Look Beyond What You See: Form

LOOK BEYOND WHAT YOU SEEShape, Regular & Irregular, Transformation, Surface & Edge

Look Beyond What You See: Form

SHAPE

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Shape

• Our visual field to the simplest and

most regular shape;

• Resting one of the side, the

triangular is stable.

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• When tipped, it

can be either be

balanced in a state

of equilibrium or

be unstable – tend

to fall over onto

one of its side

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Look Beyond What You See: Form

• Perspective can distorts our perception

of shape; we see true shape when we

view frontally.

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Curvilinear Shape

• Curvilinear shape

suggest Dynamic

• Without

geometric shape,

they are derived

from curve and

straight line

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Look Beyond What You See: Form

REGULAR & IRREGULAR SHAPE

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Regular & Irregular Shape

• Regular Symmetrical about one/two axis

• Irregular: dissimilar in nature & related inconsistency,

asymmetric & more dynamic than regular form

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• Both regular and irregular forms and spaces can co-exist in

response to context, program, and desire. Regular form can be

contained within irregular forms or compositions; irregular

forms can be enclosed within regular forms.

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Irregular form within a regular fill

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Look Beyond What You See: Form

TRANSFORMATION OF FORMS

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• Most of form can be transformed from the primary solid by

adding, subtracting, multiplying or changing the dimension

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Stretch

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subtraction

• A form can be transformed

by subtracting a portion of

its volume. Depending on

the extent of the subtraction

process, a form can retain it

identical identity or be

transformed into another

form of family.

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Additional of Elements

• A form can be transformed

by the addition of elements

to its volume.

• The attached element can

changed to the new

proportion or form.

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SURFACE AND EDGE

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• Contrast + Color + Value can defined, decreased/increase

visual weight

• Front view reveal the true shape, while obligate view distort it

• Texture, color affect the visual weight

• Directional texture can distort the shape and proportion of

the plane

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• Architectural Design is about relationship: Color and Texture

of a material is greatly influenced how they joined and

assembled with other materials in construction.

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• Corners define the meeting of two planes.

– Carrying a color or pattern across a corner onto adjoining surface

emphasizes the volume of a form.

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• A corner condition can be reinforced visually with a distinct

element that is independent of the surface it joins

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• Openings at a corner diminish the corner condition and

emphasize the planar qualities of the neighboring surfaces.

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• In opposition to the emphasis on joints and joinery; rounded

corners emphasize the continuity of a form’s surfaces, the

compactness of its volume, and softness of its contour.