In recent years, the trend or style of architecture in all over the world tends toward to minimalism. Actually, the so-called minimalism it?
Basically, minimalist architecture is a modern stylish design flow modification. This modern design is then reduced. This stream is often interpreted as a reaction against the style of expressionism.
In most country, the tendency of people to choose the design of minimalist architecture, solely as a reaction to saturation with models of buildings that tend to be monotonous, many ornaments, difficult to clean and others. On the other hand, the minimalist trend also influenced by the architectural style of the world generally the impression that trend to promote practical, simple but not diminish the basic function and beauty.
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Minimalism was apparently not without problems. In some cases, an architect so eager to apply 100% minimalist, new problems can arise. The simplest example is the flat roof of cast concrete are applied in total on a residential building.
It is undeniable, building design minimalist house that we often see in magazines abroad tend to be without a roof. Because some country is located on the equator and has a tropical climate, then the actual, concrete less roof suitable.
In the summer, concrete receiving continuous heat from the sun. In addition to providing heat radiation in the room below, concrete tends to crack. In the rainy season, these cracks can be filled with water and leaking becomes a common problem.
Although actually, cast concrete can be substituted with other materials such as lightweight steel roof, in practice, the solar heat radiation remains a problem. At the time of the scorching, heat chamber can be increased. When it rains, the noise of water on the roof surface is a bully.
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The other element is no less important in the design is minimalist and window sills. Usually, minimalist buildings using and window sills are made of weather-resistant materials such as aluminum. Because minimalist buildings tend to be without a roof, the absence of protection and window sills. The use of a wood material is not recommended because of waning expansion and destruction of finishing eroding rain and sunshine.
Well, from exposure to the above it can be concluded that the trend of adapting the architecture is minimalist in buildings such as residences is not prohibited or wrong. But the minimalist trend that there must also be adapted to the characteristics of the tropical country in order not to happen "trend victims". The above items are just some of the elements of any of the other elements that must be considered.
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