Solids and Cavities in Architecture !
Observing a building in order to understand it demands a certain visual process, in which every detail it's important and enough in its own. This kind of process is creative, since you try to form a complete image of what you have seen and give to that building a voice of its own. The visual process of observing a building is much more alike with the building process itself. The architect firstly decides on the main structure of the building and then continues to add details on it. His aim is to give form to the materials he works with. But still, this doesn't have to be limited only in working with Solid form, one could let the imagination work with the Cavities as well. Cavity is the clearly defined space enclosed within the outer walls that represents the limited architecturally formed space. In other words the solid is the container and cavity the contained. Due to this approach even the architects are grouped in Solid-minded and Cavity-minded architects, just like the architectural periods, some of which work perfectly with solids ( Gothic) and other with cavities ( Renaissance) .
The elements that help to create solid and cavities in architecture are grouped in : Horizontal elements ( they include the base/ elevated/ depressed / overhead plane ) Vertical elements ( they include the linear elements, single/ L or U- shaped/ parallel and clustered planes) and Openings. All these elements placed together minding the organisation principles and relationship rules bring out structures that are perfect examples of how solids and cavities communicate within a building's area.
And that's what gives us the impression of a great magnificence .
Observing a building in order to understand it demands a certain visual process, in which every detail it's important and enough in its own. This kind of process is creative, since you try to form a complete image of what you have seen and give to that building a voice of its own. The visual process of observing a building is much more alike with the building process itself. The architect firstly decides on the main structure of the building and then continues to add details on it. His aim is to give form to the materials he works with. But still, this doesn't have to be limited only in working with Solid form, one could let the imagination work with the Cavities as well. Cavity is the clearly defined space enclosed within the outer walls that represents the limited architecturally formed space. In other words the solid is the container and cavity the contained. Due to this approach even the architects are grouped in Solid-minded and Cavity-minded architects, just like the architectural periods, some of which work perfectly with solids ( Gothic) and other with cavities ( Renaissance) .
The elements that help to create solid and cavities in architecture are grouped in : Horizontal elements ( they include the base/ elevated/ depressed / overhead plane ) Vertical elements ( they include the linear elements, single/ L or U- shaped/ parallel and clustered planes) and Openings. All these elements placed together minding the organisation principles and relationship rules bring out structures that are perfect examples of how solids and cavities communicate within a building's area.
And that's what gives us the impression of a great magnificence .
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