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Rustic charm mixes with contemporary flair in the bathrooms of this

new house, which was built with materials from an old barn

Nostalgia is not just a fond remembrance of times gone by- it can also influence many of the decisions we make, including the way we choose to live.

One of the owners of the home featured here, architect Richard Landry, grey up in the Quebec countryside and retains a love of traditional farm buildings. Given the opportunity to acquire an old barn, he says he jumped at the chance, shipping the building in pieces to Los Angeles.

To day, the barn is resurrected within a new dwelling where rustic beams and cladding sit a long side more contemporary design elements.

“It was never our intention to re-create the original barn,” says Landry. “Rather, we wanted to use it in a contemporary context, re- using the wood as accents within the house.”

For example, Landry and co-owner Robert Carrola used cladding from the barn for interior doors and to create the wall behind the bed in the master bedroom, where the juxtaposition of styles is just as noticeable.

“The wood is in its original, unfinished state,” says Landry. “It is also used for columns in the wardrobe and dressing room.”

The master bedroom adjoins one of two large sheet-metal silos positioned at either end of the house. These circular structures accommodate the bathrooms.

Rustic beams also crisscross the ceiling of the bedroom and master bathroom. Other raw materials include split-face concrete block walls and unfinished steel, which has been left to develop its own patina.

“Leaving the structural elements and the ducting exposed is a rather contemporary gesture,” says Landry.

A modern look is also provided by the soff it ceiling that appears to float above the bed. This features down lights and subtle cove lighting.

In the master bathroom, an antique oak wine barrel has been made into a cabinet and is paired with a pedestal basins and claw – foot bath. The colour full marble flooring slabs were book-matched so the joints cannot be seen.

A separate steam shower room beside the gym has a more modern feel, with a glass basin and granite seating.

Natural materials come to the fore again in the powder room, which features a large block of granite, carved and polished to create a basin. This is supported by rustic wood column.

The housing problem is something which always rears its ugly head in this modern era,

And the increasingly limited space to be turned into residential areas is only adding to

the predicament. However the recent development of vertical villages, or more commonly known as apartments, might just be the answer. Of course it doesn’t mean that the existence of apartments in large cities will completely eradicate the housing problem in the areas. On the contrary, they can sometimes pose other dilemmas such as the uncomfortable feeling of being ‘trapped’ in a limited space inside an apartment or the fear of global warming as a result of the green house effect caused by glass-front high rise buildings. There are also concerns about lack of open green areas in the vicinity of the apartment buildings. Bearing these in mind, PT.Bakrieland Development Tbk is introducing its latest offering in the residential market, ‘The Wave,’ which is a part of the Rasuna Epicentrum development.

This apartment block consists of a vertical housing complex which is fully integrated with other existing in the locality and incorporates an eco-friendly design. Employing the green architecture concept, The Wave showcases a comfortable pedestrian circulation along with vast green areas throughout the compound at its crowning feature. This pedestrian circulation also functions as an open area which links other blocks in the compound. The design is chosen to prevent the common segregated feeling seen in many superblock projects in the greater Jakarta where each block appears to stand alone without any link to other blocks. This tends to result in haphazard pedestrian lanes, something which is hoped to be avoided in The Wave apartments.

Set on an area of 3.5 ha, The Wave Rasuna Epicentrum is a part of Rasuna Epicentrum superblock. In line with the green architecture concept of the building, 70% of the available site is deliberately turned into open green spaces which function as a pedestrian area, a park, and a public circulation lane complete with various supporting facilities, such as lighting. Smooth transition is evident in the integration of its architectural shapes. The pedestrian area which leads to various places in the compound is designed to be comfortable and safe for the occupants to use. In addition, the apartment’s eco-friendly design highlights its humanistic approach to improve the quality of life for its tenants by enabling an efficient a well as optimum interaction between them.

The shapes of The Wave’s facades are obtained from the architectural analysis of drop off circulation, main circulation, human circulation, open areas, people’s attitude of their natural surroundings, as well as the site contour. This analysis results in the construction of 2 blocks, with the rear block built as high rise building while the front takes the form of a low rise building. This arrangement provides a wider and clearer view of the surrounding areas from all apartment units. One major selling point of The Wave is its array of wide open spaces planted with lush greeneries that bridge part of the compound. This connectedness helps make the public spaces appear as an entity. Another plus point here is the rood top garden at the crown of the low rise apartment which functions as the first   podium where occupants can socialize or conduct other outdoor activities. The

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This 63 storeys apartment consists of 2 main buildings that flanked the  intermediary one that contains alobby, sky garden and also premium units both apartment. The division into 2 buildings is meant to reduce the massiveness and simultaneously in response to the urban design guidelines that requires this complex to become the gate and landmark of kuningan international urban complex.

Modernity in this complex is represented through glass curtain façade at the width part in southern and northern sides; which simultaneously reduced the heat created by direct orientation of the western and eastern parts. The west side of each building features steel trusses construction to depict a triangle from of the building, indicating safety factor for  the inhabitants to live in this 63 storeys structure. Steel construction is also employed to support gardens that are placed on each 8^th floor of the building to actualize the concept of garden apartment

Well to help buyers figure out that the information overload age need not apply to them when looking for and in buying a house, we have detailed the Buying Process for better peace of mind below… less chaos. This article is written in a state where real estate agents handle real estate transactions, so realize that in some states or counties an attorney is required.

1. Become Educated

If you don’t contact a realtor first, do at least take time to get educated both about the real estate values by shopping online and about getting pre-qualified with a mortgage lender.
Maximize your opportunities to find the right home by eventually sharing your property wants/needs and timeframe with a realtor.

Your realtor can:

• Commit to your agent of choice for the best professional service because commitment reciprocates commitment and genuine service, which is maximizing your opportunities.
• Direct you to competent and reputable mortgage professionals to establish your comfortable home buying price range.
• Help with advanced search methods or tools.
• Help you to understand neighborhoods and home features and their value in today’s market, as well as relevance to your buying needs.
• Conduct information gathering and research on specific properties for you.
• Create a venue for home buying advice and counseling.
• Discuss current market conditions.

2. Get Pre-Qualified

Finding the right mortgage lender or bank can be trying. Often times a good realtor will give the best recommendation. Also, don’t forget the energy and possible long hours saved from shopping around for homes that don’t meet your needs and budget. Your lender will:

• Check your credit.
• Write a “Pre-Qualification” (Pre-Approval if you take extra steps) letter that strengthens your offer on a home or property.

3. Find Your Dream Home

After becoming pre-qualified or pre-approved with a lender, it is time to find a home that truly meets your needs and budget.

Use a local realtors office or internet property search solutions to access “All the Listings”. You can do this by typing into the internet the name of the city (and state, if needed) followed by the words “real estate”. Most local county boards will control how much data gets released onto the internet. Most realtor sites will “serve up” some version of the local Multiple Listing Service containing all the listings. Typically, these entities get property data either direct or in a “feed” from the local Board of Realtors in that County. If it’s a direct line, then data can be deemed “real-time”. If not, usually a day or two lag time of new listings going on will be rendered at your interface point of contact search solution. The bigger conglomerates compete with how you as the end user will eventually be connected up with which realtor. Both realtor and conglomerate may compete with the need to withhold enough information to still be able to entice you enough to get your contact information. Often times an individual realtor’s site will give out more data on listings than the big conglomerates because they already have some security of possible representation of business.

Email updates are when a new listing comes onto the market matching your criteria and you get a reference to that listing freshly emailed to you with all pictures and data relative to that new listing.

Select those homes or properties that are of interest.

If possible drive-by the listings to become accustomed to the neighborhoods, styles and curb appeal of your preference homes.

Depending on areas, sometimes a Key-Box will be attached to the home as a way for your realtor to access the home when an appointment was not able to be secured. If in an area, likelihood abound that many homes of the homes selected are on Key-Box, then less time is required and in some cases immediate showings can be arranged.

4. Getting a Loan

• Proof of Income
• Employed – 2 year tax returns or W-2, 1 month pay stubs
• Self Employed – Federal tax return, profit and loss statement, 2 years balance sheet
• Retired – social security awards letter
• Other income
• Rental property – copy of lease
• 2 months bank statements
• Driver’s license
• Social security card
• Home Owners insurance information
• Bankruptcy information
• Proof of Earnest money check

Your lender will:

• Verify your information meeting the criteria for the loan
• Handle last minute conditions from the underwriters

Once all conditions have been met, the loan is released from Final Underwriting and the true lender is committed to funding the loan.Your realtor or attorney can be checking in with your mortgage lender or bank as performance dates grow close. Many a home buyer can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that if you follow the “yellow brick road”, along the home buying process that it will land you a home… and there is no place like home!