What is the relation of architecture, design and efficiency? These three have close relationship, actually, the design or architecture on your work place could increase your productivity and of course the least impact is efficiency. So how is your office design? unique or mediocrity? if your office design never change for several years. then consider to change it more unique.
Make sure that you have your own office characteristics that could reflect your company vision and mission. How to do it, there are several ways to get the unique design of the office:
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Vernacular architecture is the term used to categorize methods of construction which uses local resources to meet the local’s needs. Vernacular architecture developed at any time to reflect on the environment, culture, and history of the area where the architecture is located.
Vernacular architecture becomes important to the context of architecture in Asia because Asia consists of many different cultures and each of it different in each territory. Each region has a specific architecture derived from tradition, the local human adaptation of nature that gave rise to a variety of ways to cope with climate for building comfort.
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Post modern terms is popular among elites and intellectuals. Post Modern term itself was born and popularized by the critical history of architecture, Charles Jencks in a seminar at the University Eindhoven in 1978 the idea became the theme of conversation in the architecture Biennale in Venice in 1980.
In the world of architecture, modern post architecture shows on something of process or activity and can be classified as post-modern style symbols.
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London has a long and interesting history, so it is no surprise that the city is packed full of both high-quality old, and modern, architecture.
London is a city known for its beautiful and historic buildings designed by some of the world’s most famous architects. Since the turn of the century, however, a new type of architecture, constructed using concrete, steel and glass, has become an increasingly important part of the ever-changing cityscape. This modern architecture is a highly visible aspect of the city and deserves attention as much as its longstanding architectural counterparts.
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Throughout the year Amsterdam is one of Europe’s foremost architecture and design city, not only because of 17-th century rings of canals. Amsterdam is where modern architecture developed organically between facades of historical buildings. Since it is not a very big city, all sites of interest are within acceptable distance, this is why Amsterdam is so popular with lovers of architecture.
Canal rings houses
The old centre was formed by rings of canals with unique mostly 17th century residences of wealthy merchants, financiers, craftsmen, doctors, lawyers, politicians and artists. Because of lack of space, these houses were mostly narrow, not more than 30ft wide (9 meters). They are are characterized by big narrow windows, decorative gable tops, very narrow stairs inside and pulley outside to transport larger objects to upper floors. Very often the residences served also as businesses. Merchant’s houses had their storage in attics and cellars. Sometimes the lift was installed in the middle of the house plan, to transport the goods between floors. The office of the merchant was usually on the ground floor. Like in Venice the canals were the main way of transporting the goods.
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