Ultra Modern Home Architecture

                               At 3d Power we create Ultra modern home architecture as per client requirement.This 3d architectural animation of ultra modern home shows the exterior view of modern house.
                            

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT TRENDS IN INDIA

According to 3D Power, many companies are setting up manufacturing facilities in India, as the country is increasingly becoming a global manufacturing hub. A large and growing domestic market, lower manufacturing cost, a good vendor base, easy availability of skilled labour, low language barrier and proximity to South-East Asia, the Middle East and African markets, are some of the factors favouring India, writes Samir Bansal.

The impact of the global economic crisis on Indian economy remained short-lived and it recovered robustly in 2010, recording one of the fastest growth rates in the world. The economy, which had been growing at an average of over nine per cent in the preceding three years, grew by 6.8 per cent in the fiscal ended March 2009, eight per cent in 2010, 8.5 per cent last year, and is estimated to grow between 7.5-8.0 per cent in the current fiscal.

The global events had a severe and direct impact on the Indian construction equipment industry, although the market started recovering in the last quarter of 2009. Following a four-fold period of growth from 2003, the market peaked in 2007 at a record total of 50,706 units but then came the global economic recession that put a brake on further growth. Construction equipment sales then fell to 46,141 units in 2008, with a further drop of 11 per cent to 40,909 units in 2009. However, the market has since shown a sharp recovery, growing by 45 per cent to 59,308 units in 2010. Current indicators point towards a strong outlook of growth for the next five years.

Development of the infrastructure remains vital for economic growth, and the total infrastructure expenditure during the 12th Plan is expected to nearly double from Rs 20,542 billion to Rs 40, 992 billion or $1,025 billion. At least 50 per cent of this will come from the private sector, while public sector investment will increase from Rs 13,113 billion in the 11th plan to about Rs 20,496 billion in the 12th Plan. This will imply an annual increase of about 9.34 per cent.
Other factors favouring the growth of the construction equipment industry include declining availability of manual labour and the sheer scale of work yet to be done in the infrastructure sector. Crucially, the availability of finance is not a problem in the country (albeit currently at a high rate of interest), and the future demand will increasingly be created by the release of government-sponsored projects.
The challenges mainly come from increasing fiscal deficit, high rate of inflation, alleged scams and corruption charges being faced by political leaders and bureaucrats. Other non-financial constraints include land acquisition, procedural and approval delays, especially for environmental and forest clearances. The government will have to reform the regulatory and administrative set up if the gap between plan and execution is to be minimised.

The construction equipment market will continue to be driven by the development of infrastructure and economic growth of the country. The government is increasing focus on infrastructure development and is also taking policy measures to improve investor confidence and attract foreign investment, and is encouraging public private partnership (PPP) for infrastructure development.

Despite various announcements by the government, road sector has been suffering from delays in awarding and execution of projects for the last 2-3 years. However, a large number of road projects have already been awarded this year, and the government plans to award projects for a total of 7,300 km worth Rs 1 trillion in the current fiscal year ending March 2012.

Land acquisition and environmental clearance issues have delayed several mining projects in the country, which has adversely affected sales of construction and mining equipment. The government has recently cleared some of the stalled projects, however balancing between the environment and mining will always remain a subject of debate. Power projects are also one of the main agenda for the government, therefore demand for equipment from hydroelectric, thermal, wind mill and nuclear projects will continue in future.

Locally manufactured machines are generally preferred by the customers on account of higher perceived value and support in the long term, although demand exists for highly productive latest technology machines. After sales support provided by the supplier is of utmost importance and 'value for money' is the mantra for success in Indian market. 3D Power has the same opinion. Further, with complex and varying tax structure, suppliers have to find the best way of doing business in different parts of the country.

5 Times When Maximalism Was Calming

Minimal and uncluttered spaces tend to get all the credit for being calming, but some people just don't have minimalism in their genes. In fact, for certain people, having lots of things is actually quite comforting and relaxing and not overwhelming at all. Obviously, "overwhelming" is going to be a different threshold for everyone, so you may not love all these spaces, but hopefully they can be an inspiration for how a home can be full while still being cozy and calm.

In Jason Grant's home (above), even the ceilings are fair game for display. Macrame mixes freely with oars, a yellow chair is friendly with a pink flamingo, and items from different time periods mingle with ease. Because the room is so filled with light and open floor space, it feels like a comfortable space rather than a cramped one.

Traditional House Plans Depicting Olden Times

Traditional House Plan: Find all things at your home in vintage style when you plan of building a new house then you have two choices either a traditional house or a modern house design you opt. There is two different meanings of the choices like the word modern means “current and recent things” that is measured a modern house plan in today’s era. The traditional home design includes a wide array of elements to build a house and if take the example of ceilings of the floor that comprise of the trim, the wall finishing it means the windows and furniture of the house will be on customize way.

The themes of traditional interior design are quite different from all the traditional to the modernistic. The furniture and entire things of your homes must be decorated in old style or with antique fashion so, that again you can go back into the primitive era of history. The choice of traditional home design is chosen the persons who actually would like everything at their home with outdated items as well. They think that all these traditional arts will give their home a unique and exceptional look and that is also true one thing it is the own choice that what people actually prefer. Another thing is that traditional house plans provide an aesthetic appearance and give you warm feeling towards the antique style.

If we talk about the traditional house plans India then you find the Victorian house plans are extremely famous till now but some of the builders who are longer experienced in this type of field of house plan as well as they also add their own additional skill on it. It doesn’t mean at all that doing this reducing the charms of your homes, even, providing your house a custom look and alternation is the choice of the buyers what actually they demand. Leave everything on us that we ApnaGhar offering you distinct style of house plans India and our professional builders help you to get your all traditional arts inside your house that what you prefer. We settle the entire interior decoration traditionally as you would like to.

It doesn’t matter at all that what type of traditional house plans you opt for, it is very important that you get the home that suitable and fits for you and your whole family best. Whether it is any Victorian home design or you are planning to turn at the modern style, we work according to your suitability and requirements that what you want for your best and convenience.

The Charismatic-Antilia

The billionaire chairman of Reliance Industries and fourth richest man in the world, Mukesh Ambani 

will soon move in to his new house, Antilia in Mumbai. And this 27-storey mansion is anything but ordinary, because at $1 billion, it’s the world’s most expensive home ever built.  

Fact # 1:  This 550-foot skyscraping home for five is built on a 49,000-square-foot plot and consequently has more floor space than the gigantic French Palace of Versailles. Also, there are nine elevators to take family and guests to their destinations. What’s interesting about Antilla is that no floor is alike, whether in design or even materials used – all at the request of Mukesh’s wife Nita Ambani. So one thing Antilla doesn’t have space for is repetition. The idea, say the mansion’s designers, was to blend styles to give the feel of consistency, but without repetition.  

Fact # 2: Every whim of the family is catered for. The Ambani home is equipped with a health spa, a salon, a ballroom, a 50-seat movie theatre and multiple swimming pools, yoga and dance studios and ice cream room. And if anyone really wants to beat Mumbai heat, they can head off to the snow room that spits out man-made snow flakes.  

Fact # 3: And yes, Mukesh Ambani has devoted six floors to his beloved cars, including his Rs5 crore Maybach. He even has his own car service station on floor seven.  

Fact # 4: It might be a skyscraper, but Antilia still has a garden. The smartly built mansion’s garden lies in the space that holds the ‘W’-shape beams that support the upper floors. The hanging gardens are not just for show though; the plants are energy-saving devices that absorb sunlight keeping the interior of the house cool.  

Fact # 5: It reportedly takes a staff of 600 to maintain the world’s most expensive home. But Mukesh Ambani makes sure that his employees are taken care of as well. There’s also an entourage room where security/body guards and other assistants can relax.

Could This Be Ashton Kutcher’s New Home?

DailyMail reports this house to be snapped up by singing sensation Justin Bieber for $10.8M. Mail also says Ashton has been renting it for $50,000 a month since November. 

Conflicting reports from other people who watch celebrity real estate though. 

So take it with a pinch of salt. Feed your eyes on this feast of architecture and home design, rumoured to be a potential new abode for actor(entrepreneur, 2.5 man) Ashton Kutcher. 

The 9,385 square foot mansion is located high in the Hollywood Hills, blessed with spectacular views of Lake Hollywood and the culturally iconic sign, visible beyond walls of retractable glass. 

The contemporary five bedroom dream home boasts eight bathrooms, a 'floating' dining room, state-of-the-art screening room, and a fitness & massage room. 

The house also makes full use of the Hollywood heat, enjoying an infinity-edged swimming pool with elevated spa, and a number of outdoor rooms perched on cantilevered decks or far reaching patios with extensive built in fire pits.

The enviable views create living wall murals, complimented by natural wood and exposed stonework that contrast against ultra chic lighting arrangements and a slick furniture collection. 

Ancient building technique may help future designs to be more eco-friendly

Every child learns early on that moist sand is the key to building a sturdy sandcastle. Now researchers at Durham University have studied this principle so it can be better applied to an ancient eco-friendly building technique of using rammed earth.

Rammed earth is a manufactured building material made up of sand, gravel and clay, which are moistened and compacted between two forms – or molds – where the mixture is allowed to set as a wall.

It was developed in ancient China about 2,000 BC, but it has been enjoying a resurgence in popularity as a sustainable building method in recent years, as it reduces the need for lumber and the forms holding the rammed earth in place can be reused.

The researchers, led by experts at Durham's School of Engineering found that the strength of rammed earth was heavily dependent on its water content. They also found that rammed earth walls, in a suitable climate, dried without losing all their water. The small amount of water that remained provided considerable strength over time.

The team believes that further study will help reduce the reliance on cement in building materials, which is responsible for 5 percent of man-made carbon output, and in doing so, cut carbon emissions. The environmental impact of rammed earth is further minimized since rammed earth materials are commonly sourced locally, which means it doesn't need to be transported long distances.

According to the researchers, their work may help the future design of buildings using rammed earth, and as the link between strength and water content becomes clearer, conserve ancient rammed earth buildings by putting methods in place to protect them against too much water entering a structure, which weakens rather than strengthens it.