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Month: October 2016
Business Books and Manuals
Books and manuals for business owners and entrepreneurs starting a business, and for prospective franchisees. Published by Business Know-How and selected advertisers.
What’s the real story behind employee excuses?
Employees are quick with an excuse when they’ve missed a deadline, and they might even believe it’s a good excuse. Here’s what you can do about three of the most common excuses you’ll hear.
8 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Business Attorney
Need a business attorney? Here are eight questions you should ask to find the best attorney for your business situation.
Casa del Limonero / Taller Estilo Arquitectura
© David Cervera
- Architects: Taller Estilo Arquitectura
- Location: Barrio de Santiago, Centro, 97000 Mérida, Yuc., Mexico
- Project Architects: Víctor Alejandro Cruz Domínguez, Iván Atahualpa Hernández Salazar, Luís Armando Estrada Aguilar
- Project Area: 164.96 sqm
- Project Year: 2016
- Photographs: David Cervera
- Collaborators: Arq. Silvia Cuitún Coronado, Arq. Carlos Marrufo Tamayo, DI. Alberto Góngora Brito
© David Cervera
From the architect. The Casa del Limonero is a house on two floors; compositionally divided into two clear sections: the first area is where the main access from the street is located, occupied by a pre-existing construction and a rear one, with the bedrooms and central courtyard, which has different programs: terrace, pool and connections to the new building. It also serves as a hall because it contains the landing of the staircase and access to the rear bedrooms.
© David Cervera
The staircase and its triple function: besides being the access to the upper floor, it is a service area and has the formal strength of a sculptural element within the central courtyard.
Ground Floor Plan
The rescue and rehabilitation of the existing building seeks to create a fusion between the old space and the new one in a natural way. Lighting and ventilation are primary factors to create atmospheres of enjoyment and comfort for users. A house completely linked to the outside, making spaces that are enriched by the aesthetics of all materials and maximizing passive conditioning systems to reduce energy costs in the home.
© David Cervera
The traditional concept is retaken and transformed into a modern design. Both in the old and the new areas similar construction systems were used with a limited number of materials. The predominant materials are stone, wood, traditional flooring, metal, and white cement as wall cladding.
© David Cervera
Traditional houses in the historic center of Mérida used cement floors in the shape of mosaics with colorful and different designs, forming mats in the spaces and marking a pattern in the decor of each room. Our proposal takes up the material and concept but turns them into large areas of white cement and other surfaces with integrated mineral green pigment, strongly defining the color palette that becomes one of the characteristic features of the house.
© David Cervera
The merger of the historic character of the building and contemporary architecture create a perfect and harmonious amalgam, allowing a clear and sober language that supports the incorporation of functional and yet formally unique elements, enhancing the material they were made from while remaining outside our natural environment and the great possibilities that it provides through its proper use.
© David Cervera
Traditional techniques and regional materials point toward the spatial and aesthetic composition of the project; revealing the labor of our builders who manufacture our identity.
© David Cervera
At the end, a house that respects the environment, harnesses the landscape, converses with the human scale and the spatial sense.
© David Cervera
7 Hair and Makeup Looks to Try This Week
Looking good every day doesn’t have to be hard. You just have to plan and think ahead so you wouldn’t have to rush or feel stressed out each morning.
If this is your daily struggle, these 7 hair and makeup looks should do the trick.
Monday: Bronzed and slicked back hair
This is an easy look to wear on lazy Mondays. It’s easy to do and can cut down your prep time so you can have extra minutes for sleep.
You only need to even out your skin tone and define your eyebrows. For your eyes, choose a nude palette.
Pick up a white color using your eyeshadow brush and spread the color all over your lids. Follow up with the lightest tint of brown you can find. Choose a dark brown color and apply it on the folds to create a shadow.
Blend the colors until you get a gradient smooth finish. Match your eyes with a nude, matte lipstick.
For your hair, use a strong hold gel. Run a medium fine-toothed comb through the strands of your slightly damp hair and you’re ready to roll.
See Also: 7 Easy Steps To Aging Skin Repair
Tuesday: Eyeliner and half-pulled back hair
Busy Tuesdays call for an easy-to-do hair and makeup. Simply line your lids with an earth-toned eyeliner and fill your lips with a slightly pinkish shade of color.
Pull back half or your full crown and you’re up and about.
Wednesday: Sultry eyes, red lips and soft curls
Mid-week calls for a little drama. It’s a great time to dress up a little.
Get a sultry eye look by using a cream-based palette with pinks, peaches and oranges in it. Keep your eyes very subtle.
For your lips, go for a burgundy shade and use the hot barrel hair tool to give your strands a little curl.
Thursday: Orange-tinted lips with a low messy bun
Thursdays call for daintiness. The key to this look is to get your complexion right so make sure you use your skin lightening cream religiously to knock out this look every time.
Do your eyebrows very lightly. You may choose not to put anything on your eyes or just stick to your peaches if you want to have some color on them.
Put on a light orange-tinted lipstick and tie your hair to a messy full bun near your nape.
Friday: Smoky eyes and blow dried hair
Get ready to move from work to the club on a Friday night with this look. Take out your smoky eye palette and pick out onyx and dark purple hues.
You can wear full colors or do a gradient. Just remember to keep it subtle for day wear. You can always strike it up a notch higher before you hit the club.
Pair with nude lipstick and you’re good to rock!
Saturday: Baby blue eyes and chain headbands
Play it up a little over the weekend. Use baby blue color for your eyelids and a hint of peach for your lips and cheeks.
Put on your chain headband. For a full goddess effect, use a silver one or pick up a headband with pearls. This combination is one of the best hair and makeup looks you can use for Saturdays.
Sunday: No makeup and wash-and-wear hair
Choose to go completely makeup free on a Sunday or just choose a BB cream to perfect your complexion. A pop of lip color or a neon green or blue eyeliner also wouldn’t hurt.
See Also: 6 Vitamin-Packed Smoothie Recipes for Glowing Skin
Conclusion
There are tons of ways to do you hair and makeup looks. However, since most of us don’t have too much time to think about what to wear every single day, it’s a good idea if you can think ahead of time and plan your looks for the week.
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“Who wants to look out through painted windows?”
Was advertising agency BETC right to remove the extensive graffiti during its overhaul of a derelict flour and grain warehouse? Find out what readers thought in this week’s comments update… Read more
Artist Miguel Chevalier Projects Imaginary Starscapes onto the Ceiling of a Gothic Cathedral in Paris
Digital artist Miguel Chevalier has transformed the ceiling of the Saint-Eustache Church into a dynamic, imaginary sky chart for the 2016 Nuit Blanche Festival in Paris. The installation, titled Voûtes Célestes, illuminates the soaring ceilings with 35 different colored networks to create glowing webs of light that highlight the church’s gothic architecture.
Screenshot of Voûtes Célestes
Screenshot of Voûtes Célestes
Screenshot of Voûtes Célestes
Screenshot of Voûtes Célestes
Screenshot of Voûtes Célestes
Screenshot of Voûtes Célestes
Screenshot of Voûtes Célestes
Screenshot of Voûtes Célestes
Screenshot of Voûtes Célestes
The virtual performance is accompanied by an ominous organ score played by Baptiste-Florian Marle-Ouvrard. Visitors to the piece were invited to roam throughout the structure or lie on the floors to fully take in the visual and sonic environment.
You can find more of Chevalier’s work on his website, here.
H/T Colossal, Designboom.
David Bowie’s personal collection of Memphis furniture goes up for auction
David Bowie‘s extensive collection of pieces by the Memphis group is set to be auctioned in London. Read more
How to Avoid Online Shopping Pitfalls this Holiday Season
Shopping online is a convenient way to buy holiday gifts and other things. Get the best prices and protect against online shopping problems and fraud with these tips.
Sig Nordal 