Furniture Design Ideas

Principle: The residential site should conform to the regional context. Every geographic location has its own unique ecology collectively established by cli­mate, topography, geology, soil, vegetation, and fauna. These interdependent natural factors along with human-imposed territories such as municipalities, townships, or counties define a region. The size of a region varies from one location to […]

The words “sustainable” and “sustainable design” have become common and even popular terminology in the design and environmental professions, though their defi­nitions and relevance vary. Simply stated, “sustainable” means ongoing, enduring, and self-sufficient. Thus, “sustainable landscape design” is a process of creating an outdoor environment that is capable of enduring over time in a self-sufficient […]

INTRODUCTION Although there are many commonalities between designing interior and exterior rooms, one significant difference is that the exterior space exists in the outdoor envi­ronment where natural elements and processes are constantly present. A residential site is a living entity composed of abundant organisms including trees, shrubs, annu­als, perennials, lawn, and even miniature flora such […]

Several other outdoor spaces or rooms also deserve attention. These include the recre­ation space, work/storage space, and garden space. Like the outdoor rooms already discussed, these spaces have a number of considerations that should be taken into ac­count when designing them. Recreation Space The outdoor recreation space should of course be located on flat ground, […]

The inside dining room, although primarily used for eating, may also serve as a location for playing games, writing, studying, and so on, because of the presence of a reasonably sized table with several chairs. The dining room is usually simple in organ­ization and design. The size of many dining rooms is about 125 square […]

The outdoor food preparation space can vary from a simple area of pavement where a portable grill is located to an elaborate space containing built-in appliances, counters, and storage. Regardless of the particular situation, there are several guidelines for the design of this space. The location of the outside food preparation space is critical. It […]

The outdoor living and entertaining space has a number of functions, like those of its indoor counterpart. It should be designed to accommodate individual and small – group relaxation, conversation, and interaction in relative peace and quiet, yet be flex­ible enough to hold larger groups of people for parties and other social gatherings. One of […]

One of the major rooms of the house is the living and entertaining space. Depending on the client, this space may be the living room, the family room, or the great room. In any case, the entertaining space is usually semi-public in nature because it is the place where visitors can be entertained and other […]

The outdoor arrival and entry space is of course the exterior complement to the inte­rior entry foyer. It has many similarities, but a few differences as well. As discussed previously in Chapter 1, the outdoor arrival and entry space on the typical residential site lacks identity and character. Although people can in fact get to […]

As stated earlier, a residential site can be thought of as a series of outdoor rooms or spaces. These spaces have numerous functions, some of which are similar to those found inside the house. On many residential sites, the most significant outdoor spaces include an outdoor arrival and entry space, entertaining or living space, eating […]