Archive for May, 2009

Despite their political differences, it seems difficult not to link these two countries, whose geography, history, culture and way of life seem so much that could be said that their dissent for adventure travel. States are caps between West and East, between Tanzania and Zaire. Located in the mountainous barrier that cuts vertically Africa, constitute an area of passage and at the same time, the point farthest from the final destination, the sea. The Indian Ocean is 1,200 km and 2,000 km to the Atlantic, which does not simplify the search for an economic equilibrium. This isolation helped the region which was only belatedly discovered by the Europeans, in the late nineteenth century. Moreover adventure travel Rwanda is enjoyable. Read the rest of this entry »

The transformation of raw materials associated with specific technologies to obtain coating materials that have those characteristics to the entire thickness, which are usually the prerogative of marble and stone quarry.

Ariostea, through the production of porcelain compact at 1300 °, and a patented technology, is at the top in its market segment.
Its production techniques allow you to give the material the subtle differences of color and veins that are specific to subjects found in nature and that this makes it more valuable.

With the collection Marmi High Tech Ariostea proposes a series in full body porcelain that does not simply reproduce a natural material, but interpret it in an original way through well twenty-two various shades available, ranging from the most delicate shades to the most decided. Read the rest of this entry »

The structures of their wooden construction typical of the mountain are always an element of great charm, and that highlight the tradition, whether they fit into environments more modern.

The company operates the Venetian Legnoarchitetture Grosso in the wood, following the local tradition but always with a careful eye for innovation, and has specialized in the construction of roofing and civil and industrial structures. Read the rest of this entry »

Quando it comes to cupboards and containers immediately our minds squared ranges between mobile and regular.

As if a cabinet could not have another form than that of a parallelepiped.

Released out of this mental schema can imagine buying this furniture ranging between two original shapes on the market. Read the rest of this entry »

The technique consists in combination mosaic of pieces of various shapes and colors, in various types of materials to form geometric or figurative designs.

In antiquity the use of the mosaic spread to replace the carpet because his technique made it more resistant poaching floor and facilitated the sealing.
The functionality of not prevented from leaving to posterity beautiful examples of mosaic floors, like those of Piazza Armenian in Sicily.
The most shining manifestations of parietal mosaics were built in the Byzantine era, however, for the decoration of sacred buildings.
After centuries in which she was the preferred technique, mosaic art found new splendor in the last century, and copies are testimonies to the works of artists like Klimt and Gaudi. Read the rest of this entry »

Good news from the world of real estate comes from sustainable eco Gavirate, a small town in the province of Varese. A house of 1928 has been completely transformed on the basis of the Protocol “CasaKyoto”, becoming an example of a house with high energy level.

Once opened, the house that does not pollute will become a model to analyze, to study and to follow, both for the schools for the training of professionals. Gavirate, to extreme border northern from Italy, has always been at the forefront of sustainable construction. After the hotel eco sustainable, in fact, was the first house to zero impact that does not emit even a some of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Read the rest of this entry »

Let us borrow a way to say, the lame and a bit, to introduce real estate opportunities with a certain charm. Namely the idea of buying a holiday home, but also to live if you wish, on the banks of the Red Sea. In fact, although Egypt was a territory with a very extensive, is largely desert and other areas not yet reached that standard would be considered sufficient for many to live permanently in the area.

Buildings near the beach in Egypt

Sinai and the east coast - overlooking the Red Sea - are, however, a tourist destination particularly dear to the Europeans and the Italians in particular, often tend to consider it a kind of economic Riviera holiday, or the high cost benefits. The relatively short distances from Italy, that is reached in 3-4 hours by plane and that many of the inhabitants of the area that are in contact with tourists, speak our language discrete are all considered benefits. Read the rest of this entry »

Istanbul is expected to remain very attractive for the area real estate, according to the latest report from the real estate consultancy firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLLS).

The most populous city in Europe, regarded as one of the four mega cities like London, Moscow and Paris, it maintains its dominant position by offering opportunities for long-term investment in all segments of the property. The ratio of JLLS assessed the characteristics, conditions and prospects of the property market in Istanbul, including the areas of retail, office, logistics, housing and tourism. Read the rest of this entry »

After showing the houses to the dome, made of expanded polystyrene reinforced, built in Japan, yet we have embarked on this curious topic to discover more examples of residential buildings for the purpose of more or less similar to that of a dome. We have thus found that in some countries, notably some American states, this type of housing are quite widespread, being - of course - a rare type of construction.

Given the difficulties inherent in building a dome itself, or a round structure composed by a series of arcs or sections of the sphere, is used usually in geometric shapes which are called geodesic domes. Read the rest of this entry »