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Design Principles Matrix

The document outlines various architectural principles including primary elements that define form such as points, lines, planes and volumes. It also discusses principles of form and shape, spatial relationships, ordering principles, manipulation of form, qualities of architectural space, circulation and spatial organizations. Elements that define space include horizontal elements like base planes and vertical planes. Form can be transformed through dimensional changes, subtraction, addition and other methods.

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Design Principles Matrix

The document outlines various architectural principles including primary elements that define form such as points, lines, planes and volumes. It also discusses principles of form and shape, spatial relationships, ordering principles, manipulation of form, qualities of architectural space, circulation and spatial organizations. Elements that define space include horizontal elements like base planes and vertical planes. Form can be transformed through dimensional changes, subtraction, addition and other methods.

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Architectural Principles

from Architecture: Form, Space, & Order by Francis D.K. Ching

Primary Elements 1. point elements 2. linear elements 3. planar elements 4. volumetric elements

Form and Shape 1. visual properties 2. relational properties 3. primary shapes and forms - circle - triangle - square - sphere - cylinder - cone - pyramid - cube Horizontal Elements Defining Space 1. base plane 2. elevated base plane 3. depressed base plane 4. overhead plane

Transformation of Form 1. dimensional transformation 2. subtractive form 3. additive forms 4. centralized form 5. linear form 6. radial form 7. clustered form 8. grid form Vertical Elements Defining Space 1. vertical linear elements 2. single vertical plane 3. L-shaped planes 4. parallel planes 5. U-shaped planes 6. four planes: closure Spatial Relationships 1. space within a space 2. interlocking spaces 3. adjacent spaces 4. spaces linked by a common space Ordering Principles axis symmetry hierarchy datum rhythm repetition transformation

Manipulation of Form 1. formal collisions of geometry - circle and square - rotated grid 2. articulation of form - edges and corners - surfaces Openings in SpaceDefining Elements 1. opening within planes 2. openings at corners 3. openings between planes

Qualities of Architectural Space 1. proportion 2. scale 3. definition 4. degree of enclosure 5. light 6. view Circulation 1. circulation elements 2. building approach 3. building entrances 4. configuration of path 5. path/space relationships 6. form of the circulation space

Spatial Organizations 1. centralized organizations 2. linear organizations 3. radial organizations 4. clustered organizations 5. grid organizations

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