File No 1124 : The Case of the Missing Square
The square form has been with us for a long time. From floor plans to corporate designs, the square is no doubt a favorite shape. However, it is also a rigid form and has a 'prison-like' feeling especially in floor plan designs. That change when the designer Frank Lloyd Wright (FLW) manage to creatively create a free flowing space within a square shape.
See how he does it by changing the usual shape of (a) to (b) and then to his design (c).
(Sourced from Elements of Architecture ; Pierre von Meiss, 1990, and images from the net)
Questions:
Can you feel the difference? So where is the square?
Bincang?/Komen?/Opinions? BM or Eng anyone? :)
DRN
See how he does it by changing the usual shape of (a) to (b) and then to his design (c).
(Sourced from Elements of Architecture ; Pierre von Meiss, 1990, and images from the net)Questions:
Can you feel the difference? So where is the square?
Bincang?/Komen?/Opinions? BM or Eng anyone? :)
DRN
bentuk plan square... the difference is ... the interior..
ReplyDeleteThe square has gone from naked eyes but still i can feel it inside just like the square is still there.
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