| Dear friends, the emergence of architecture | | | | necessary to use the right construction |
| in human society has taken a wide and | | | | material for walls. Depending upon the wall |
| distinct role in itself. Starting from early | | | | material the internal finishes also have |
| eras where man used to live in caves, we have | | | | limitations. This is especially true for |
| seen a remarkable growth in architecture and | | | | structure that face extreme climatic ups and |
| allied fields, which includes landscape and | | | | downs, such as locations in the gulf |
| interior design | | | | countries. |
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| The recent being the use of computers and | | | | Hence selecting materials that can sustain |
| "Computer Aided Design" in architecture, | | | | heavy climatic changes on a daily scale is |
| which allows a kind of perfection in design | | | | challenging. |
| and execution process of any building and its | | | | |
| interiors. | | | | 3) Humidity and Rainfall. |
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| In spite of all the technological advances, | | | | Because of the salty nature of air around |
| the primary function of any building | | | | coastal areas extra care is taken for |
| structure remains the same, protection from | | | | building construction materials, which can |
| outside environment and natural calamities. | | | | directly affect the entire budget of the |
| | | | project. |
| Starting from a place to "protect yourself' | | | | |
| from nature, interior design has become a | | | | 4)Wind Direction. |
| "status symbol". Today's interior spaces have | | | | |
| a two way channel, first and the obvious one | | | | Wind direction and wind speed also has direct |
| is the function and second one is | | | | affect on the interiors. Heavy winds exert a |
| aesthetical, which is a little complex one. | | | | load on the external walls of the structure, |
| | | | thus affecting the construction technology. |
| It is quite obvious that the interior design | | | | |
| of a space is directly related to the | | | | 5)Land Structure and Topography. |
| function of the space. This means that two | | | | |
| spaces like a home and an office have two | | | | Land structure is the nature of land on which |
| well defined functions, hence it will reflect | | | | the structure stands. Various types of land |
| in every aspect of the interior design | | | | structures include rock solid, marshy land, |
| solution. | | | | etc...Topography of land is classified as |
| | | | plane or a site with slope. If the site of |
| But apart from the there is one more | | | | the structure is on a hill slope, extra |
| important factor that will affect each and | | | | precautions are taken to allow the natural |
| every aspect of the final design solution, | | | | flow of rainwater that the structure might |
| and that's the geographical location of the | | | | block. Depending upon the quality of land |
| architectural structure. | | | | surface the construction technology will |
| | | | change. |
| A hotel building at seashore and the other | | | | |
| one at a hill station will have a | | | | As far as interiors are concerned a well |
| completely different sets of problems to deal | | | | planned structure with properly thought |
| with. Lets see in a short way what are the | | | | spaces is a must because internally the |
| external factors that can affect an interior | | | | spaces get divided into various floors. |
| design solution | | | | |
| | | | From the above short discussion it can be |
| 1) Amount of direct sunlight. | | | | said that external factors and environment |
| | | | greatly affect the way structures are built |
| Locations on the far northern or southern | | | | and thus directly affecting the interior |
| hemisphere receive less amount of sunlight | | | | qualities of the structure. |
| than those at the equator. That's why here | | | | |
| the building with more use of plane glass are | | | | Technological advancements have allowed us to |
| used. Also artificial lighting is given much | | | | artificially control the internal environment |
| importance. | | | | of a building irrespective of what's |
| | | | happening outside. But a carefully studied |
| 2) External temperature. | | | | and well planned architectural space can |
| | | | easily cut the extra cost of air conditioning |
| External temperature directly affects the | | | | and other ventilation services. |
| comfort level of internal spaces. Since | | | | |
| external walls act as a "buffer" between | | | | I hope this article was informative to |
| internal and external climate, it is | | | | everyone. |