Brave New City

Jose Assenco

Brasilia Cathedral

Brasilia, Brazil
Oscar Niemeyer
1958

With the goal of stimulating the economy of Brazil's interior, the Brazilian government moved its capital from Rio de Janeiro to a totally newly constructed city, Brasilia, in 1960. The sleek, modernist concrete buildings were intended to reflect Brazil's identity as a forward-thinking nation. The streamlined forms of this cathedral — as well as its surrounding government and public buildings — helped to “define an emerging culture's aspirations,” says Marino.

An Architect Rates the Greats

Gary Dennis

New York architect Peter Marino talks about his 10 favorite buildings of the last 100 years and why he loves them

By Reena Jana

New York-based architect Peter Marino, the owner and principal of Peter Marino Architect, is known for his ability to design eye-popping retail spaces for the world's top luxury brands, from Armani to Vuitton. Through his inventive use of forward-thinking technologies and fresh ways of manipulating classic building materials such as marble, Marino imaginatively embodies and updates the essence of ultra-fashionable labels.

In one of his highest-profile projects — Chanel's Tokyo boutique, which opened in December, 2004 — Marino turned a 10-story building in the Ginza district into a giant TV screen. The entire façade is covered with 700,000 computer-controlled LEDs (light emitting diodes). At night, the building's exterior displays scenes of models on the catwalk or abstract electronic renditions of classic Chanel suits.

Marino is also known for his residential projects, such as 170 East End Avenue in Manhattan, which is near completion. And his cultural projects, such as the new wing of the Nassau County Museum of Art on Long Island, N.Y., have garnered awards from the American Institute of Architects.

Marino recently sat down with BusinessWeek to discuss his top 10 favorite buildings of the last 100 years. This exclusive list, ranked by the architect, includes stunning works by several winners of the Pritzker Prize, architecture's highest honor (Luis Barragán, Oscar Niemeyer, Renzo Piano, Herzog & de Meuron). Marino also includes examples of adventurous new building shapes - such as Santiago Calatrava's winged Milwaukee Art Museum (seen here) — and successful experiments in façade design. Marino also discusses why and how each has inspired and influenced his own designs for retail, residential, and other projects.

Architecture on a Pedestal

I have loved architecture probably as long as I could pronouce the word. The field strikes me not because I've fallen in love with particular buildings or styles, but because I am fascinated with the sociological and philosophical foundations - the conceptual theories of creating spaces in which we reside and are reflected. My first dream job was an architect, but after several years I relinquished that vision because, just as I had never fallen for the stylized, superficial buildings around me, I had no desire to spend a life recreating them.

So, onward to the point; this is yet another critique. It's sparked by my outing yesterday afternoon, when I was downtown and spontaneously stopped by a real estate office to check out the properties available. (I'm not interested in buying. I was just curious about the market.) Anyway, here I am in the lobby of this real estate office, purusing the loft property fliers; everything is going all fine and well... until I started looking more closely at the photos on some of the ads.

Here are these beautiful contemporary lofts with raw architectural details - the type of details that residents pay an extra several hundred thousand dollars to showcase - and as I scrutinize the photos, I'm beginning to notice not the spaces, but the decor. I'm beginning to note sheer sabotage of architecture, commited by slipshod interior design elements. I see rooms with vaulted, exposed piping ceilings completely humiliated by an invasive presence of a Chippendale mirror hung unintelligibly in the middle of the wall.
Or another property that boasts a sprawling, minimalist bedroom floorplan; an architectural dynamic utterly desecrated by an uncouth, four-poster Colonial-style bed (complete with throw pillows.)

I'm left standing in the lobby of this real estate office utterly aghast at the wounds inflicted by the hasty and insensitive owners who choose to reside in spaces that so clearly do not suit their style. I mean, I can certainly appreciate Eclectic decor - mismatched collections of art and furniture - but only if it's done with some level of finesse, with an underlying conceptual style! If, on the other hand, the integrity of the architecture is compromised because you have to show off Great Aunt Dorothy's ancient armoir, then it isn't style by any means of the word. The furniture must reflect the dynamic of the space - never should the space be forced to negotiate its measured ambiance in order to accomodate fickle tastes.

I mean, shouldn't there be some sort of screening process to protect the perfectly-understated spaces that we're trusted to inhabit? An architecture firm slaves over a blueprint, to create a room that seems to say, "hello, I am a minimalist space; I am superior in the most modest way. Dress my details to make them more vibrant"... And then some happy young couple moves in with their floral-patterned couch, and it's all shot to hell.

Shouldn't there be a bylaw insuring the preservation of architectural integrity?! Just as you would never shove an art-nouveau dining table into a country-style kitchen, you cannot possibly justify trying to disguise minimalist architecture with the cheap thrills of Victorian, Georgian, or Baroque furniture. For the sake of every semi-conscious guest who enters your home, please leave the oriental rug, quilt wall-hanging and oak crown moulding in the suburbs where they belong. If you must succomb to haphazard decor, that certainly is your perogative... All I ask is that you put it in a space that does not already have deliberate style. Move into a space with no voice, and drape it in a collage of your own; where neighbors will embrace architectural incompetence and call it: "homey".

I just wish architecture did not have to suffer the fate of dispassionate residents with unseemly decor collections. Purely for the sake of the minimalist lofts' integrity, I hope that these happy young couples soon have their first child, so that they can invest in the neutral canvas of a cookie-cutter home, where their Pottery Barn clutter and sentimentally-significant "heirlooms" can roam free. And they will leave the exposed piping to those who love it for what it is.

the ART of software architecture

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Culla Belly Children design from Italy

Italian designers Manuela Busetti and Andrea Garuti designing co-sleeper, Culla Belly (”Belly Crib”), who are won frize prize at Playing Design’s International Design Competition for children’s design. It would be nice to see this design winner make it to the marketplace.

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Stone Woven for top floor

The design called Stone Wooven in New Zealand wool designer by Chelsea Harbour Design Centre and Esti on a new build where they used Esti rugs in every room. It was an exciting exercise to create a specialised colour palette to fit with our scheme. Esti is very good at understanding a designer’s needs and putting them into practice’ Gordon Lindsay, Gordon Lindsay Design

Journal Daftar Harga Bahan Bangunan 2007

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JURNAL HARGA BAHAN BANGUNAN per September 2007 :

PASIR
Pasir Beton (per m3) Rp 160.000
Pasir Mundu (per m3) Rp 180.000
Pasir Biasa (per m3) Rp 150.000

BATU
Batu Kali (per m3) Rp 190.000
Batu Koral (per m3) Rp 195.000

SEMEN
Semen Tiga Roda (40 kg) Rp 30.000
Semen Tiga Roda (50 kg) Rp 37.500
Semen Gresik (40 kg) Rp 29.500
Semen Gresik (50 kg) Rp 33.500
Semen Holcim (40 kg) Rp 26.000
Semen Holcim (50 kg) Rp 39.000

HEBEL
Blok Reguler Tebal 10 mm (per m3) Rp 646.500
Blok Jumbo (per m3) Rp 656.500
Anak Tangga (per m3) Rp 1.754.500
Panel (per m3) Rp 219.500

BESI BETON
Diameter 6mm (12m) Rp 12.000
Diameter 8mm (12m) Rp 24.000
Diameter 10mm (12m) Rp 37.000
Diameter 12mm (12m) Rp 55.000
Diameter 16mm (12m) Rp 100.000

PAKU
A. Paku Kayu/Triplek
ukuran 1-4cm (per kg) Rp 15.000
ukuran 5-12cm (per kg) Rp 9.000
B. Paku Beton biasa (semua ukuran)/dus Rp 9.000
Paku Beton bagus (semua ukuran)/dus Rp 25.000
C. Kawat Beton Rp 9.000

TRIPLEK
Tebal 3mm Rp 43.000
Tebal 4mm Rp 50.000
Tebal 6mm Rp 70.000
Tebal 9mm Rp 105.000
Tebal 12mm Rp 143.000
Tebal 15mm Rp 177.000
Tebal 18mm Rp 200.000

KACA
A. Kaca Bening
Tebal 3mm Rp 75.000
Tebal 5mm Rp 85.000
Tebal 8mm Rp 130.000
Tebal 10mm Rp 185.000
B. Kaca Rayben
Tebal 3mm Rp 65.000
Tebal 5mm Rp 62.500
Tebal 8mm Rp 220.000
Tebal 6mm Rp 125.000

PAPAN FIBER SEMEN
Papan Fiber Semen :
Ukuran Triplek :
Big Flat Elephant (122×244) 4mm Rp 37.500
Big Flat Elephant (122×244) 6mm Rp 67.500
Big Flat Elephant (122×244) 8mm Rp 90.000
Ukuran Papan :
Wood lank Elephant (122×244) 8mm Rp 42.500

PAPAN GYPSUM
Ukuran Gypsum :
Merk Jaya (120×240) 9mm Rp 48.000
Merk Elephant (120×240) 9mm Rp 44.000
Merk Star (120×240) Rp 39.000
Merk Aplas (120×240) Rp 33.000
Merk Knauf (120×240) Rp 41.000

KAYU
A. Reng
Meranti (2×3) per batang Rp 8.000
Meranti (3×4) per batang Rp 10.000
Borneo (2×3) per batang Rp 8.000
Borneo (3×4) per batang Rp 10.000
Kamper (2×3) per batang Rp 15.000
Kamper (3×4) per batang Rp 20.000
B. Kasau
Meranti (4×6) per batang Rp 22.000
Meranti (5×7) per batang Rp 28.000
Borneo (4×6) per batang Rp 22.000
Borneo (5×7) per batang Rp 28.000
Kamper (4×6) per batang Rp 45.000
Kamper (5×7) per batang Rp 60.000
C. Galar
Meranti (5×10) per batang Rp 45.000
Borneo (5×10) per batang Rp 40.000
Kamper (5×10) per batang Rp 80.000
D. Balok
Meranti (6×12) per batang Rp 65.000
Meranti (8×12) per batang Rp 90.000
Borneo (6×12) per batang Rp 65.000
Borneo (8×12) per batang Rp 80.000
Kamper (6×12) per batang Rp 170.000
Kamper (8×12) per batang Rp 190.000

CAT TEMBOK
A. Interior
Dulux (2,5 lt) Rp 103.700
Dulux (20 lt) Rp 756.000
Mowilex (2,5 lt) Rp 143.000
Mowilex (20 lt) Rp 596.000
Catylac (5 kg) Rp 56.500
Catylac (25 kg) Rp 275.000
Vinilex (5 kg) Rp 58.300
Vinilex (25 kg) Rp 286.000
Metrolite (5 lt) Rp 50.500
Metrolite ( 25 kg) Rp 241.500
Matex ( 4kg) Rp 72.600
Matex (25 kg) Rp 150.000
Profitex (5 kg) Rp 24.000
Profitex (25 kg) Rp 90.000
B. Eksterior
Dulux (2,5 lt) Rp 129.000
Dulux (20 lt) Rp 959.000
Mowilex (2,5 lt) Rp 138.000
Mowilex (20 lt) Rp 668.000

CAT KAYU
Dulux 1 kg Rp 51.700
Mowilex 1 kg Rp 58.000
Catylac 1 kg Rp 26.000
Glotex 1 kg Rp 27.950
Emco 1 kg Rp 35.000
Globe Supergloss Rp 19.000

GENTENG KERAMIK
Kanmuri Milenio (Double Interlocking)
- Warna Natural Rp 6.000
- Warna Standard Rp 3.400
- Warna Spesial Rp 6.500
- Warna Exclusive Rp 11.250
Kanmuri Espancia
- Warna Natural Rp 5.400
- Warna Standard Rp 8.500
- Warna Spesial Rp 9.500
- Warna Exclusive Rp 10.500
M Class (Double Interlocking)
- Warna Natural Rp 5.600
- Warna Standard Rp 8.600
- Warna Spesial Rp 9.600
- Warna Premium Rp 10.700
- Genteng Knok Natural Rp 10.500

GENTENG BETON
- Morando
- Berglazur Rp 2.200
- Natural Rp 1.500
- Moner Rp 2.900

IDEAL
- Berglazur Rp 2.250
- Natural Rp 2.200

GENTENG METAL
Sun Roof Venus
Ukuran 38,5 x 80 cm S/S Rp 21.500
Ukuran 38,5 x 80 cm D/S Rp 22.500
Sun Roof Pluto
Ukuran 38,5 x 80 cm S/S Rp 17.500
Ukuran 38,5 x 80 cm D/S Rp 19.500

ASBES
Jabesmen
150×105 (per lembar gelombang kecil) Rp 22.000
180×105 (per lembar gelombang kecil) Rp 25.000
210×105 (per lembar gelombang kecil) Rp 29.000
240×105 (per lembar gelombang kecil) Rp 36.000
270×105 (per lembar gelombang kecil) Rp 44.000
300×105 (per lembar gelombang kecil) Rp 48.000

SENG GELOMBANG
Seng Plat
Tebal 0.20 Rp 20.000
Tebal 0.25 Rp 25.000
Tebal 0.30 Rp 29.000
Tebal 0.40 Rp 65.000
Seng Gelombang
Tebal 0.20 Rp 35.000
Tebal 0.30 Rp 50.000
Tebal 0.40 Rp 35.500

PIPA PVC
- Wavin 0,5 inci Rp 12.000
0,75 inci Rp 18.700
1 inci Rp 20.000
2 inci Rp 45.000
3 inci Rp 87.000
4 inci Rp 145.000

- Rucika 0,5 inci Rp 24.835
1 inci Rp 43.520
2 inci Rp 50.540
4 inci Rp 168.320
8 inci Rp 635.895

- Lucky 0,5 inci Rp 8.500
0,75 inci Rp 12.600
1 inci Rp 15.000
2 inci Rp 33.300
3 inci Rp 64.000
4 inci Rp 102.300

- Unggul 0,5 inci Rp 8.300
0,75 inci Rp 10.900
1 inci Rp 15.000
2 inci Rp 26.600
3 inci Rp 39.500
4 inci Rp 54.500

- Maspion 0,5 inci Rp 10.000
0,75 inci Rp 14.000
1 inci Rp 19.000
2 inci Rp 44.000
3 inci Rp 88.000
4 inci Rp 145.000

KERAMIK LANTAI ARWANA
20×20
Tua Rp 30.000
Muda Rp 29.000
30×30
Putih Rp 24.000
Marble Rp 27.000
Fancy Rp 31.000
40×40
Putih Rp 29.000
Marble Rp 32.500

LANTAI KAYU
Kronotec (per meter) Rp 225.000
HDM Glossy (per boks) Rp 550.000

KERAMIK DINDING
20×20
Roman (putih) Rp 30.000 Rp 38.500
(motif) Rp 33.000 Rp 37.500

Masterina (putih) Rp 25.000
(motif) Rp 30.000

KIA (putih) Rp 27.500
(motif) Rp 32.500
20×25
Mulia (warna muda) Rp 30.000
(warna tua) Rp 35.000
IKAD (warna muda) Rp 38.000
(warna tua) Rp 45.000

Roman Rp 35.000 Rp 38.500
25×33 Roman Rp 37.000 Rp 40.000
33×50 Roman Rp 58.000 Rp 64.000
30×30 Hercules (putih) Rp 25.000
Acura (putih) Rp 24.000
KIG (warna) Rp 35.000
KIA (warna) Rp 35.000
60 x 60 Platinum Rp 107.500 Rp 113.000
30 x 60 Platinum Rp 64.000 Rp 69.000
58 x 58 Platinum Rp 95.000 Rp 98.500

SANITARI
KLOSET DUDUK
Sanremo Classis CCST Rp 1.189.325
Lexington Rp 3.174.375
Granada 3000 CCST Rp 1.061.000
Granada II Space CCST Rp 1.303.150
Projecta Rp 945.000

KLOSET JONGKOK
Rapi EX Squat Rp 141.575

WASTAFEL/LAVATORY
San Remo 55 Lava & Pedestal Rp 499.000
Studio 3000 Lava & Pedestal Rp 368.500
Studio 50 Lavatory Rp 194.500
Studio 45 Lavatory Rp 169.125

GRANIT
Impero 40×40 Rp 96.000 Rp 110.000
Granito 40×40 Rp 165.000 Rp 180.000
Inesa 40×40 Rp 105.000 Rp 125.000
Niro 40×40 Rp 100.000 Rp 135.000
Essenza 40×40 Rp 155.000 Rp 167.000

KUNCI
Firo Rp 265.000
Napoli Rp 20.000
Romaco Rp 60.500
Ferza Rp 27.500
Top Rp 25.000
Paloma Rp 381.400
Yale Rp 110.000
Beluci Rp 110.000

Selamat menikmati, semoga bisa membantu banyak bagi anda dalam menemukan daftar harga bahan bangunan yang sesuai dengan kriteria yang bapak/ibu inginkan.., terimakasih

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Welcome to Revit Architecture 2009

It's that time again! Time get excited about what the new features are in the up coming release of Autodesk products. My favorite time of the year!

Revit Architecture 2009 will be here soon. Inside of it will be new features and enhancements that will make your work easier. Here is a sneak peek at a couple of my favorite enhancements.

Dimension Enhancements

Revit Architecture 2009 makes documenting your designs even easier. With new dimension capabilities, users can dimension to intersections and arc centers. New dimension text formatting enables users to apply common text effects, such as bold, italics, and underline, to their dimension text.

A second new addition to dimensions is the ability to override dimensions with text. While this feature enables users to override dimensions with text such as “Varies, See Stair Plans” or “11” MIN” and thereby achieve new flexibility in their documents, the feature helps to maintain model integrity by disallowing user overrides that misrepresent actual dimensions. For example, users cannot make a 14’ 4” dimension read 14’ 6”.

Revision Enhancements

The new revision enhancements allow architects and designers achieve the various revision styles that they demand. New flexibility enables revision tables to build from the bottom up or top down. Also, numbering sequences can include and be sorted by numbers or letters. A new field called “Issued By” helps revision tracking.

New flexibility for revision layouts includes an ability to rotate the schedule on a sheet and to set revision schedules to fixed or variable size.

The added control and flexibility over revisions makes the differing standards in various regions around the world easy to meet.

Pretty cool! More to come soon.

AutoCAD Architecture 2009

AutoCAD Architecture 2009 has some cool new features. I believe users will be excited to see the new enhancements. Here are a few of my favorites.

Wall Endcaps

Now AutoCAD Architecture 2009 makes it easier to create custom wall endcaps. While previous releases had this ability, enhancements to key “grip-edit” functionality makes the process more intuitive and streamlined.

Additionally, it’s easier than ever to modify endcaps using the “Auto-Calculate” feature and the integration of AEC Modify Tools.

Because of this, it’s now possible to extend, trim, and even merge wall components with AutoCAD linework, allowing you to create the endcap condition that you want… in fewer steps!

Match Properties Update

If you’re an AutoCAD user, you are probably aware of the Match Properties feature, commonly referred to as the “Paintbrush tool.”

Now, in AutoCAD Architecture, the “Paintbrush Tool” has been extended beyond AutoCAD entities to also work with AEC objects, such as walls, doors, and windows. The object matching paintbrush will allow users to match the style and graphic properties of one object to like objects in a drawing.

With this update, you’ll be able to quickly make design revisions to linework and objects, so that you don’t have to learn a separate set of revision commands!

Multiline Tags

Another feature around construction documentation is the ability to annotate with multi-line tags.

Now you can have more control over the way text appears in your construction documents by specifying text wrapping, rotation, and alignment in its tags with intuitive grips. With these tools, you’ll find it easier to communicate your design intent clearly.

These are just a few of the improvements. I believe the users will be happy with this release.

Giving people a small " ! " moment

We wanted the usual spaces and functions -meeting space, management, workspace and storage- to be separate, but also to maintain a sense of connection between them.


The exhibition took place in an atrium that gave visitors a view from the second floor. We put everything -from sofas to plants- on one wall, so that viewers looking down from the second floor felt as though they were on the first floor, and viewers on the ground floor felt as though they were looking down from above. Visitors were essentially "walking on the walls", which heightened the topsy-turvy effect, and made the visitors part of the display too.