Arch 413-Space Articulation Part 1-A

SPACE ARTICULATION ARCH 512 | Theory of Architectural Design II Slideshow developed by: Arch. Edeliza V. Macalandag, UAP Bohol Island State University | College of Architecture & Engineering

We put thirty spokes together and call it a wheel; But it is on the space where there is nothing that the utility of the wheel depends. We turn clay to make a vessel; But it is on the space where there is nothing that the utility of the vessel depends. depends . We pierce doors and windows to make a house; and it is on these spaces where there is nothing that the utility of the house depends. Therefore, just as we take advantage of what is, we should recognize the utility of what is not. -Lao-tzu,

Tao Te Ching, Chin g, 6th century B.C.

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Temple of Kailasnath Ellora, India | 600-1000 AD

Through the volume of space, we move, see forms, hear sounds, feel breezes, breezes, smell the fragrances of a flower garden in bloom.

Space is a material substance

like wood or stone. Yet Yet it is an inherently formless vapor. vapor. Its dimensions & scale, scale, the quality of its light ² all of these qualities depend on our our erce erce tion tion of the the s atial tial boun bounda dari ries es defi define ned d b elem elemen ents ts of form form..

The Pantheon Rome, A.D. 120-124

Farnsworth

House, Plano, Illinois Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, 1951

As

space begins to be captured, enclosed, molded, and organized by the elements of mass, architecture architecture comes into being.

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Architectural

space is a concretization of  man·s man· s existential or  experiential space.

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ELEMENTS

ELEMENTS

FIGURES

FORM

&

SPACE:

BACKGROUND

THE UNITY

OF OPPOSITES

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FIGURES

& THEIR

BACKGROUNDS ARE MORE THAN OPPOSING ELEMENTS. TOGETHER THEY FORM AN INSEPARABLE REALITY ² A UNITY OF OPPOSITES ² JUST AS THE ELEMENTS OF FORM AND SPACE TOGETHER FROM THE REALITY OF ARCHITECTURE.

FIGURES

& THEIR

BACKGROUNDS ARE MORE THAN OPPOSING ELEMENTS. TOGETHER THEY FORM AN INSEPARABLE REALITY ² A UNITY OF OPPOSITES ² JUST AS THE ELEMENTS OF FORM AND SPACE TOGETHER FROM THE REALITY OF ARCHITECTURE.

http://darwaza.bloxi.jp/images/3082_0bhabb_o.jpg

Line

defining the boundary between solid mass and spatial void

The form of solid mass rendered as a figure.

The form of the spatial void rendered as a figure.

Fragment

of a Map of Rome drawn drawn by by Giambat Giambattis tista ta Nolli Nolli in 1749 http://bastiaanluijk.com/waystostudy.html

SPACE ARTICULATION

Defining Spaces 

http://www.theblueroom.net.au/journal/2009/11/24/interactive-nolli-map-website.html

The symbiotic relationshi relationship p of the forms of mass and space in architecture can be examined and found to exist at several different scales.

http://www.theblueroom.net.au/journal/2009/11/24/interactive-nolli-map-website.html

The symbiotic relationshi relationship p of the forms of mass and space in architecture can be examined and found to exist at several different scales.

Bilbao, Spain http://www.flickr.com/photos/44442306@N04/4356653613/sizes/l/in/photostream/

We should be concerned not only with the form of the building but also its impact on the space around it.

Singapore skyline at night http://shadowness.com/a/singapore-skyline-at-night

At an

urban scale, we should carefully consider  the role of a building in the existing urban urban fabric.

Guggenheim New Ne w York York Frank Lloyd Wright http://archinect.com/forum/thread/103601/7-wonders-of -modern-postmodern-contemporary-architecture

Continue the urba urban n fabric of

the place

Gateway Arch, St. Louis, Missouri Eero Eer o Saar Saarinen inen,, 1967 http://www.connectthemidwest.com/2010/01/st-louis/

Form orm a backdrop for other buildings

Sharp Center for Design Ontario Center for Art & Design Will Alsop http://experienceyork.apps01.yorku.ca/wordpress/2010/10/14/reading-week-already/

Define a positive urban space

Sidney Opera House Jørn Utz Utzon, on, 1973 http://famouswonders.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/sydney-opera-house.jpg

Stand free as a

significant objec objectt in space

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Taishan, Shandong, China http://unescopostcard.blogspot.com/2010/07/cn437-mount-taishan-1987.html

Relating

the form of a building to the space around it.

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the scale scal e of of a building site

Form orm

a wall wall along an edge edge of its site and begin to define a positive outdoor outdoor space.

Merge its interior space with the

private outdoor outdoor space of a walled site.

Enclose nclose

a portion of its site as an outdoor room and shelter it from undesirable undesirable climatic climatic conditions.

Surround urround and and enclose enclose a courtyard cour tyard or atrium space

within its volume volume ² an introve introverrted scheme. scheme.

Monastery of St. Meletios on Mt. Kithairon, Greece, 9 AD

Rila Mona Rila Monaste stery ry Sofia, Bulgaria http://i.images.cdn.fotopedia.com/flickr-2981070655-hd/World_Heritage_Sites/Eu hd/World_Heritage_Sites/Europe/Eastern_Europe/Bu rope/Eastern_Europe/Bulgaria/Rila_Monastery/Rila_M lgaria/Rila_Monastery/Rila_Monastery onastery -hd-3.jpg

Stand

as a distinct object in space and dominate its site through its for form & topographical positioning positioning ² an extroverted extroverted scheme. scheme.

Stretch out & present present a broad face to address address a view, view,

terminate terminate an axis or define an edge of an urban space.

Stand free within its site but extend to its

interior spaces to merge with private exterior exterior space.

Stand as a positive form

in negativ negative e space.

The  r ela  ela tion tion of the  the  building  building  to i ts ts con  con te xt xt i s of utmost impor tan ce . Ar chi te cture  cture  should  ne ver  lo se  the  na tural  and  meaningful  conne ction  ction  wi th  their  surrounding s. s.

Rolex Learning Center Lausanne, Switzerland by Sanaa, 2010 http://www.archidir.com/architecture/rolex-learning-center-by-sanaa-in-lausanne-switzerland/

The  rela tion  of  t of  the  building  to  i ts ts con  con te xt xt i s of  u  of  u tmo st st impor tan ce . Ar  Ar chi te cture  cture  should  ne ver  lo se  the  na tural  and  meaningful  conne ction  ction  wi th  their  surrounding s. s.

Rolex Learning Center Lausanne, Switzerland by Sanaa, 2010 http://www.archidir.com/architecture/rolex-learning-center-by-sanaa-in-lausanne-switzerland/

Walls are usually read as the positive elements elements of a plan. But, the white spaces in between, should not be seen simply as background for the walls, but also as figures in the drawing that have shape and form.

Even at at the scale of

a room, articles of furnishings can either stand as forms for ms within a field of space or serve ser ve to define the the form of a spatial field.

Addendum

Proxemics (Personal Space http://mhinterior.blogspot.com/2011/02/proxemics-personal -space-territoriality.html

& Territoriality)

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is the study of measu measurable rable distances between people as they interact.

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Anthropometrics

is the measurement of the size size and proporr tio propo tion n of the human body.

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http://www.theatre.vt.edu/destop/asressa_website/Images/Anthropometrics_Large.PNG

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Ergonomics

is the science of making the work environment safer  and more comfor comfortable table for  workers worke rs using design and anthropometric data.

http://saveyourself.ca/resources/images/ergonomics-comic-strip.jpghttp://saveyourself.ca/resources/images/ergonomics-comic-strip.jpg

http://www.ergonomicoffices.net/ergonomic-office-9/

Surf  Chair ® http://lylover.com/portfolio/surfchair/

The windows of the observation obs ervation deck are located located around the apex of the arch.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gateway_Arch_windows.jpg

References: Salvan, George S. Architectura  Architecturall Theories of Design. JMC Press, Inc, 1986. Ching, Francis D.K. Architecture: Form, Space and Order, 3 rd  ed. John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2007. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/engin/guides/an http://www .lib.utexas.edu/engin/guides/anthropometry.h thropometry.html tml http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/proxemics