- form - light - texture€¦ · edmund n. bacon the design of cities 1974 form for private...

- FORM

- LIGHT

- TEXTURE

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- Ar. Keerti MishraJatiya Sangsad Bhaban, Bangladesh

Our five senses (sight, hearing, smell, tasteand touch) allow us to have sensoryexperiences. These experiences provide themind information about the outside world,and the mind organizes this information: theactivity in that the mind organizes sensoryinformation is perception.

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Ref.: Architecture Form, Space and Order- Francis D. K. Ching

“Architectural form is the point of contact

between mass and space … Architectural

forms, textures, materials, modulation of

light and shade, color, all combine to inject

a quality or spirit that articulates space.”

Edmund N. Bacon

The Design of Cities

1974

FORM

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FORM

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Ref.: Architecture Form, Space and Order- Francis D. K. Ching

FORM

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Ref.: Architecture Form, Space and Order- Francis D. K. Ching

FORM

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Ref.: Architecture Form, Space and Order- Francis D. K. Ching

LIGHT

“Architecture is the masterly, correct and

magnificent play of masses brought

together in light. Our eyes are made to

see forms in light; light and shade reveal

these forms . . .”

Le Corbusier: Towards a New

Architecture

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Ways to create ValuesLIGHT

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• “pleasant” versus “unpleasant”

• “public” versus “private”

• “spacious” versus “confined”

• “relaxed” versus “tense”

• “visually clear” versus “hazy”

LIGHT- The adjectives

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TEXTURE- Surface Articulation

Some elements of art can only be captured by

the eye, such as colour, line and plane forms.

But others can be explored by sight and touch:

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TEXTURE- Surface Articulation

• Texture and colour together

effect the visual weight and

scale of a plane and the

degree to which it absorbs or

reflects light and sound

• Elements of known size

within the visual context of a

plane can aid our perception

of its size and scale

• Directional or oversized

optical patterns can distort the

shape or exaggerate the

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Ref.: Architecture Form, Space and Order- Francis D. K. Ching

• The surface quality of an object or item

• Tactile

– How the object feels to the touch

– Can feel the variation in the surface

• Visual

– An illusion - how the object appears to feel

– Applied using line, color, & shading

TEXTURE

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Bringing Texture to Architecture

Texture in architecture is aimed to enhanceboth optical and tactile elements to buildingsand surroundings. The optical texture of abuilding refers to its visual characteristicsfrom afar, such as windows, sweepingcurves, corners and voids. The tactile texturerefers to the closer materials that can bephysically touched, such as stone or glassbuilding materials, metal facades and timberhandrails.

TEXTURE

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Texture has long been

used by architects to

breathe life into buildings

as well as to create a

unique experience for

occupant’s senses.

Expressing the true quality

of materials, shaping an

interior space or simply to

articulate a pattern; texture

is a fundamental tool

existing to some extent in

most all buildings – both

good and bad.

TEXTURE

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TEXTURE

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The Confluence: Texture, Colour and Light

• The color of a surface is the result of some light waves being reflected from it, while other light waves are absorbed by it.

• A rough surface absorbs much of the light that strikes it. The light that is reflected is cast off in various directions, creating shadows. The surface, therefore, appears darker.

• A smooth surface reflects much of the light that strikes it. The light is reflected in straight, orderly lines, and the surface appears lighter.

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Our attention is first attracted by the colourand then gradually penetrates into a world ofsuccessive layers and details created by a playof light and texture.

…Colour becomes texture and light.

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Food for thought

• IIM Ahmedabad, Louis I Kahn

• Church of Light, Tadao Ando

• Therme Vals, Peter Zumthor

• Crematorium, Axel Schultes

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“Even a room which must be dark needs

at least a crack of light to know how dark

it is.”

- Louis Kahn.

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