MOVEMENT THROUGH 20 PRINCIPLES OF ARCHITECTURE

PALMA TELLO, ANA C

MOVEMENT T H R O U G H

20 PRINCIPLES O F

A R C H I T E C T U R E

FALL 2021 ARCH1060: FINAL BOOK

PROLOGUE

This book aims to represent and explain 20 principles of architecture by additionally acknowledging movement in the organizational composition of the book and in the form of focus shift regarding the projects representing each principle. For this last one, in addition to interpreting the principles, the book will seek to point out how the viewer’s focus travels or moves searching for the main focal point (if any) in each composition.

Furthermore, the sequence in which the principles are presented is designed to develop as if it were a process that begins with an analysis, sees its outcomes, and ends up denoting more specific details such as color and lighting.

20 PRINCIPLES ANALYSIS DECOMPOSITION GEOMETRY ADDITION & SUBTRACTION TRANSFORMATION SYMMETRY PATTERN

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ASYMMETRY

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MOVEMENT

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ABSTRACTION

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SCALE HIERARCHY MASS FORM TEXTURE GRID PLANES

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LIGHT

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SHADOW

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COLOR

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ANALYSIS Analyzing permits the detailed examination of the elements or the structure of a composition.

In this case, we see that by conducting an analysis to the building’s plan and elevation drawings we found that it can be translated into simple geometries that overall interact as a whole. Additionally, the focus here is set by the obejct of hierarchy and moves to its main focal point, the big middle circle.

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II Redentore, Venice, Andrea Palladio, 15th c.

Original images: http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/redentore_church.html

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DECOMPOSITION 05

Decomposing can easily be interpreted as separating or breaking down something into simpler compounds. Here, one can see how what was a whole composition can be broken down into simpler parts reveling interesting and unexpected forms. As for the focus, it's held by the image in hierarchy and the middle portion thats asymmetric from the rest

SIS Building, London, Terry Farrel, 1994

Original image: https://www.archdaily.com/912911/sir-terry-farrell-speaks-to-monocle-on-design-abouthis-six-decade-career-in-architecture

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GEOMETRY Geometry is concerned with the shape of individual objects, their spatial relationships and their properties of surrounding space. Geometry can be found anywhere, for example, here we can see how no matter how omplicated or not compositions might be we can always extract geometries from them.

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Plan & Section Universita Luigi Bocconi, Grafton Architects, 2008 Original images: https://www.architonic.com/en/project/grafton-architects-universita-luigi-bocconi/5100607

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ADDITION & SUBTRACTION 09

As addition can be defined as incorporating something to something else, and subtraction as removing something from something, for this principle, one can see the transformation and outcomes of adding and subtracting on or from an object. Additionaly, we can see that the focus here it's mainly on the objects with additions.

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TRANSFORMATION

To transform is to complete or major change in someone's or something's appearance, form.

Here, one can easily see the transformation from one initial case, exploring different outcomes for the mass.

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SYMMETRY Symmetry is the similarity or exact correspondence between different things, o it can also be interpreted as the quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other. The project, which is part of a recomposition, found its symmetry even before the recomposition since the original building had plenty of symmetric elements.

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PATTERN A pattern can be defined as a repeated decorative design. The project denotes patterns all over its composition similar to a cycle representation and even within its individual parts of the cycle.

YELLOW - RED - LIGHT B -RED - YELLOW

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ASSYMETRY Asymmetry is the lack of equality or equivalence between parts or aspects of something; lack of symmetry. The project, which is part of a recomposition, even though the original building had plenty of symmetric elements the new recomposition expresses asymmetry breaking the initial concept by freely rearrangings its parts.

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MOVEMENT as rotation

Movement is often defined as the change or development of something. Here, the mass experiences movement as it continues to evolve by changing its form; In other words, it doesn't maintain its initial form while continuing to be transformed.

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ABSTRACTION

The abstract proposes a new reality different from the natural one.

This object, for its part, is abstract by using a visual language in its composition, in addition to the fact holds more than one defined form within itself.

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SCALE Scale refers to the overall physical size of artwork or objects in the artwork. The project allows the contemplation of different scales that at the same time show how different objects share the same scale in height.

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HIERARCHY Hierarchy is the control of visual information in an arrangement or presentation to imply importance. Hierarchy influences the order in which the human eye perceives what it sees as more important from a composition. Here the project denotes an element of the hierarchy as one of the forms in the composition breaks the simple repetitive form pattern of rectangles.

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Section + Model Universita Luigi Bocconi, Grafton Architects, 2008

Original images: https://www.graftonarchitects.ie/Universita-Luigi-Bocconi-Milan

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MASS A mass is a solid body or a grouping of visual elements that compose a solid form. Here, the objects of study show themselves to be different types of masses that occupy a space.

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FORM Form is one of the elements of visual art which pertains to the way that a shape or physical configuration occupies space.

The projects show themselves to be different masses that hold different types of forms. Here, one can see examples of the individual form of a mass or how multiple forms interact with each other.

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TEXTURE Texture is the perceived surface quality of a work of art, making them distinguished by its perceived visual and physical properties. Its use along with other elements of design can convey different interpretations of a composition. Here, one can see how more than one texture interacts as a whole.

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GRID A grid is a key tool for understanding, organizing, and defining the many complex interactions held within a composition. Here, the object of study is a grid in all its essence, defining spaces and creating interactions as different grids meet.

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PLANES A "plane" refers to any surface area within space. The project seeks to present how different configurations of planes can create different perspectives held within a grid structure, showing how much their addition can change how the composition is perceived.

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LIGHT Light is a source of illumination, whether a natural one or an artificial one. Here, the projects show how different light configurations allow for different readings on the same object by creating new compositions depending on their performance after being exposed to light.

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SHADOW A shadow is a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

Here, the drawings are representations of whenever an object gets hit by direct light and diffused light.

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COLOR Color is the aspect of things that is caused by differing qualities of light being reflected or emitted by them.

Additionally, colors compliment each other through different configurations using the color wheel. Here, the projects represent a triadic color palette and an analogous color palette.

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ANA CRISTINA PALMA TELLO atello7@gatech.edu