Cities have always been centres of government, commerce and culture throughout the ages. However, until about two centuries ago, the global population largely remained rural as agriculture was the main occupation of the people. But ever since the industrial revolution happened, there has been a marked shift of population to urban areas as more and more people left their villages and moved into cities for better employment and a higher standard of living.
Rapid urbanization for the last two hundred years has caused cities to expand way beyond their originally intended boundaries. It also has put a massive strain on the civic infrastructure of cities such as transport, power supply, water management and sewage management. This trend is only expected to increase in the coming years. Thus, it is imperative that the architectural design of any new construction has a thought for the future. Architects and consultants in Chennai would do well to follow the same.
Design Not Just the Building But the Neighbourhood Too!
In recent times, architectural design is not only about the design of the building itself. In addition to the functional aspects of the building, architects in Chennai for residential spaces must also consider the economic, cultural, historical and geographical factors of their design. A good architectural design must include all of the above considerations as well as concessions for contemporary paradigms such as sustainability and reduction of carbon footprint.
Sustainability
Architecture has always been a reflection of society at any given point of time in history. Grandiose buildings were typically constructed during times of wealth and prosperity. Our historic buildings and monuments stand testimonial to that fact. With changing times and values, architectural design has also evolved over the ages. Continuing the pattern, with climate change and sustainability becoming by words of our times, it only makes sense for architectural design to reflect the same.
The New Mantra of Architects and Consultants in Chennai.
Urbanscaping
Architecture is no longer just about the aesthetics and design of an individual building; it is about the character it lends to the city as well. It is about the design of the space surrounding the buildings, the creation of sustainable neighbourhoods, and provision for public areas, mass transit systems, and other such amenities.
Architectural design is thus becoming very much part of the urban design of a city. Urban design typically combines elements of individual architecture with landscaping, infrastructure and planning to create comfortable, accessible cities. Architectural design and urban design thus go hand in hand in transforming neighbourhoods of today into communities of the future!
Look at the Big Picture!
Architectural design cannot exist in isolation of its surroundings. Every individual building design should look at the bigger picture of how it fits in the general urban scheme of things. The design should consider that the building is but one piece in the larger jigsaw puzzle of the city with its intricate network of roadways, public spaces, infrastructure, transport, among other structures. It is an essential cog in the machinery of society in improving the standard of living, reducing social inequity and providing a vision for the future.
Furnishing your brand new house? Or moving into your newly rented apartment? Or just looking to spruce up the interiors of your home? Here are some tried and tested techniques that professional designers regularly use, to help you revamp your home with very little cost and effort. Check them out and see what works for you!
Before you even start buying a single lamp, here is a bit of homework for you!
Find your Style
Identify what kind of aesthetic you are going for! Elaborate and traditional, or cozy and lived in, or even modern and minimalist – each person has their own unique preferences – find yours! It is easy to go about this using a process of elimination. It is easy to know what you do not like rather than what you do. Do this exercise and decide which style would work best for you!
Fix your Budget
It is easy to go a little overboard while doing home makeovers, so start with a budget. Make a list of all the things you want to be changed in the order of priority. Mark which of those items in the list would fit into your budget – with a little buffer, of course!
Once that is out of the way, you know exactly how you want your home to look like. Now start adding in the details!
Let There Be Light!
Paint small rooms with soft, light shades to make the rooms appear bigger and more spacious than they actually are. It greatly reduces the cramped, claustrophobic feeling one gets in small, compact rooms!
Mirror Mirror On the Wall
Mirrors are not only useful in finding the fairest of them all. They can greatly add to the illusion of space in smaller confines. They also tend to reflect around every bit of natural light, making your home appear brighter and roomier!
Mix n Match
Do not stick to the same shades and textures while picking your furnishings. Instead, mix them up cleverly to create drama where there would only be monotony! This should break up the feeling of sameness and add a lot of interest to your interiors.
A Slip in Time Saves Nine
Slipcovers on cushions are a simple and great way to transform your living spaces. Pick them up in different shades and textures and change them often to suit the season or your mood. They are especially useful in homes with small children – to preserve your furnishings and your sanity!
Basket Cases
Wicker baskets are very useful in de-cluttering your living space. They are a fantastic way to quickly and neatly put away books, magazines, toys, and other odds and ends – things that would otherwise make a nightmarish mess all over the place!
Reuse, Recycle
You do not always need to buy new things to refurbish your home. Every home is sure to have its own treasure trove of knickknacks to dig into for interior design inspirations! Reuse or repurpose those unused, ancient articles into works of art that have a place of pride in the household!
Go Green
Nothing like a dash of green to add a breath of fresh air to your home! Do the homework on indoor plants that will work well with the natural light available in your home and also identify where they are most likely to flourish!
Take into consideration all this sound advice from experts in designing commercial interiors in Chennai. Transform your house into the home of your dreams!
To say in a sentence it is just the combination of colors and strategic designs that make your cozy apartment look Wow!! , here are some useful tips that you can follow.
An important factor that will make your small space look big is the provision given for lot of open spaces rather than planning to use it square ft by square ft. This idea goes with the saying of living better with less. Just don’t make the place look cramped with too many things, give space for the room to breathe.
Colors….they always have their effect on interior designs, so in the case of making your apartment looking spacious and rich. Just try to neutralize the look as much as possible by avoiding different colors that generally distract the viewer and gives the look as thou things placed in the room are occupying more space. This doesn’t mean you need to give up on your interests, slight shade changes can be given to differentiate certain things.
Make a small place look big, is that not an illusion, definitely it is a trick and mirrors has always been a major source of illusion. Use these mirrors to bring magic to your interiors, they provide more depth to the space provided and elevate the looks by its reflections. They reflect light from the windows, makes the room look more bright and elegant.
Make use of the vertical space as much as possible and place cupboards that are aligned to the walls, these changes provide a smooth, plain and extended look to the room. Give organic touches in places where many a things are arranged in one corner so as to cover up the looks.
Give your kitchen and bathroom more decors and shelves that makes use of the vertical space, avoid keeping all the toiletry items outside. Give the walls and shelves the same color to give a better look. Can use decorators like vase and plants on top shelves to draw your attention upwards.
An architect is a professional, so one must be professional and think like a professional in order to be successful (or employed no less) as an architect.
I’ve observed that these critical traits go beyond school and can benefit all of us in life – as an architect.
Be self-motivated – One of the best things we can teach our children is to care for their responsibilities without being told. I’m aware our culture has generated ‘helicopter parents’ who do everything for their kids and sadly many kids grow up with miserable family experiences with no parental support. However, if one wishes to be a professional, or even succeed in a professional university program, one needs to be able to get out of bed on their own.
Be pro-active – One cannot survive long on the “tell me what to do next” attitude in a profession. There’s certainly an aspect of not knowing what to do and needing to be trained and guided. It doesn’t take one long to find answers if they begin to know what they don’t know by simply asking questions.
One of the first questions I ask someone who reaches out to me with advice is “what have YOU done to prepare yourself for this moment?” To be honest, I’ve been disappointed in the answers most of the time. How will you move your project forward when the boss or supervisor is not there? Take initiative even if it’s not “your job” to do so.
Be polite and respectful – I’m old fashioned, but to me there’s something timeless (or above our cultural norms) about addressing someone by Mr. or Ms. the first time one contacts them. Once one makes contact, the responding party typically responds with the manner they prefer.
NEVER start an email with “hey” or with NO salutation. No excuse. One can never go wrong with Dear Mr. Calisti or even Mr. Calisti. I’m not one for formality, but if you don’t know me, don’t treat our first encounter like we’re old friends. I credit my Mum for teaching me how to properly address adults.
Be aware – Regardless of where one is on their journey, there is no excuse in today’s technological age for not knowing about the profession of architecture (or whatever profession one is pursuing). I admit Google can lead one astray, but with all of the other traits noted in this post, one can find reasonable answers.
Two questions I ask most young men and women who come to me with an interest in architecture are 1) Can you name an architect – any architect living or dead? 2) Is there a particular building you find exciting or interesting? Too often I get blank stares.
Be a risk taker – Whether it’s in one’s personality or not, architecture demands risk in order to advance it as a profession or to advance a project beyond simply building. This means being exposed, it means being critiqued (or criticized) and it means making mistakes. Just for the record, mistakes do not equal failure.
Be adventurous – In other words, experiment. Perhaps there is risk associated with this, but it’s much more. One has to explore many options, variances, alternatives and ways of looking at a problem in order to find good solutions. There is no formula for solving an architectural problem. Look around at our mediocre building environment and it will be obvious that formulas don’t work. As soon as we stop asking questions, we fall back on what we know and architecture stagnates. Try something, try anything, and keep looking at ways to develop solutions.
Be curious – If you are interested in being an architect, the question to ask is not why, but “why not.” The other question is “what if.” I’ve been around long enough and worked on many types of projects. Even the most mundane or seemingly simple projects deserved someone asking “what if.” It’s why people hire architects. Any technician can solve basic construction issues and can perform drafting tasks. Curiosity will elevate even the most mundane project. The answer might be no, but the question ought to be asked. Search, wonder and pursue. This is one of the most important character traits of an architect.
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