trend, even been applied in the modern home architecture, which is filled with lots of furniture, knacks, and ethnic-style home accessories,” added the Probo.

Furthermore, he also said the concept of east meet west (merging of East and West) was applied precisely by many Westerners. Because, they are saturated to the western style of architecture that tends toward modern architecture.

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For example: water container design with a stylish design ‘Zen’ Japan when combined with modern style will appear as a synthesis between East and West.

While a lot of classical architecture has stagnated and no longer developed. Probo said, the concept of east meet west is a modern architectural concepts for the framing or building concepts, while for eastnya more on interior or knick-perniknya.

That is, add a decorative element of ethnic style as “East”, as China’s decorating style, or Java. Key features of this concept is usually colored houses tend toward neutrals and colors of natural materials for a modern style.

While the colors of the “East” her, usually appears as a color that comes from the traditional elements, such as red for the accessories of the society, or the color green, yellow, and red for the culture of Java and Madura, or the other.

For interior design is often a blend of modern furniture and ethnic furniture, decorative elements were added with roughly the same. The concept of East and West-style architecture is already there since the past decades.

It is said, because he wanted to break the rigid impression on the European-style homes and many homeowners combines Western charm with Eastern-style ornaments. As a result, be a concept of Western and Eastern architecture.

Just be advised, the ancient houses many European influenced styles of rigid, so as to break the impression that the public is usually mixed with wood materials such as the use gebyok doors or wood profiles.