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- 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
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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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