INSIGHT – THE FUNDAMENTSALS OF INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE. The fundamentals of Interior Architecture is an interesting book published in 2007 which summarizes the essential elements used to create aesthetically appealing and practically appropriate Interior Architecture. The fundamentals of Interior Architecture is written by John Coles and Naomi House. John Coles has done diploma in Architecture and was previously a Programme leader of Interior Design MA and Sustainable Design MA in Middlesex University, UK. Naomi House is a highly Experienced Interior Design, Educator and writer. Like john Coles she also taught in Middlesex University where she was a Programme leader of Interior and Architecture. She was also a tutor of Critical and Historical …show more content…
The first section of the book explores the SPACE/form which explains the sense of the place and building reuse which is an essential aspect of design. It further talks about the elements and composition of the interior space explaining the plane, scale, proportion, vista – linking internal and external spaces, movement, transition and accessibility. Hence this helps to understand the transformation and reuse of the space, the role of external elements in the composition of the space, the use of walls/ floors/ceiling, perceiving our self within the space and movement with space as well as between interior and exterior space. It further explains the SITE/function talking about analyzing the site, the position/history/building typology/orientation/structures/services of the site. It explores the types of interiors - Retail spaces, Work spaces, Living spaces, Public spaces, Restorative Spaces, Transient Spaces. This helps us to understand the history and environment surroundings affecting the space, the methods of constructions that can be used, incorporation of heating, water, drainage, gas etc. and the factors affecting the types of spaces interior architect needs to work
It has to be difficult for someone to leave the only place they have ever known, and move to an entirely different continent, but yet it has to be truly brave too. Many immigrants left their homes, and traveled thousands of miles to The United States of America, in search of not only a new life, but a better way of life. In New York City, in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, on 97 Orchard Street, stands a monumental building. The Tenement Museum is a historical site, which reflects the time span of 1863 -1935, during some of the peak years of European immigration to America.
They make interior spaces functional, safe, pleasing to the eye, and they just make it work. It is made possible by selecting materials and items that fit with the room. Reading blueprints, knowing the building codes, regulations, and inspection regulations are necessary for being an Interior Designer. They work closely with architect, mechanical engineers, and builders to determine how a space will be built, layed out, how it will function, and what it will look like. Some designers produce the plans, drawings, and designs for installation.
The design and renovation company prides itself in undertaking eco-friendly and budget friendly projects. The core construction services offered by the company include whole house renovation, case studies, additions and interior and exterior renovations. Patty and her husband visited the company to seek help with whole house renovation. The couple did not like the disconnection of their kitchen area. The kitchen work also included moving the sitting area from the back door to a more private area and creating a bar area using countertops made from
The Architectural Fantasy by Hubert Robert is an oil painting created in 1802. For an architectural painting, is displays much emotion through the use of color, line, and light. The painting does not utilize a multitude of colors but still is able to provide an exciting scene. Although it does not appear to be that large in the gallery, the work would actually be prominent if it were a standalone piece. The artist’s use of perspective, light, and color give the overall composition a balanced look.
The 60’s in the United States, the peak in popularity of postmodernism in architecture and philosophy, are also the years that mark the construction of millions of residential houses across the United States. But as the famous American architects such as Venturi, Graves and Neutra explore the modernist ideas of simplicity and functionality while building skyscrapers and residential complexes for wealthy clients, one architect decides to experiment on his own with the concept of a modern house, and builds one for himself trying to test some of his original ideas. The Moore House built in 1962 by Charles Moore in the outskirts of sunny Orinda, California, peacefully sits on the slope of a sunlit valley surrounded by an oak forest that gives the
“A person professionally engaged in the design of certain large constructions including buildings and the like are known as architects,” by definition. Architects play a role, not only in everyday life, but also in history. Throughout the book Devil in the White City by Erik Larson, famous architects from around the world make an appearance and prove their strengths and weaknesses. Although when thought of, many believe architects are engineers that build and accomplish impossible statues, buildings, and architecture, but this is far from the truth. An architect can be found within every normal human because they always build and accomplish plans and other ideas.
His understanding of nature profoundly differs from our own. Wright felt this strong connection to nature throughout his life, and Fallingwater presented him with a unique opportunity to showcase it unlike his previous houses. Designed for his elderly mother, Robert Venturi used the house – The Vanna Venturi - as a canvas to demonstrate some of the “complexities and contradictions” in modern architecture. With the Vanna Venturi house, his desire to challenge modern orthodoxy is apparent in the home’s façade, which acts as a sort of billboard for a house, with its pitched roofline and functionless arch – both clear departures from modernist principles.
Though many of the Interior Decorators I will be talking about in this paper are dead now, many of them remain big icons in the architecture and interior design field to this day. Elsie de Wolfe, whom is still revered as America’s first decorator to this day. Eleanor McMillen Brown, a pioneer in the interior design field and founder of McMillen Inc.. Dorothy Draper, the first to “professionalize” the interior design industry by establishing the first interior design company in the United States. Elsie de Wolfe was an American decorator born in New York City. Besides being an interior decorator she was also a professional actress that performed various light comic and historical roles throughout the 1890s.
Author Rasmussen’s book Experiencing Architecture further elaborates on this architectural experience by emphasizing “You must observe how it was designed for a special
New designs have been adopted since the onset of architecture, and thus, with the concentration of a history of architecture, new phenomenon and innovations are realized that would help in further explanation and address of other necessities in the same sector. A concentration in the History of architecture and landscape architecture as a course incorporates more than one element of
What are the attributes of an interior designer ought to have? Develop, sensibility and confident in the design, good relations through documentation and communication (ex: conditions of contract/agreement between client and consultant project progress report), honest, frankness, determination, assertiveness, punctuality and co-operation, physiological insight, appreciation of beauty. What is ‘code of conduct’ provide by SLIID.
Walking up to the magnificent La Pedrera building the first thing I had to see was the pillar known as the elephant's foot. This pillar is notorious and was mentioned in the reading due it occupying too much space on the sidewalk of Passeig de Gracia. During construction Gaudi was informed of this by the government and told to make modifications, but Gaudi wouldn't budge. He wrote a letter back to the government and stated that if he were to modify the pillar, he would include a mocking inscription that would be-little the government. Fortunately the government rethought their demands and the pillar wasn't changed but this small aspect of the construction process I find awesome.
These sensory signals have a large impact on our relationship and experience of an environment because they are able to physically and emotionally engage and connect us to the architecture. Although these types of sensorial qualities may not make or break the successfulness of architecture, they must remain of high importance because of their ability to reinforce an individual’s personal connection to a place. Juhani Pallasmaa, claims that our design culture has forgotten the importance of the senses in engaging our whole being- physical and emotional- in an architectural experience. This theory speaks to an experience that goes beyond a visual relationship between a person and architecture.
The core of public space is the place where people can participate and have some actions such as sport, healthy or communication with the other. The public area in residential building has the important aspect in economy, social and emotional. In addition, it represents for the cultural of residences in the specific building. However, the response is belong to local authorizes and urban planners in this area. Over the time, public spaces have been concentrated by socialists, urban planners and geographers.
The research need, aim, question, objectives and an outline of the overall research design are summarised. The chapter concludes by outlining the overall structure of the dissertation. 1.1 The Nature of Architecture as a Profession To understand the significance of role of client and critical impact of architect- client relationship in the design process, one needs to first understand the nature of architecture as a professional activity. Architecture has been described as a combination of art as well as craftsmanship, social science as well as engineering.