Bamboo
The Bamboo plant has been receiving a lot of hype as being green and sustainable and designers who are eco-conscious have been trying to incorporate this age old plant into their designs and products. Bamboo has been used in Asian products and architecture for centuries. Many traditional Asian products are made with Bamboo, such as chopsticks and home decorative …
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Bangkok lost heritage, what’s next?
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Dr. Chafia Ferhat
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October 22, 2012
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Sustainability
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architecture, architecture movement, Building, building design, buildings and developments, Chafia Ferhat, DESIGNERS, Dr. Chafia Ferhat, FENN DESIGNERS, historical buildings, Planning, Sustainability, Traditional House
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Well as promised at my last article, I did some research, not anything in great depth but enough to see what strategies and financing models have been used to salvage architectural heritage in various places across the world. The first one I came across and which has a record of successful applications is; Tax Increment Financing (TIF), the most widely …
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LED there be light!
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Lydia Tiasiri
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October 12, 2012
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Sustainability
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Architects, Automobiles, Design, FENN DESIGNERS, Gestures, Illumination, Interior Design, iPhone Command, LED lights, Lighting, Living space, Lydia TF, Mobile phones, new condominiums, New look, OLED technology, Projectors, Screens, Space Planning, Style of Living, Technology
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I was stuck in Bangkok infamous traffic jam, my eyes started hurting then I realized I was surrounded by screens, billboards, lights, lights, lights everywhere. It’s LED lights; which is an abbreviation for Light-Emitting-Diode. They have changed the advertising industry and of course the interiors of all buildings. Everyone is familiar with the types of lights we use everywhere in …
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Anti-Bacterial Materials
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Sheetal Chailertborisuth
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October 12, 2012
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Sustainability
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Anti-Bacterial, atmosphere, Bamboo, Bangkok, Cold, Copper, Corian, Design Process, Fabrics, FENN DESIGNERS, Metals, Public Spaces, Safety, Sheetal Chailertborisuth, Sick, Solid Surfaces, Styles, Surfaces, Sustainability, trends
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As the end of the year is approaching the weather is becoming cooler and in Bangkok it is the rainy season as well. People are falling sick with all kinds of viruses, colds, coughs, flues and stomach bugs. Most of these infectious bugs are transmitted and spread in public spaces. With people moving around in office buildings, lifts, sky trains, …
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Minimalism in Architecture, Origin, and Context
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Dr. Chafia Ferhat
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October 5, 2012
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Sustainability
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Algeria, architecture, architecture movement, Beni Isguen, Bou Noura, BREEAM, Building, building design, buildings and developments, Chafia Ferhat, De Stijl, Design, Dr. Chafia Ferhat, El Atteuf, evolution, FENN DESIGNERS, Gharda'ia, historical buildings, Ibadites, Le Corbusier, Melika, Mies Van Der Rohe, minimalism, Planning, Sustainable, Traditional
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There are a lot of publications defining what minimalism is, when it started as an architecture movement and what influenced it. In general it is believed that minimalism is a 20th, 21st century movement that was influenced by Japanese architecture, Mies Van Der Rohe, De Stijl…etc It stands for pure forms, no decoration for …
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ความฉลาดเลือกใช้ ขนาดมาตรฐานของวัสดุก่อสร้าง
ผู้ออกแบบสามารถออกแบบอาคารเป็นรูปแบบ หรือรูปทรงต่างๆ ได้มากมาย ตามจินตนาการ หากแต่การก่อสร้างอาคารยังคงต้องใช้วัสดุก่อสร้างที่ผลิตออกมาขายโดยทั่วไปโดยผู้ผลิตวัสดุก่อสร้าง ผู้ออกแบบจึงควรที่จะคำนึงถึงขนาดของวัสดุก่อสร้าง เพื่อความเป็นไปได้ในการก่อสร้าง และการใช้ประโยชน์สูงสุดจากขนาดของวัสดุ วัสดุอาจแบ่งออกได้เป็นสองกลุ่มใหญ่ๆ ดังนี้ วัสดุที่เป็นส่วนของโครงสร้างอาคาร เช่น พื้นสำเร็จรูป ผนังคอนกรีต แผ่นฝ้าเพดาน และ แผ่นหลังคา วัสดุที่ใช้เป็นส่วนตกแต่งของอาคาร เช่น พื้นกระเบื้องยาง พื้นไม้ พรมแผ่น บานประตู หน้าต่าง ผนังอลูมิเนียม และ กระจก เป็นต้น ขนาดของผลิตภัณฑ์วัสดุก่อสร้างที่มีใช้โดยทั่วไป มีขนาดดังนี้ พื้นสำเร็จรูป Hollow core ขนาดกว้าง 300,600,1200 มม ยาว 4000-7000 มม อิฐมวลเบา ขนาด 200 x 600 มม คอนกรีตบล๊อค ขนาด 200 x 400 มม บล๊อคแก้ว ขนาด 200 x 200 มม หลังคากระเบื้องคอนกรีต ขนาด …
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Furniture secrets
In my last article I wrote about furniture and the way it says a lot about the way we live. I thought I will share with you some more thoughts: Location Where you live dictates the type of furniture suitable for the place. You’re not going to be buying a furry carpet to be laid in your house in the …
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The Art of Reconciling New and Old Architecture Forms
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Dr. Chafia Ferhat
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September 28, 2012
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Sustainability
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architecture, architecture movement, building design, Building re-use, buildings and developments, copy of building, Dr. Chafia Ferhat, evolution, FENN DESIGNERS, historical buildings, new and old forms, Sustainability
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What strikes you in these images? Is there a clash here, does it intrigue you, bother or pleases you? I am sure there are no simple answers to this question. Some of us love and want modern and new technological wonders others are rather well settled in the familiar, the conventional.As architects we face this dilemma often;Owners and clients sometimes come …
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Furniture follows function
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Lydia Tiasiri
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September 16, 2012
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Sustainability
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climate limitations, climatic fluctuations, Design, elevated platforms, FENN DESIGNERS, Floor Plan, furniture, Interior Design, japanese civilization, Japanese furniture, Living space, Lydia TF, paper screens, Space Planning, Style of Living
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WHERE we live will determines HOW we live. Let’s start with an example: we’ve all seen the traditional Japanese houses with elevated platforms, paper walls, and seemingly no furniture. Ever wondered why? It’s not because they have a thing against furniture, but because the climate dictates the type of living they can have and what kinds of furniture they can …
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Only rich countries can aspire to develop green buildings
At our latest Lunch & Learn seminar, we were discussing Masdar Project in Abu Dhabi and all the technologies involved into making this “city laboratory” a carbon neutral city. One of our architects asked the question, “Does it mean only rich countries can aspire to developing green buildings?” To answer this question, I thought of our own design practice; we …
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