Tropical Balinese Home

Bali possesses one of the world’s most sophisticated cultures, particularly visible in its architecture, both old and new. Houses in Bali were traditionally built according to the body measurements of the head of the household, to be sure of creating an environment that is totally harmonious for that family, a balance between internal and external world.

Modern architecture in Bali still seeks this harmony and uses many traditional approaches: open spaces, high ceilings, tiled floors, and an outward orientation, creating a place of peace, relaxation and total comfort, all set in a tropical paradise.

Especially in Bali, the buildings of the traditional architectural style, overall aesthetic element consists of three components as follows:

1. Aesthetic Building

Usually defined as the beauty of the building that is not made, and is designed for the purpose of art, but a greater emphasis on function and form. Its beauty is kept used materials, proportions and sizes styled tri angga pattern (head, body, legs), which form the roof, walls and floors, and its dimensions of human scale.

2. Structural Aesthetic

Structural element of beauty, often referred to as decorations, because this structure also supports structure building in a constructive way. Framework for building construction can provide natural beauty of the Interior. The beauty of traditional Bali structure buildings can be seen in particular in tugeh or support the roof. Tugeh are usually given a form of decoration, which comes from the kinds of colors (Patras/pepatraan).

Canggah wang construction, crosses and horizontal beams konstruki (characters) with a vertical pole (Saka). Usually appears as a mere embellishment shapes Patra. Saka is the core of building structures to support the upper load. In Saka, usually in the form of jewelry kekupakan is added.
 

3. Aesthetic Decorative

Traditional Balinese buildings are usually various forms of ornament, as reflected in the building arts. Decorative aesthetics appear as values and character design. Then the host adjust the buildings ornamentation.

Forms of ornament, which is called pepatraan or stiliran Patra, plants or flowers form. Kekarangan stiliran jewelry is a form of animals such as corals, coral goak Asti, and so on. Other decorations in the form of a more modest, even just to show the impression of the form keketusan, pepalihan, kekupakan and lelengisan.

"What's Wellness"

Often people have difficulties to explain the essence of the term “wellness”. If “spa” is more or less clear to us, “wellness”, due to its newness, is unclear to many of us.

But actually it`s really simple:

Everything that contributes to
the balanced state of body, spirit and mind of a person,
can be defined as wellness

Wellness of individuals is also viewed as a way of life, including such holistic aspects as self-responsibility, physical fitness, healthy nutrition, mental activity and environmental sensitivity and beauty care. The aim of the whole concept is to create a balance between the body, soul and mind.

The balance between different aspects of wellness as a combination of “well-being” and “fitness” is becoming a means of survival / lifestyle choice for many in an era of increasing competition, pressure and stress.

Taking time, valuating and enjoying present moments – this is the modern way of looking at quality of life.

Over the last decade the wellness and spa sector has witnessed a rapid expansion. Wellness and spa business within the tourism and hospitality industry has now become one of the key profit-yielding sectors in international business and its volume equals or even surpasses that of global oil exports or the food and car industries.

The Influence of The Material – Application, Design, and Aesthetics

 

 

Why Hire an Architect ?

" My builder says we don’t need an architect and we can save money using a draftsman. Why should we employ an Architect? "

An Architect will provide you with much more than just the drawings for your new project or alteration. Through the services of an Architect, you will be fully involved in creating a totally tailored solution for your living needs. An architect has the experience to see your project safely through to completion, overseeing the design through the planning and building regulations process and ultimately acting as liaison with the contractor. 

Architects on the other hand conceptualise your designs and are able to produce the documents and drawings necessary to physically build your idea. Essentially, the Architect is involved from inception to completion and know every material and building detail required which is why it’s common practice for Architects to also be Project Managers. 

You can hire an architect to manage any or all parts of the design and construction process. It is true that the design and building process actually varies from project to project so to make things simple to understand, 

What Do You Think About Sketching ?

IT has become fashionable in many architectural circles to declare the death of drawing. What has happened to our profession, and our art, to cause the supposed end of our most powerful means of conceptualizing and representing architecture? 

The computer, of course. With its tremendous ability to organize and present data, the computer is transforming every aspect of how architects work, from sketching their first impressions of an idea to creating complex construction documents for contractors. Are our hands becoming obsolete as creative tools? Are they being replaced by machines? And where does that leave the architectural creative process?

Today architects typically use computer-aided design software with names like AutoCAD and Revit, a tool for “building information modeling.” Buildings are no longer just designed visually and spatially; they are “computed” via interconnected databases. 

I’ve been practicing architecture since 2002. Like most architects, we routinely use these and other software programs, especially for construction documents, but also for developing designs and making presentations. There’s nothing inherently problematic about that, as long as it’s not just that. 

Architecture cannot divorce itself from drawing, no matter how impressive the technology gets. Drawings are not just end products: they are part of the thought process of architectural design. Drawings express the interaction of our minds, eyes and hands. This last statement is absolutely crucial to the difference between those who draw to conceptualize architecture and those who use the computer. 

Of course, in some sense drawing can’t be dead: there is a vast market for the original work of respected architects. I’m personally fascinated not just by what architects choose to draw but also by what they choose not to draw. 

As I work with my computer and my staff today, I notice that something is lost when they draw only on the computer. It is analogous to hearing the words of a novel read aloud, when reading them on paper allows us to daydream a little, to make associations beyond the literal sentences on the page. Similarly, drawing by hand stimulates the imagination and allows us to speculate about ideas, a good sign that we’re truly alive. 

So what do you think about sketching?

Effects of Climate on the Form & Elevation of Buildings

Using local material with respect to their stability and resistance toward heavy load and pressures, heat, cold, and also rain are the factors that affect the appearances of traditional architecture in Kerala, India.

In Kerala traditional architecture, the buildings are constructed according to the geographical location. And according to the position of the ceiling, there are some needs for decreasing the space, which is under the direct radiation of sunlight, choosing appropriate materials, constructing shades in each areas, walls, ventilation-shaft, central courtyards, shelters with expanded shadows, window facing sun, etc. These factors make buildings struggle with such external matters in such a way that the best internal space will be created without using the complex set of energy and pollutant system.

In another word, the past generations have known about the rules and using sun systems and have applied it all.

Futuristic Eco-Housing & Visionary Green Public Space Ideas

When it comes to sustainable housing and urban recreation, multi-functionality and biomimicry are the wave of the future, with communities intentionally designes so that residents have plenty of access to green space even in the most densely populated cities.

The green recreation spaces of the future are often designed to use space creatively, providing unexpected pockets of nature, while the lines are blurred between nature and architecture in conceptual eco-housing.