ARCHITECTURE AS COMPOSOITION
- Place
-Relation of Contrast
The building opposes to the landscape with a relation of abstraction
-Relation of Camouflage
The building integrates and forms part of the landscape
-Relation of Organicism
A building is a nod to a place. The building is integrated to the landscape by reinterpreting the place and it shows sensitivity towards the place.
-Relation of Contextualism
It’s related to the meaning you find in the building which makes the relationship with the place justifiable
- Space
-Classic Space
Classic space is formed by massive wall type, closed space and compact areas. It is also centralized with at least one axis of symmetry.
Baroque structures follow the classical heritage and experiments with centralized spaces
-Space without a center
The Japanese (traditional) space is not a subdivided building but a union of different individual rooms
Modern space movement allows space to flow which generates more vertical and horizontal connections.
-Contemporary Space
A contemporary space fuses a public space with the space of relation which creates a unique and continuous building.
The concept of free section is born which consists of deforming, twisting… the horizontal plane
- Form
-Rhythm
Rhythm is repetition of shapes in space. We have a lot of options in rhythm in architecture… we can use it in columns or in the separation of windows
-Axis
The axis is the linear element that marks direction and distributes the space around it
-Symmetry
Position of parts or objects in relation to a center, axis or plan
-Hierarchy
Supremacy of a element over the others based on a stablished approach
-Module
A unitary element which serves as a proportional unit, and which is repeated on the same or different scale. One example can be the golden ratio
-Grid
Is the composition on a net of axes serving as a guide.
-Movement
The unique and irregular forms and variations of order inspire the idea of movement
-Unity
It’s the relationship of the parts to the whole so that nothing should be removed or added. Unity means congruity or agreement between the elements of a design
-Centrality
Organization of space around a center that creates that creates attraction towards it. The center is not always necessary but is a focal point
-Balancing
Complementary relationship between the elements of a composition.
We can have two types of equilibrium:
-Static equilibrium when all elements are symmetrical and equal
-Dynamic equilibrium when the elements are compensated by geometric difference
-Limits
Edge of the elements of a composition where there is a change for the rest
-Light
Architecture is about playing with light within the space we have. We can use the shadows and the light to assemble them to create a magnificent form
-Contrast
Is the contraposition (opposition) of elements of the basis of volume, shape, texture…
-Color
Chromatic manifestation of the elements to be used
-Texture
Surface finishing of the elements involved in the final shape of the building
-Proportion
Harmonic relation of dimensions according to certain mathematical or geometrical rules
-Scale
Relationship between size of the building and size of the human being
- Function
-Mechanical Functionalism
Form is a direct and mechanical consequence of the functions to which is linked.
Beauty comes from the most perfect mechanical efficiency and not from a deliberate search of beauty
-Organic Functionalism
The form takes on a biological sense and adapts itself to the living functions which must be carried out in the environment, that is, adapted to human activities and the social environment
Some can develop from the inside to outside and some others relates to the place they where born
-Moralistic Functionalism
Forms must be exactly what they appear to be. A building must be a faithful expression of its purpose and of its time. Structural materials should be used with integrity and should express themselves with honesty