1. University of Palestine Faculty of Applied Engineering
and Urban Planning
Dept. of Architecture
DESIGN PRINCIPLES ( EAGD 2201)
2- ARCHITECTURAL SPACE
Dr. Nihad Almughany
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CONTENTS
1- REVIEW OF LAST LECTURE “ Principles of Architectural design”.
2- WHAT IS ARCHITECTURAL SPACE ?
3- DEVELOPMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL SPACE.
4- DEFINING AN ARCHITECTURAL SPACE.
5- QUALITIES OF ARCHITECTURAL SPACE.
6- SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS.
7- SPATIAL ORGANIZATION.
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3. 1- REVIEW OF LAST LECTURE
Design Principles – terminology
Design Levels.
Fields of Architectural Design.
Building Elements.
Architectural Creativity.
Conditions Should be Available in Buildings.
Stages of Architectural Design.
Factors affecting Architectural Design.
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2- WHAT IS ARCHITECTURAL SPACE ?
* Architectural Space :
- Defined area by two or three dimentional shapes or forms that articulate a volume of space surrounding it and generate a field of influence or territory with a specific shape, size and character .
Note: At Urban scale , we should consider whether a building should continue the existing fabric of a place , forms a completion for other buildings, define an urban space or wheather it might be appropriate for it to stand free as an object in space .
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5. 3- DEVELOPMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL SPACE
Social and economic factors.
New building materials and techniques.
New lifestyle.
Accelerating changes .
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4- DEFINITION OF A SPACE
DEFINING SPACE WITH HORIZONTAL ELEMENTS :
The base plane
The base plane elevated
The base plane depressed
The overhead plane
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DEFINING A SPACE WITH VERTICAL ELEMENTS :
Linear vertical elements.
Vertical plane.
An “ L “ shape configuration of planes.
Parallel planes
A “ U “ shaped configuration of planes.
Four planes enclose an introverted space.
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10. 5- QUALITIES OF ARCHITECTURAL SPACE
QUALITIES OF SPACE
Proportion
Scale
PROPERTIES OF ENCLOSURE
Dimensions
Form
Definition
Shape
Configuration
Color
Texture
Pattern
Surface
Enclosure
Light
View
* Openings
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12. 6- SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS :
SPACE WITHIN A SPACE
INTERLOCKING SPACES
ADJACENT SPACES
SPACES LINKED BY A COMMON SPACE
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13. 7- SPATIAL ORGANIZATION :
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References
Charles Ching, Architecture : Form, Space and Order.
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