What are some things to take notice of when observing existing space for space/design planning?
1) Noise concerns
2) Privacy concerns
3) Lighting/window placement/views out window
4) Space wasting issues
5) Can windows/doors be added?
What is a comfortable distance range of seating in a living room for conversation?
4-10ft
Define: Quality
It is made of carefully selected components and appropriate materials.
Define: Aesthetically pleasing
Pleasing to the eye
Define: Relative size
Refers to how big something is in comparison to something else
Define: Scale
Is the size of one object in relation to other objects in a design.
Define: Space
The area in which shapes and forms exist, is most frequently a room defined by the planes of walls, floor, and ceiling.
Define: Positive space
Solids or forms
Define: Negative space
The area surrounding the solids
Define: Proportion
Refers to the eye pleasing relationship between various parts and the whole.
Define: The Greeks
Discovered that ratios that best serve our human needs lie between 1:1 and 2:1. With much effort they identified the most eye pleasing and useful ratio was 1:1:618, known as pi.
Define: Parthenon
Was built in Athens, the Greeks used their knowledge of proportion in construction. The Golden Rectangle has impacted many buildings, ancient and modern.
Leonardo da Vinci
Developed a system of proportions using the human figure with outstretched arms and spread legs with arms and legs touching a circle, inscribed in a square.
LeCorbusier
The 20th century architect/designer developed a system of proportions using a human figure with one raised arm.
Define: Anthropometry
The study of human body measurements especially on a comparative basis.
Define: Ergonomics
A science that deals with designing and arranging things so that people can use them easily and safely.
Define: Textures
It is the actual and perceived details on a surface and describe the relative roughness or smoothness of a surface, the hardness and softness as well.
Define: The Golden Ratio
1.618 Seemingly magical relationship with the Fibonacci Series turn out to relate directly to natural phenomena such as the clockwise and anticlockwise spirals o n the surface of pinecones and pineapples and in the center of daisies. "Phi"
Define: Balance
Or equilibrium in design is achieved in 3 ways: bi-lateral symmetrical, asymmetrical, and radial.
Define: Bi-lateral symmetry
The "mirror" effect, or when one object is reflected across a plane to a create another instance of itself.
Define: Symmetrical balance
If two equal objects are the same distance from the fulcrum, it is balanced symmetrically.
Define: Asymmetrical balance
Two unequal objects can be balanced by moving their distance from the fulcrum or using objects of different sizes an equal distance from the fulcrum.
Define: Radial balance
is based on a circle with elements arranged around a single point.
Define: Rhythm
Involves the repetition of elements in a space.
Define: Emphasis
Is the focal point of a space or an object. It gives more importance or significance to some part of the design.
Define: Pattern
1) Patterns can be either structural or applied (used on flat surface and almost always based on repetition of smaller design motifs).
2) Patterns create perceived texture.
3) The repetition of pattern can establish rhythm in a design scheme.
Define: Ornamentation
Refers to the visual extras added to enrich a design. Ornamentation should be historically appropriate with era of construction.
Define: Absolute size
The literal dimension of a space or object.
What effect does texture/or pattern have on the size of a room.
What about strong contrasting colors?
The walls will appear closer or room smaller. No pattern makes it feel larger. Strong contrasting colors will also make a room appear smaller.