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150-year-old home preserves cultural ethos

 150-year-old home preserves cultural ethos   Home Improvement,Art and Culture, Construction Once a trite symbol of the local culture of Busturialdea, Spain, this stone and oak building called ‘Baserri’ stands partially refurbished to serve a contemporary lifestyle, at the expert hands of Bilbao Architecture Team (BAT)… This 150-year-old farmhouse is listed as a historical heritage building located inside the Urdaibai Biosphere in the heart of the Oma Valley, Spain. It stands commandingly in all its splendour of stone walls and oak wood structural elements, typical of Basque countryside buildings, untouched by the vagaries of its immediate surrounds Looking at it, one can hardly tell that a part of this three-storeyed farmhouse, christened Goizko House hosts a contemporary lifestyle within. While the total area of 750 sq. m. is apportioned into the three floors, BAT  has refurbished only the south-western half of the home. An interesting and rather paradoxical detail abo...

Chartered building surveyors work

 Chartered building surveyors work   Advice,Business,Consumer Surveyors' designations are based on the subjects and field expertise upon which they have acquired knowledge. Chartered Surveyors are a group of trained professionals in the discipline of property and they offer professional advice on property and land based issues. They offer remedy to all property and land based issues including small building disputes or sophisticated structure disputes. They are the best professionals to get advice from on such issues. Chartered building surveyors work on site when constructing a new building. They also assist in the maintenance of older buildings. The major function of a building surveyor is to provide advice to the construction workers on matters pertaining to repair, maintenance, design, restoration and structure of a building. The  professional advice given by a building surveyor is employed by investors, construction crews and contractors as well. The tasks that a bu...