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25 June 2012

Photographing Damaged Property for Restoration Purposes

Pictures or images of damaged properties are considered as one of the key evidence of the amount of damages. You must have these pictures of damaged property while you are going to claim your property insurance after any accident or disaster. It is hard to get the insurance coverage without proper photographic evidence of the damaged property. These photographic evidences are important for both clients and insurance providers. The cost and schedule of renovation is determined from these photos. Property restoration companies and contractors also need to have these images along with other evidences.

Completely Transparent House in Tokyo

Japanese company Sou Foujimoto Architects specially designed this incredible building on the request of their clients, a young couple from Tokyo. This 85 sq.m (914 sq. ft. ) residence features 21 individual floor plates set up at different levels above the ground. The plumbing facilities are placed inside the thick wall right behind the building. As soon as the house owners wish some privacy, they just draw the curtains to hide from the outer world.
Photography: Iwan Baan

10 February 2012

Optical Illusions In Architecture

Assisted by high-tech resources, today's fantastic 3D street graffiti painters, 3D mural artists as well as other creative designers and architects have realized that in case it could be imagined, it can be created. The following collection of architectural optical illusions, created by Swiss artist Felice Varini, displays public solutions to deceive a person's vision, and satisfy the soul.

14 November 2011

Abandoned Communist Monument in Bulgaria

Buzludzha National Park in the wonderful Central Stara Planina, is found right in the heart of Bulgaria. However as soon as one gets to the Shipka Pass there awaits a thing quite surprising. It is almost like a massive flying saucer has preferred this particular location in the Balkan Mountains for a leisurely pit stop and ended up being signposted, yet abandoned by its owners. Opened in 1981 for the 1300th anniversary of the founding of the state of Bulgaria this construction was suddenly deserted only 20 years later following a fall of communism in Eastern Europe.