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Abui l di ngwi t ht hepr edomi nantus eofas i ngl emat er i al . Abui l twi t ht heus eofmul t i pl emat er i al s .
Under s t andi ngr el at i ons hi p/s bet weenmat er i al i t y , el ement s ofs pace&det ai l st hr ough cas es t udi es .
Looki ngatt het woex t r emes cenar i osonecaneas i l yunder s t andt hatt he r el at i ons hi p bet ween mat er i aland compl ex i t y of des i gn i s di r ect l y pr opor t i onal . Wi t ht hei ncr eas ei nt henumberoft hemat er i alt hej unct i onsbet weent he el ement sofdes i gn i ncr eas eswhi ch i nt ur ni ncr eas est he compl ex i t yof des i gnandt her es ol ut i oni tneedst obecons t r uct ed.
The2br oadert opi cs ar eDESI GN LANGUAGEandDETAI LI NGwhi char el ook edf r om t he l ensofMat er i al s , El ement sandEx pr es s i ons .
Bui l ts pace, acompos i t i onofmanyel ement s , di s cus s esal anguageby ei t herr epeat i ngort r ans l at i ngacommont hr eadi ni t sdi ffer entl ayer sof ex pr es s i on.The s t udy’ s obj ect i ve i st os ynt hes i z et he par amet er s l eadi ngt ot hei dent i fi cat i onofel ement st hatdefi net hel anguageof s pace.Al lel ement spar t l y ,i fnotent i r el ycont r i but et ot hel anguage. The r es ear ch f ur t hernar r owsdown t or ecogni s ewhet heracr i t i cal det ai lcanbecomet hei dent i t yoft hepr oj ect /bui l di ng. Thedet ai lcan bedi s j unctors yncr et i cwi t ht hebui l ts peci fi ct oi t scont ex t . Thet heor y ofpar tt owhol ei sappl i edt obui l dr el at i ons hi psbet weent hedet ai l and t he bui l t .The s t udybui l dsa r el at i on bet ween t he mat er i al i t yand
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Thecr uci ali nf er encef r om t hi ss t udywast hatyoucannevert r ul yl ookat f act or si n compl et ei s ol at i on.One f act orwi l lal ways be i nfluenced or over l appedwi t hanot herf act or . Theover l apswi l l di fferwi t heachbui l twhi ch wi l l neverbeabl et oquant i f yt heact ual i nfluenceofoneovert heot her . Theonl ywayt oact ual l yquant i f yt hei nf er encewoul dbet ocompar ei nwhat r at i odoest hes el ect eds t udi eswor kbes t .
The t hes i st r i est o bui l d ar el at i ons hi p bet ween t he s el ect ed f act or sand under s t and wheat hert hes ear ei nt er r el at ed, orover l appi ngpri nfluencedf r om eachot her . Thes t udynotonl yl ooksatt het angi bl e&t echni cal as pect s, butal s ot hei nt angi bl eas pect s oft hef act or s . I tr ecor dst hei mpactt hes pacecr eat eswhenal l t heel ement scomet oget her i nhar mony .
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Theexpr es s i oni sar es ul t antofadet ai l andt hedet ai l i san out comeoft hedeci s i onr evol vi ngar oundt hes el ect i onof mat er i al s ,whi ch al s o gover ns t he char act er of t he el ement s of s pace , whi ch i nt ur n cont r i but e t o t he l anguageoft hes pace.
Youcanonl ydoi ti fyouhonort hebr i ck and gl or i f y t he br i ck i ns t ead of s hor t changi ngi t . –Loui sKahn Mat er i ali ns paces et st het ext ur e,t one andt hef eeloft hes pace.I tcons t r uct s t he hapt i c exper i ence of t he s pace. Expr es s i onsi n mat er i alal s os how t he s ens i bi l i t i esand t he car ewi t hwhi ch a des i gner makes deci s i ons .I nf or med deci s i onsi n mat er i al sl ead t o abet t er exper i encei ns pace.
Thefi el dofdes i gnt odays t r i vest owar dsdefi ni ngauni quel anguageof des i gn,f orei t herapr oj ectorfi r mi npr act i s e. Languageasdefi nedby mer r i am webs t eri s‘For m ormannerofver balex pr es s i on’ .Ever y l anguagei saf or mals ys t em ofs ymbol s , s oundsands i gnst hat , wi t ha s etofr ul es , f r om andt r ans f or mi nt oadmi s s i bl eex pr es s i ons . Si mi l ar l yi n t hi st hes i s ,t hemeani ngoft hewor d‘ l anguage’ ofs pacei s -cons i s t i ng ofel ement semer gi ngf r om as etofr ul esands er vi ngapur pos ei nt he ent i r et y of s pace. Thi ss t udy ai ms at i dent i f yi ng t he el ement s f abr i cat i ng t he des i gn l anguage,wi t h af ocuson t he ex pr es s i on of j unct i ondet ai l . Det ai li st heex pr es s i onoft heconcepti nt hes mal l es tofel ement s . Pr oj ect sdes i gned wi t houtt hi nki ng aboutt he det ai l i ng of t en s eem i ncompl et eandchaot i ci nt hei rnar r at i on. Accor di ngt oGr aci a( 201 5) det ai l sdefi net het heor et i cal ex pr es s i onand t echni calchar act er ,and i mpact st he bui l di ng’ spr oduct i on pr oces s , as s embl ymet hodandal s oecol ogi cal f oot pr i nt . Det ai l sar ever ys cal ari nnat ur e, asi n, i nt er i ori sadet ai l ofar chi t ect ur e, ar chi t ect ur e ofa ci t y ,ci t y ofa l ands cape and l ands cape oft he wor l d. Thi scanbef ur t herz oomedi nandoutt i l l t heundi s cover ed. Thi sobs er vat i onal s omeanst hatever yt hi ngcanbecons i der edadet ai l whenl ook edatf r om al ar gercont ex t . Thi sobs er vat i oncanf ur t herbe di s cus s edt hr oughex ampl esandr ecor dt hei mpact soft hes mal l det ai l ont hel ar gercont ex t . Fort hi st hes i sl anguage and det ai l s ar el ook ed wi t ht he l ens of mat er i al s and i t si mpact on t hem.Thi s documentwi l lhel pi n under s t andi nghow mat er i al i t yi sr el at edt ot hedes i gnl anguageoft he bui l di ng.
BACHELOROFI NTERI ORDESI GN Under gr aduat e Thesi s I SHANITANWAR I I UI 1315 Gui dedby:Pr of .SnehalNagar shet h
Mat er i al sar ebr oadl ydi ffer ent i at edi nt o 2cat egor i es : Nat ur alandManmade. Nat ur almat er i al sbr i ngt hei rowns etof col our,t ext ur e and chal l engest ot he pal et t eofdes i gn. Manmade mat er i al s ar e under an ever evol vi ng pr oces s .Mat er i al s al s o havepr eas s oci at ednot i onsi nl i newi t h t hei rpr oper t i es .
The el ement s ofs pace come t oget hert o cr eat e a des i gn l anguage.t he el ement s can be cat egor i s edi nt ophys i calands pat i alf oranar r owerunder s t andi ng.Accor di ngt oPandya( 201 3) t hes eel ement si nt hei rphys i cal f or m ar e: FLOOR, COLUMN, WALL, DOOR, WI NDOW, STAI RS, ROOF . Theabovel i s tcanal s oi ncl udebr i dges , cour t yar ds , f ur ni t ur e, wat erbodi es , br acket s , pas s agest o enr i cht hecat egor i s at i on. Thes pat i al el ement sar enots oconcr et ei nnat ur e( puni nt ended)butcanbel i s t edasf ol l owi ng: Thr es hol ds , Aper t ur e, Connect or s , Bl ocks , Voi ds Al l oft heabovecanbecons i der eddi ffer ent , i fnotequal , cont r i but or st ot hel anguageoft hes pace. Thes ecanbecomepar t smaki ngt hegr eat erwhol e. Theges t al tt heor y , ‘ t hes um ofpar t si sgr eat er t hant hewhol e’ whenappl i edconfir mst hef actt hatt hes eel ement sar ewhatmaket hes paceand hencef or mt hedes i gnl anguage . Ther ecanbeot hers pacedefini ngel ement saswel l . Forexampl e-I nt heMus eum ofModer nAr t ( MoMA) , NewYor kt hepai nt i ngWat erLi l i esbyCl audeMoneti st hehi ghl i ghtoft hes pace. ? Thes eel ement sandt hei ri mpactal s odependsont hes cal eoft hebui l t .
Ever y mat er i alhas cer t ai nl i mi t at i ons andhenceever yexpr es s i oni namat er i al t ur nsoutt obeat r ans l at edver s i onof t hes amel i mi t at i ons . The expr es s i ons i n mat er i al s have changeds omuchwi t ht hei nt r oduct i on oft echnol ogy .The expr es s i onsofnot j us tt he exi s t i ng mat er i albutal s ot he new mat er i al st hatar eemer gi ngi nt he fiel dofdes i gn. The mat er i al sand i t si mpactcan be t oget herputundert he t er m cal l ed mat er i al i t y . Ther ol eand i mpor t anceofmat er i al i t y i ncl udes much mor et han s t r uct ur al pr oper t i es but equal l y i nf or ms a per s on’ s exper i ence of a bui l di ng t hr oughi t saes t het i c,vi s ualand hapt i c qual i t i esaswel lasi t sas s oci at eds oci al , cul t ur al andhi s t or i cal meani ng.
Det ai li st hes mal l es tf or m ofar chi t ect ur ei nabui l ts pace.Det ai l shaveaver ys cal arnat ur eand var ynotj us ti ns i z ebutal s oi nt hef unct i onandnat ur eofi t . Theycanal s obel ookedatasnott hes mal lpar t sbutt hepar t sbet weent hepar t s ,ort hepar t j oi ni ngt wopar t s . Thedes i gni ngofadet ai li sputundert het er m det ai l i ng.Det ai l i ngi ndes i gnhasaver yevi dent pr es encebecaus ei thel psi ndet er mi ni ngt hechar act eroft hebui l t . Ther ol esofdet ai lvar yal ot f r om s cal et os cal e. J unct i on det ai l s ar e not hi ng but connect i ons and r el at i ons bet ween 2 component s .Thes cal eoft hej unct i on canagai ndi fferdependi ngont hes cope ofvi s i onbutes s ent i al l yt hej unct i oni s t hecomi ngt oget herof2component s . I n a bui l tenvi r onmentt he t ypes of j unct i onscanbe,i nabr oads ens e,be cat egor i s edi nt hef ol l owi ngway: Thes ef act or sf or m a compl ex and t angl ednet wor k. Thes ecanneverr eal l y be l ooked ati n pur ei s ol at i on.Al lone can do i s under s t and t he i nt er dependancy , over l app or i nfluence t hes e f act or s have on eachot her .
LANGUAGE J unct i onbet ween s paces( S) J unct i onbet ween mat er i al s( M) J unct i onbet ween el ement s( E) J unct i onbet ween f unct i ons( F) J unct i onbet ween cont ex t s( C) J unct i onbet ween s ur f aces( Sf )
Language was as s umed t o be t he connect i ng f act or br i ngi ng al lt heel ement sand deci s i onst oget herbuti t t ur nedoutt obet heover l apofal l t hel ayer sofdes i gn.