What Makes A Good Home Design?




A home design from an architect’s point of view is not just brick walls painted with expensive colors and finishes. There are many factors involved while designing any architectural building.

Architect’s prefer two types of approaches while designing a home building. In the first type the architect focuses on the requirements of the client as far as number of spaces, style, budget is concerned. He may discuss various aspects with his client and come up with a unique home design that is the best possible solution for the needs of his client.

On the other hand some architects think the opposite way. They first visualize the complete form of the home building and then “fit” the necessary spaces inside this form in the best possible way. One of

the best examples of this type of designs is the “Guggenheim Museum” in New York designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

This museum designed has been derived from an inverted cone form pointing down at the ground. The rest of the museum spaces have been very creatively “fitted” in the cone shape without disturbing the

massing of the cone itself. This type of design practice requires a great deal of command on visualization and designing of circulation spaces within the building.

So which of the above two is the correct method? Both are correct methods, that is because the success of any building design is not dependent upon the methods of design but the comfort levels of the residents.

If a home building can not provide basic comforts to the residents like fresh air circulation, ample sunlight, clear circulation spaces, then it can be said to be a failure. Fulfilling these basic requirements of a home design is not at all dependent on expensive construction methods.

Even a low cost home building can be a great design that makes full use of all the natural resources to make the residents comfortable. That is why a good design does not mean “expensive design”. In the

modern contemporary design styles simplicity is the key to better design and interiors. The design that can solve the basic functional problem as well as triggers the emotional impulse in the user is considered a good design.




Tywyn, Gwynedd – an old seaside town in Wales




Tywyn is a small town in Wales with a population under 3000. It is located in the county of Gwynedd and was at one time called Towyn. Today, it is sometimes Tywyn Meirionnydd and is a beautiful seaside resort on the north coast of Wales. In Welsh Tywyn means sand dune or beach.

The city is famous for its beach, but it is also known for having an ancient history. The Church of St. Cadfan is in the city and in the church’s stone St. Cadfan. This stone has the oldest known inscriptions of the Welsh language, which were made in the eighth or ninth century. It survived the destruction when the Vikings destroyed the wooden church in 963. Another stone church was built in its place. It also includes two prominent Nissen; a priest of unknown origin and a famous military person believed Gruffudd ap Adda who died in 1350, It is said, this portrait cries when it is raining.

A good point of interest in the town is the narrow-gauge railway museum in Wharf. The museum tells the store of this railway that went across the British Isles and it’s free. The Talyllyn Railway is nearby and a narrow-gauge railway is completely run by volunteers. The train travels near Dolgoch where you can take a hike to the beautiful waterfalls in the area. Astell-y-Bere is a small castle in the 13th century by Prince Llywelyn ap Iorwerth built. It is a ruin, the ruins sitting on a ledge of rocks, and admission is free.

The beach is the main attraction of the city, and no wonder, because she is more than four miles long and beautiful and sandy. It is a story of Cantre’r Gwaelod which is like the story of Atlantis. They say this is a lost land that lies under the waters of Cardigan Bay. Some times when the sands shift on the beach or when it sees a bad storm like a petrified forest instead of a sandy beach. It could be that this is the place that eye. The beach is a great place to get some sun and swim in the waters. There are some areas that are good for surfing, as well.

If you want to be more active you can go hiking in the Dysynni valley or this will go to climb a good place. There are 35 routes with different levels of difficulty set. This area has bike routes as well as very popular with mountain biking. You can also go fishing many different places in the area such as the sea or in rivers or lakes.

There are several places to stay in Tywyn and many of them are self-catering. This means that you get the key and are responsible for everything else. To do the housekeeping and cooking and the place just as you found it, if it is to be time to go. Woodpecker Lodge is one of those places. Riverside Bed and Breakfast is in a slate house and Bryn Tirion is another that is a bit more modern. There are a few small hotels like the Tynycornel Hotel. Most places cost about ’20 to 50 in order for one night and they are very enjoyable and comfortable are. You can spend days hiking, fishing and biking or opt to sit or swim in the sun and surf.