Design principles

Architectural design principles transformation, datum ,rhythm, hierarchy etc

1. DESIGN PRINCIPLES

2. DATUM
A DATUM REFERS TO A LINE, PLANE OR VOLUME OF
REFERENCE TO WHICH OTHER ELEMENTS IN A
COMPOSITION CAN RELATE.
IT ORGANIZES A RANDOM PATTERN OF ELEMENTS
THROUGH IT’S REGULARITY, CONTINUITY AND
CONSTANT PRESENCE

3. , A DATUM CAN ORGANIZE THE
ELEMENTS IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:
LINE
PLANE

4. VOLUME

5. HORYO-JI-TEMPLE
JAPAN. AD 607-746

6. CENTRE LECARBUSIOR

9. RHYTHM AND
REPETITION
RHYTHM IS A CONCEPT OF SYSTEMATIC REPETITION.
AS HUMAN BEINGS WE ARE NATURALLY ENGAGED IN
EXPERIENCING THINGS THAT ARE DONE IN A RHYTHM
SUCH AS MUSIC, DANCE; WHERE TIME AND
MOVEMENTS ARE COORDINATED. IN ARCHITECTURE
RHYTHM IS PRESENT IN COLUMNS, WINDOWS, WALLS
AND OTHERS ELEMENTS OF A BUILDING DESIGNED IN
SUCH WAY THAT IT TRANSMIT A REPETITION OF THE
SAME ELEMENT.

10. THE PATTERN OF REGULAR OR IRREGULAR
PULSES CAUSED IN MUSIC BY THE
OCCURRENCE OF STRONG AND WEAK
MELODIC AND HARMONIC BEATS.

11. TYPES OF RHYTHEM

12. •RHYTHM --IS A COMBINATION OF ELEMENTS
REPEATED, BUT WITH VARIATIONS.
•REPETITION IS REPEATED USE OF A SHAPE,
COLOR, OR OTHER ART ELEMENT OR
DESIGN IN A WORK CAN HELP UNIFY
DIFFERENT PARTS INTO A WHOLE. 

13. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUMGUGGENHEIM MUSEUM
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT

14. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUMGUGGENHEIM MUSEUM
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
SECTION PLAN

15. TURNING TORSO
SANTIAGO CALATRAVA

16. TURNING TORSO
SANTIAGO CALATRAVA

17. REPETITION OF
ARCHITECTURE ELEMENTS

18. TRANSFORMATION
VARIATIONS WHICH ARE GENERATED BY THE
MANIPULATION OF ONE OR MORE
DIMENSIONS OR BY THE ADDITION OR
SUBTRACTION OF ELEMENTS. DIMENSIONAL
TRANSFORMATION A FORM CAN BE
TRANSFORMED BY ALTERING ONE OR MORE
OF ITS DIMENSIONS AND STILL RETAIN AS A
MEMBER OF A FAMILY OF A FORM

19. TRANSFORMATION OF CUBE

20. MOUNT ANGEL LIBRARY
ALVAR AALTO

21. MOUNT ANGEL LIBRARY
ALVAR AALTO

22. WARD WILLETS HOUSE
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT

23. WARD WILLETS HOUSE
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT

24. HIERARCHY
THE ARTICULATION OF THE
IMPORTANCE OR SIGNIFICANCE OF A
FORM OR SPACE BY ITS SIZE, SHAPE,
OR PLACEMENT RELATIVE TO THE
OTHER FORMS AND SPACES OF THE
ORGANIZATION.

25. BY SIZE
DOMINATE ARCHITECTURAL
COMPOSITION BY SIGNIFICANTLY
DIFFERENT IN SIZE
BY SHAPE
DOMINATE ARCHITECTURAL
COMPOSITION BY BEING
SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT IN SIZE
CAN BE MADE VISUALLY DOMINATE
BY CLEARLY DIFFERENTIATING
THEIR SHAPE FROM OTHER
BY PLACEMENT
STRATEGICALLY PLACED TO CALL
ATTENTION TO THEMSELVES AS
BEING THE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS
IN COMPOSITION .

26. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
BUILDING CHANDIGARH
LE CORBUSIER

27. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
BUILDING CHANDIGARH
LE CORBUSIER

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