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Japanese-style Wood House

Japanese traditional house architecture  wood as main material, woven mats ( tatami ) as a floor covering and the combination of wood and paper ( shoji ) as a partition wall.  Space planning module based on the size of a tatami floor 1 ( 176 x 88 cm ) which is called 1 jo.  Jo is a multiple of the basis determines the width of a room.  Standard-sized room usually consists of 6 jo.

Tatami only be installed in bedrooms and living room/living room, besides the kitchen and hallway floors using materials vynil/parquette.  Floor tiles are rarely used in Japan.  Except for the bathroom, exterior spaces and public facilities.  This is because the construction of houses on stilts is not possible to use ceramics.

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Environmentally Friendly Home

As the scarcity of gas and oil in the world, pushing many people to innovate, create quality products are environmentally friendly, economical and efficient. Also the effects of global warming increasingly threatens the real world, we are required to care for the environment, take advantage of things easily found in around us to be a big benefit.

Switch to environmentally friendly things like this, can produce energy and a variety of technology systems. In addition to a large contribution to the environment, by utilizing environmentally friendly technologies will suppress / reduce your bills every month, and provide more value to the property / your house.

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Comparison of Wood Frame with Aluminum Frame

With the development time, we are more pleased with something practical and easy to do. Just as in building a house, a thing which is more easily implemented would likely be chosen by the consumer. Previously we only know the frame comes from the wood raw material. For the current era with the development of the wood frame can be replaced with aluminum frame.

Wood raw material from an increasingly rare and increasingly expensive to be a tendency of today’s consumers choose aluminum as a replacement alternative. In terms of price for aluminum is cheaper. In addition to treatment does not require special treatment. Aluminum is more resistant to the weather and of course resistant to termite problems.

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Minimalist Interior Design

To look harmonious and pleasing to the eye, set the interior of the house should be harmonized with the building facade. If looking face wearing art deco, interior arrangement also does not run away from that style. Similarly minimalist model homes, interior was designed with a matching style. Although in practice, not rounded second wearing that style.

For the interior living room, art deco-style application that many use round ornaments, boxes, or other geometric shapes, just enough to be an accent. For example, only used for TV cabinets or other display cabinets.

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