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15 Ways to Find Customers
Finding customers is hard for many new and established business owners. Here are 15 ways to find customers for your new or existing small business.
7 Reasons to Turn Down Freelance Work
As a freelancer, you want work. But not all freelance gigs are good. Here’s when and why to turn down freelance work.
“Could this finally be the end of Fishbowl architecture?”
Comments update: visitors to Tate Modern’s new observation deck have been accused of spying by residents of the nearby Neo Bankside apartments, prompting readers to poke fun at “people in glass houses”. (more…)
MR House / H+H ARQUITECTOS
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- Architects: H+H ARQUITECTOS
- Location: Bogotá, Bogota, Colombia
- Authors: Eric Halliday, Martin Halliday
- Area: 714.0 sqm
- Project Year: 2015
- Photographs: Rodrigo Dávila
- Collaborators: Felipe Zúñiga, Luisa Collazos
- Construction: H+H Construcciones
- Construction Director: Ing. Libia Izquierdo
- Construction Resident: Ing. Gisela Rodriguez
- Administrative Support: Fabiola González
© Rodrigo Dávila
From the architect. Located in an exclusive neighborhood in the north of Bogota, this house was designed to have in a minimalist style incorporating responsible constructive solutions in order to preserve the environment. The exposed concrete and rusty steel are highlights in the project giving expressiveness both to the exterior and to the interior of the house.
© Rodrigo Dávila
The land with moderate slope, allows the house´s volume to be read as a concrete box that floats over the front yard. With the same concept the second level of the house floats over the first floor.
1st Floor Plan
Once inside the house, a double height space spatially integrates the house and at the same time gives spatial quality with natural light coming in from the ceiling to the center of the construction. From the main entrance it is possible to see the full depth of the house where the garden becomes a beautiful background for the living and dinning area. In this space sliding windows integrate the interior and exterior spaces, expanding the social area and forming a private and peaceful atmosphere. On this ground level, you can find all social spaces of the house, the kitchen and laundry area. On the second level of the house, are the bedrooms and the family room, all organized around the central void. The basement level has all technical and parking areas.
© Rodrigo Dávila
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© Rodrigo Dávila
From an architectural point of view, the exposed concrete was defined to give expression and texture to the facades and the main interior walls. In order to protect the interior spaces from the sun and the terraces from the rain, the volume has large eaves. These elements were not only designed to provide functionality. They become an important aesthetic element of the house´s architecture.
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