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Patio, can be interpreted as a park located in the middle or in the house. The word itself comes from the Spanish, which means the backyard or garden. While in Australia and in India, said the patio is defined by any kind of outside balcony or porch. In Spain, patio mostly located in the inner courtyard or pavement area that lies between the house buildings and garden. Patio can also be a space outside the house (outdoor space).

Characteristic of the patio is dominated by pavement materials such as cement, natural stone, brick, coral, and others. Thus, the patio is usually interpreted as a dry garden that serves as a space filler in the house and can provide aesthetic value, so the house does not impress monotonous.

In terms of treatment, relatively dry garden is easy and simple. It can also be used as a rain water catchment area by using materials such as pumice stone, coral, sand, and so on. Selection of plants must also be easy in terms of care and maintenance, so as not to bother. The selected plants should not need watering on a regular basis, the need for continuous sunlight, moisture that fits, and others. For example, plants that generally grow in dry areas and less rain, such as shrubs, small-leaved trees, various types of cactus, palm, aloe vera, which is suitable planted inside or outside.

Patio generally serves as a gathering place or relax that relate directly to the building of homes, and usually use the pavement (paving). In conclusion, patio identical to the area of pavement made ​​of concrete, cement, brick, natural stone, and other paving materials.

In terms of design, patio usually follow the style of the house. For example, for a minimalist house, the patio could be placed at various places in the house, for example, beside the house, front porch, next to the dining room or family room, rear garden, even a semi-open bathroom with a transparent roof or without roof. In addition to fiber glass roof, we can also use glass to cover the top, with the aim that the sunlight can still enter and illuminate the plant. Read the rest of this entry »