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Month: July 2016
Pedevilla Architects creates rose-hued fire station for an Alpine village
Italian studio Pedevilla Architects has used red pigmented concrete to give an Alpine fire station in South Tyrol a muted yet distinctive colouring (+ slideshow). (more…)
Job of the week: architect at Adjaye Associates
Our job of the week on the new and improved Dezeen Jobs is for an architect at Adjaye Associates in London, which designed a zig-zagging concrete stand for Valextra at department store Harrods (pictured). Visit the ad for full details of the position or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
Virtual reality movie offers a preview of Thomas Heatherwick’s Garden Bridge
The team behind London’s controversial Garden Bridge have released a short film that allows viewers to experience the project in virtual reality (+ movie). (more…)
6 Ways On How To Attract Love In Your Life
If you’re single, then I’m pretty sure you are looking for the right life partner. If you are, you need to have a good understanding of how to attract love.
Finding true love for life requires more than just talent and beauty.
There is no doubt that lasting relationships are hard work. Sometimes you have to go through bad dates, headaches, upsets, and disappointments before finding real love. The bad love, however, will teach you valuable lessons and make you stronger and better at relationships.
It always good to understand the top relationship issues among couples before falling in love. Like prevention is better than cure, knowing the various issues before attracting love could help you get better at your relationship game.
If you’re looking to attract real love in your life, here are six awesome ways how you can do it:
1: Realize your true value and love yourself
If you want to attract the love that you deserve into your life, you must first realize your true self-worth.
It’s actually not very common that we evaluate ourselves but doing so helps us to understand ourselves deeper. You not only set standards for yourself but also learn how you can improve as a person. When you wish to be treated in a certain way, you need to treat your partner in the same way.
On the other hand, when you fail to realize your self-worth, then it’s no surprise that you don’t realize what others are worth as well. That’s when you start abusing and upsetting others more, which in turn leads to unhealthy relationships.
No matter what your needs are — relating to your health, career, ambition, and relationship — make sure you realize what your value is. Be humble in victory and learn from failures. Learn to love yourself. By doing so, you will start attracting positivity in your life which is the true love that you’ve are hankering for.
See Also: 11 Simple Ways to Fall in Love With Yourself
2: Have realistic expectations
As you learn to love yourself, you will discover new boundaries where you need to draw the line. When you consider your strengths, there is a pretty good chance that you might start setting unrealistic expectations as well.
For example, if you are OCD about cleaning habits, then you might start expecting the same from your partner. Love is all about having the best of understanding and living for each other – you don’t need to set mighty big expectations for your future wife.
Expectation is one of the biggest enemies of any relationship. The more you expect from your partner, the more frustrating your relationship could be. Keep love as the single most priority and all others secondary.
However, there is nothing wrong in being open and honest and expecting the same from your partner. Good understanding and trust stems from being true to each other, so it never harms to expect love and trueness after she comes into your life.
3: Get comfortable with your own company
Once you have realized your self-worth, the next thing to do is learn to feel content in your own company. Don’t forget that you are the only person responsible for your happiness and sadness, so the more you start loving being alone, the more calm and peaceful your mind will be. In turn, you will find it easier to deal with your partner in case an issue arises.
This is one reason why you see people deal with breakups much easier than others. Some never come to terms with the separation but those who know their inner self better are able to lead normal lives after the breakup.
Sometimes, being in your own company is good because you don’t want people who deprive you of your happiness.
4: Figure out what you want
Look for the right partner who will travel the distance with you. When you choose the wrong partner, you are wasting your time as well as her time.
Love is an expensive affair that requires a lot of time, money, and effort. Of course, there is the emotional attachment as well.
Figure out what kind of a partner would be the right choice and write down a realistic expectation so that you can always check back to ensure you’re on the right track. At the end of the day, you have all the freedom to choose whom you want in your life, and she must really be the one that you really need in your life.
5: Identify the toxic ones
Even if you have determined the requirements of your ideal life partner, there is always a chance that something might not click as you’d expect. Sometimes, you will find that your first love is your best match ever. Sometimes, you might have to go through 10 breakups to find the best match.
However, the purpose of your search is to flush out the toxic relationships and attract the one that keeps you happy. Red flag toxic relationships if you are unable to tolerate them beyond a certain point.
6: Understand what real love is
Infatuation is different from true love. Sometimes, you might find yourself attracted to a girl and feel like she is the only one you ever want in your life even after knowing that she isn’t the right match for you. Maybe she is more dominant or she is conditional.
Again, you need to remind yourself that you won’t get 100% satisfaction in such a relationship. You might love her from your heart but the question is does she love you equally, if not more? Once you both love each other equally and you feel that you both are made for each other, that’s when you have found the perfect love.
See Also: 20 Best Love Quotes to Inspire your Love
Stop looking for temporary love and start attracting real love to lead a healthy, peaceful, and happy life. Cheers!
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Three Homes in Stoupa by hhharchitects
Mythies is a residential project designed by hhharchitects in 2015. It is located in Mani, Greece. Mythies by hhharchitects: “In the area of Stoupa in Mani hhharchitects planned and constructed three vacation houses with a shared pool for an exclusively touristic operation. The complex consists out of stone blocks placed in between the existing olive trees, promoting the elements of the local traditional architecture but in a constant dialog with..
“I grew up in a hot-rod culture” says Tom Kundig
American architect Tom Kundig has spent decades creating buildings that celebrate rough-and-ready materials and mechanics. In this exclusive interview, he explains how the rise of digital fabrication has affected his design philosophy (+ slideshow). (more…)
Comic Break: “Bait And Switch”
Courtesy of Architexts
We all know that clients can be difficult to work with. But, doing a personal project for a boss… if you haven’t done it before, you’re really lucky. As much as you tell yourself it’s a great thing to have your boss trust you enough to do something for him or her, the stress is so much worse. Have you been there before?
Perhaps you’d like to share your experience with us for our new book project, Architects, LOL, or just enjoy the depictions of the daily trials and tribulations of architectural practice in our webcomic.
Foundry Mews / Project Orange
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- Architects: Project Orange
- Location: United Kingdom, Barnes High St, London SW13, UK
- Area: 800.0 sqm
- Project Year: 2016
- Photographs: Jack Hobhouse
- Main Contractor: Charter Construction
- Project Manager & Quantity Surveyor: PHWarr
- Structural Engineer: Barnard & Associates
- Client: Marston Properties
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Planning
The planning process was protracted due to the sensitive nature of the site on the edge of a conservation area and being surrounded by properties. The planning department insisted on the pitched roof envelope (to match a previously granted application) and various conditions with regards to overlooking. While initially presented themselves as limiting constraints, by pushing up against these parameters during the design process the scheme presents itself as a complexly wrought, characterful sequence of spaces.
Ground Floor Plan
Design
The main design concept is the notion of an access courtyard running the length of the site allowing ground floor access to the commercial units communal areas for residents use. Two external stairs tucked between the blocks provide access from the courtyard to the residential units above emphasising the ‘workshop’ character of the scheme. The duplex apartments are arranged with the living space on the lower floor and bedroom and bathroom tucked into the sloped ceiling upper floor.
© Jack Hobhouse
The majority of the scheme is grey brick with flush mortar joints which is sympathetic to the local stock brick referencing the site’s industrial past. The detailing – flush mortar joints, recessed bargeboards – is contemporary and bespoke timber fenestration, painted dark green externally, provides a visual counterpoint. This sense of heritage is also apparent in the large window assemblies to the commercial units on the ground floor, metal grating balustrades, and continues with the interiors where the commercial units have exposed concrete soffits, polished concrete floors and painted brickwork walls. The material palette for the residential units includes pale grey walls, joinery picked out in bright white and exposed painted timber joists in the main living spaces. This accentuates the flashes of luxury; marble surfaces in the kitchens and bathrooms with douglas fir flooring throughout.
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Construction
Due to extremely limited site access, all materials for the development had to be carried in by hand. This led to designing a concrete slab and columns for the ground and first floors with the residential upper floors being brick and blockwork with timber joists and studwork. Deliberately the materials are exposed where possible allowing this composite construction to add to the character of the scheme.
Long Section
Sustainability
Sustainable design features were integrated into the project including a green flat roof, photovoltaic cells flush with the pitched roofs, mechanical ventilation heat recovery units in the flats and a centralised gas heating system.
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Client
The client, southwest London-based property developers Marston Properties, are experienced in property management and were keen to retain all the units for rental. They believed in developing a scheme which would provide something new for the local area whilst becoming part of the urban fabric and be a flagship project for their portfolio.
© Jack Hobhouse
© Jack Hobhouse
Information
The 5 one-bed duplex apartments are between 57sqm and 66sqm with the two-bed apartments 80sqm and 85sqm internal areas. The commercial units are sized between 37sqm and 93sqm offering a variety of rental options for businesses. The site area is 800sqm.
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