Useful Tips On Architectural Design

Here are a few of the most helpful architecture design suggestions shared by the Instagram account 07sketches.

Efficient Bedroom Closet Placement

Got stuck on how to place the closet efficiently on a space? Here’s a quick tip. Whenever possible for the room to be designed, it is ideal for the designer to strategically consider the alcove wall to place the closet inside those walls. This will give more space for the users rather than the typical closet placement which entirely wasted the space of the room.

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Stack Ventilation

Sketched out different types of stack ventilation with provision of how the air flows which help the area it is applied in. It also allows for building cooling and ventilation with lower maintenance and operating costs than mechanical systems.

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Heavy Rainfall Regions

In heavy rainfall regions, settlement should be located on the highest ground level to avoid flooding.

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How To Create A Vertical Barrier While Preserving Views?

Ha-Ha Wall – A ha-ha is a recessed landscape design element that creates a vertical barrier while preserving an uninterrupted view.

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Designing On Slope

Trees on sloped land should have multiple areas where soil absorbs and filters water into the subsoil.

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Wind Effects

Effect on wind of trees with high canopies and of bushes.

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Earthquake Resistant Construction

Earthquake resistant construction is important to prevent collapse and damage.

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Heat Absorption

Heat absorption using different colours. The more light the object absorbs, the more heat absorbed since light is energy. If you consider it a color, black absorbs the most heat.

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Bedroom Circulation

Two different Bedroom circulation floorplans – A and B, which is better and why?

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Colour Psychology In Rooms

Colour Psychology in different rooms.⁣ Dining room, office, bedroom, living room.⁣ Studies suggest that, the right colours can boost your resale value by 2-5%.⁣

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Different Shading Devices

Different types of Shading devices ⁣ ⁣ Clerestory Window – A clerestory is a high section of wall that contains windows above eye level.⁣ Atrium – A very large room, often with glass walls or roof, especially in the middle of a large shop or office building⁣ External Reflectors – The Window Reflector immediately raises the natural light into your home, every day, wether it’s sunny, overcast or raining.⁣ Reflective Blinds – An external blind is a type of window covering. It’s designed to be fitted on the outside of the building to prevent heat from making direct contact with the window.