Thursday, November 18, 2010

FORM AND SPACE

The Unity of Opposites 


How the eye perceives positive and negative elements which provide a background for the image we are viewing.

Defining a Space with Horizontal Elements


Depressed Plane
lowering a vase plane to define an area

Defining a Space with Vertical Linear Elements

Parallel Planes
Two vertical planes along a central axis  which are open ended and symmetrical.



Qualities of Architectural Space

View
An opening in a space that frames or focuses outward. The size and placement of these openings determine the visual perception of the outward focus.



Opening in Space Defining Elements

Between Planes
An opening that change the definition of the space by allowing it to extend beyond the plane; it also visually separates and defines the edges of the adjacent wall plane.

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