Gonbad Khaneh ( Domed house )

June 8, 2008 Filed Under: Home Improvement

Gonbad Khaneh ( Domed house ) By virtue of historical texts , Gonbad Khaneh was founded by Sanjar Saljuqi King’s descendants in 623 Hejria. The inside of Gonbad Khaneh is decorated by beautiful drawing on the plaster and it has been repaired in 763,771 Hejria . This architecture is similar to design of Sanjar Saljuqi King’s tomb . Its dome has been made by three corners and four octagon arches. Originally uploaded by Elias Pirasteh

New Seating Designs by FRONT for Moroso

December 29, 2010 Filed Under: Home Improvement
New Seating Designs by FRONT for Moroso

New Seating Designs to be added to your furniture collection coming from FRONT, an all-women group of Swedish designers, Brand new design of great range from this designers made and created for Italian furniture manufacturer Moroso. The design seem so elegant and sophisticated, provide calm and comfortable to you. The collection makes a striking use of photographic images, an interweave of draped fabric and a photo of flying cushions, that are printed... 

Ecoflo Septic Systems

December 3, 2008 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction, Home Improvement

Premier Tech Environment offers compact septic treatment systems for residential, commercial, and community wastewater applications. The passive Ecoflo system, an alternative to a standard leach field, removes fecal coliform, nitrogen, and up to 98% of phosphorous from effluent without requiring pumps or moving parts. The modular system—a permanent solution supported by a maintenance program—can be sized to meet most needs, and is well suited... 

Teragren Bamboo Tabletops and Countertop

October 17, 2009 Filed Under: Architecture, Home Improvement
Teragren Bamboo Tabletops and Countertop

Teragren Bamboo Tabletops and Countertop are available in three styles which provide a sustainable surface for retail and hospitality applications. Teragren’s bamboo countertops are a beautiful and durable alternative to traditional hardwoods for counters, kitchen islands and table tops. Manufactured to exacting standards for quality and environmental safety, these furniture-grade products are made with rapidly renewable Optimum 5.5® Moso... 

World record in the OSRAM laboratory: quantum leap in the brightness and efficacy of white LEDs

July 27, 2008 Filed Under: Construction

By improving all the technologies involved in the manufacture of LEDs, OSRAM development engineers have achieved new records for the brightness and efficiency of white LEDs in the laboratory. Under standard conditions with an operating current of 350 mA, brightness peaked at a value of 155 lm, and efficacy at 136 lm/W. White prototype LEDs with 1 mm2 chips were used. The light produced had a color temperature of 5000 K, with color coordinates at... 

Warm Bedroom Design Style

June 15, 2008 Filed Under: Construction

Warm Bedroom Design Style Overlapping blinds from Ikea. Note how small the room is and the scale of the lamps, works great Originally uploaded by I heart Norwegian Wood

Ginkgo Lounge by Tiago Rosado

March 6, 2011 Filed Under: Construction
Ginkgo Lounge by Tiago Rosado

Ginkgo Lounge is a hotel bar located in Portimão, Portugal. The architect who designed this lounge bar is Tiago Rosado. Originally, it was only supposed to be a poolside bar for the hotel, but it ended up being much larger. via

Emeritus Announces Agreement to Lease Eleven Communities

August 25, 2008 Filed Under: Construction

Emeritus Corporation, a national provider of assisted living and related services to senior citizens, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to lease 11 communities from affiliates of HCP, Inc.. The communities are comprised of 1,462 units and are located in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, and Virginia. The term of the lease is ten years with an option to purchase the properties beginning at the end of... 

Classrooms of the future by Gollifer Langston Architects

July 17, 2008 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction

The proposal is to create a prototype highly ICT resourced demountable “clip-on” classroom for use throughout Camden. The classroom will be able to be easily fitted out with advanced ICT, and to be installed rapidly, safely and cheaply within a range of primary and special schools in the borough, and potentially accessible to all others . It will be able to adapt and change to suit future scenarios and robust in technology and form.

A Modern Oriel Window by Platform 5 Architects

October 19, 2010 Filed Under: Home Improvement
A Modern Oriel Window by Platform 5 Architects

Modern Oriel Window is a contemporary windows design done by London based Platform 5 Architects. This Modern Oriel Window is modern structural glass oriel window is lined with cherry wood and projects into the garden, juxtaposing with the Victorian bay window that projects into the street. The design is so chic and great simple yet elegant. Great job. via