Chapter 3:FORM and SPACE

Chapter III: FORM & SPACE

Form and Space: One cannot exist without the other, there should be a space to have a form, and there should be a form to define the space. It is the foreground and background relationship.

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Defining Space With Horizontal Elements:

Elevated Planes:
A horizontal plane projected from the ground reinforcing the edges of the plane. Here a big importance is giving to the bathtub by elevating it two steps from the ground

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Defining Space with Vertical Linear Elements:

Single Vertical Plane

Vertical linear elements define the perpendicular edges of a volume of space. Here the minarets define the edges of the Holly mosque.

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Qualities of Architectural Space:

Degree of Closure: The degree of closure refers to the amount of opening allowed in a space. This space punched interesting little teasing openings while pertaining the whole closure concept.

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Openings in Space-Defining Elements:

Within Planes: Openings in the spaces can be articulated through various ways. Here the opining are articulated in the wall plane and in the overhead plane.

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