U5- The experience of architecture : basic concepts
place
relation of contrast: emerge and differentiate from the surroundings, can be achieved in that specific place or somewhere else
architecture dominates the landscape
relation of camouflage: the buildings want to acquire or disappear in the landscape around them, it can be a strategic decision.
the relationship with the place is of extreme integration, of mimesis
organic relation: similar to camouflage, it acknowledges the place which is built
is a nod to the place, and integration is done by reinterpreting its elements. There is shown sensitivity towards the place
contextual relation: intellectual, reinterpretation between the idea of 'taking back nature in the city'
has to do with the meaning expressed by the building. the relationship with the place is justifiable
space
classic space
generic term ( from the roman and greek period to 19th Century)
one central area, the center of meaning of the whole building
closed and compact
uniform space
strucutred
jerarquical space
modernity broke that rules
Raumplan: different levels and highs- gives the space a feeling of difference between the places, when you walk through the apartmenet experiencing a different environment
the wrightian fluid: still has one remeinsence creature of the classical space, the idea o a cnetral element of the space
the universal Miesian space: all the space can be used, more equal, there isn't one element centered, it's not herarquical
Double height spaces of le Corbusier: give different sensations, tow stories inside a house
contemporary space
unique and continuous
degree of freedom: free section
function
mechanical functionalism
roots in the industrial revolution
all the problems can be solved with architecture
relationship with the need, function and the shape
beauty comes naturally
organic functionalism
seeing function as materialising depends of the landscape and the place
the environment interacts with architeccture, adapts
harmony with human activities
relates to the place as if it was born there
moralistic functionalism
beauty and functionality are synonyms
form
rhythm
sequence of shapes in space
axiality
linear elements that marks a direction and distributes the space or elements around it
simmetry
regular arrangement of parts or points of a body or figure in relation to a center, axle or plan
hierarchy
relationship of supremacy of an element over others based on an established approach
grid
a unitary element which serves as a proportional unit and which is repeted on the same scale or at different scales
composition based on a grid of axes serving as a guide
movement
The irregularity of the forms and the variants of the order inspire the idea of movement
unit
The relationship of the parts to the whole so that nothing should be removed or added
centrality
main spot of the building
organisation of space around a center that creates attraction towards it
balancing
complemetary relationship between the elements of a composition. If the elements are equal and symmetrical we speak about static equilibrium, if they are composed by geometric difference, color,... we speak about dynamic equilibrium
limit
is the edge of the elements of the composition where there is a change from the rest
light
light of the outside intersects with the building
light is keyArchitecture is the learned game; correct and magnificient of forms assembled in the light. Our eyes are made to see the forms under the light : the shadows and the clearing revealing forms" - Le Corbusier
contrast
Opposition or remarkable difference between elements to produce a dynamic effect on the composition
poweful tool
controversial
material shape, size
color
Chromatic manifestation of the elemenets to be used
coulored photos
new
used with causition
texture
surface finishing of the elements invoved in the final perception of architecture
proportion
Harmonic relation of dimensions according to certain mathematical or geometric rules
scale
Relation between the size of the building and the size of the human being
