Daylight in Architecture When we see a house for the first time, the interior rooms, first thing we notice or which draw our attention is the light entering the building. So vision is the primary sense through which we experience architecture and light is the medium that allows us to perceive space, form, texture and color. Light is the soul of architecture design. Light allows us to see, to know where we are and what around us. Beyond exposing things to view and feel, light models those objects to enhance visual and to help us define the physical world. Nothing would be visible without light, light also makes it possible to express and show to the mind's eye things that eludes the physical one. Light helps us redefine the relationships of people with the environment and with themselves. It is divided into natural light and artificial light. Natural light is a gift of nature. We will see how architects use the natural light. Have you ever tried to move the curtains in the wi
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Scale and proportion By scale we understand the size of an object in comparison with other objects. We often compare the size of an object with the size of our body. The first one to have studied scale and proportion in detail was Rasmussen. Earlier in the past there was Pythagora who had studied scale. As a result we always compare one thing to another. Scale has a mathematical meaning too. It means the measure between an object and a measurable quantity . In architecture scale refers to the relationship between the drawing of the building and its real size. We have a few types of scales: - Visual scale (It doesn't refer to the actual size of things , but rather to how small or large something appears in relation to its actual size.) -Hierarchical scale (It refers to the variety of sizes in a art composition to show their importance. Usually bigger means important and smaller means less important. For example we can mention the walls in Egyptian temples ,the pharaohs are alwa
Perceptual bases of architectural design
Perceptual bases of architectural design ●Architecture statements Building program Building type Site Architect style Building technology Environmental and behavioural studies Visual ordering technique Proximity diagramming Sings & symbolis Gestalt Figure ground Configuration Similarity Proximity Symmetry Closure & good continuation Form reproduction Vignettes Architecture types Patterns Design objectives “Good arch are those buildings which contain communication in themselves and express them gently and elegantly “ Architectural mode of communication Vision ( one of the clearest from of perception) Light directions, strength and color, temperature, humidity, sound,tuch (texture ) Selection of a communication image - hierarchical list of the concepts that will form the building Selection of design techniques to be used If any architectural form is not thought as a total composition of components, strong contrast can occur that will give total misl
We can easily distinguish and classify types of design is in term of the sense e.g as visual, auditory or audiovisual. Attention must be given to the frames of reference, to whether the development is mostly in two or three dimensions of space or in time. VISUAL 1- 1- Visual, static, surface design This type of design can be represented on a flat, curving or polyhedral surface. Its components are: line, color and texture. According to this components there are distinguished some types of design such as arabesque, which involves intricate linear development with or without representational meaning. In this category there is a subdivision: a) a) Strip design b) b) Bounded-area design c) c) Allover design a) Strip design This design is long and narrow such as ribbons, borders or architectural moulding. It is extended in one dimension, lengthwise. The basic component is called unit, which is repeated or prolonged in eith
What is art? Art is difficult to define, it's elusive. It's some kind of a metaphysical phenomenon. According to Sir Herbert Eduard Read art is measurable, because it has rhythmic and expressive elements. Art is related to our senses and deeply involved in the process of perception and thought. Even though it is an abstract phenomen ,there's something common to all works of art and that's "form", which means to take shape. A good form of art has a touchstone or a reference point. One of them is nature, the whole process of life. What we should keep in mind in order to create a good form of art is that order without diversity can cause monotony, but diversity without order can cause chaos. Which leads to conclusion that art is an attempt to create pleasing forms.On the other hand beauty is relative, so art isn't supposed to be beautiful it's supposed to make you feel something. Architecture While talking about forms we leap to architecture. Thoma
