FORM
New unit : FORM
The experience of architecture
Place
Landscape
Relationship w building and environment
Genius logic =spirit of the place (specific place where some god lived= temple)
The inspiration for our prject comes from some specific features of the landscape
4 possibilities of relation
-contrst
You want the building to stand out of the environment
Could be taken away (alien element)
-camouflage
The building wants to disappear strategic decision (protected area)
-organicism
Camouflage
Doesnt want to disappear, wants to aknowledge
Cannot be taken away and put in another place
Designed soas to be part of th environment
-contextual
More complex
Cannot be noticed as the others
Intelectual interpretation
Space
Center of architecture
People live in empty spaces
The empty space should be the centre of our learning
Classi space
Closed and compact , historical architecture
-one central area
Uniform space
-public buildings
-structured hierarchily
-broken by the modern movement
_Raum plan (Adolf floos)
-different levels, difficult to achieve but useful
-partition different from the structure
Free plan
Contemporary space
-section
-free section: separate horizontally
The floor does not need to be horizontal
The quality ofarchitecture is linked to the xperience of the intrior
Function
-generally acht answers a fuction
-utilitas (usefulness of archi )
Not only be interesting but also useful
-psicological needs (protection)
-mechanical functionalism
All the problems can be solved with architecture
direct link
Organic functionalism
- -relation between space and form
- -dialog with context and fuction
- Moral functionalism
- -the utility of the building only so as to achieve beauty
Form
- -external configuration of things
Rythm
- -repetition of shapes in space
- -the rythm stes the time
Axis
Symmetry
Hierarchy
- -size (outstand from other buildings)
- Also used for inside spaces
Module
- -set of measures (unitary element)
- Le corbusier (healthy european man)
Grid
- -partitions inside of a building
- -serves as a guide
- -compositional tool
Movement
- -some elements evoke movement
- -Vatican museum in Rome
- -circles before industrial revolution
- -20th century: speed, movement = influenced architecture
Unit
- -both in contemporary and classic architecture
- -idea of recognizing structures
Centrality
- -organization around a centre
- -you can see how a city is structured (revolves around downtown)
Balancing
- -organize elements to achieve balance
- – contemporary architecture breaks balance
Limit
- – used in architecture and urbanism
- -Edge of buildings
Light
- -architecture is the learned game…
- -always think about how light will interact with the space
Contrast
- -between a new building and an old one
- -take care not to ruin heritage
Colour
- -colour addition in architecture is a rediscovered tool in modern architecture
- -barroque and rococo influenced by white neoclassic
- -colour is a part of the project
Texture
- -inside and outside
- -directly related to light (interacts in a specific way)
- -a small change can make a huge difference in the final project
Proportion
- -geometrical analysis of the different components of a building
Scale
- one way to achieve hierarchy
the higher the better - people are needed to understand the size
- Materiality and materials
- relationship between materials and the technology
- materials directly from nature
- stone
- timber
- earth (adobe)
- transformation of materials
- new materials and new shapes
- Technology in construction
- gothic revolution