Fundamental Concepts of Architecture : The Vocabulary of Spatial Situations
301 may be disconnected, and related to one another solely through similarity, contrast, or the complementarity of their forms. ...
302 A characteristic feature of many spatial structures in ar- chitecture is a hierarchical relationship between accessing and a ...
303 Squares and streets are the interior spaces of the city. Just as the solid masses of the walls enclose interior space within ...
304 with the rows of columns and their guiding function in a ba- silica; this is even more the case for double-sided arcades. In ...
305 facades of the building receive their own forecourts. At times, the interplay of figure and ground results in a patch- work ...
306 este. As forecourts in relation to the city, they are significant as > intermediate spaces in ways analogous to the lobby ...
307 cilitated via an > orientation towards the total spatial situ- ation. As a consequence, the architectural features of suc ...
308 or stairs shape town and landscape through terraces and exterior flights of steps (4). The individual step already distingu ...
309 horizontal plane offers the required stability of the ground (> floor). Together, they form the right angle that is prefe ...
310 (1979) has said; they evoke ‘thoughts of living on the steps, of sleeping on the landings’. Generally speaking, a staircase ...
311 This possibility is otherwise offered by outdoor stair- cases, onto which one exits a building and from which one views act ...
312 > body (human), form character, ground, postures, symmetry > form character, movement, structure, tectonics > ascen ...
313 structure must be uncovered before it can be read and com- prehended. Even a load-bearing structure is not always perceptibl ...
314 less, we do not perceive the structure as such with immediacy within the concrete situation formed by urban spaces, streets ...
315 In aesthetics, we encounter the notion of the special impact of the awesome or the immeasurable, which evokes sensations of ...
316 a seeming nothingness, with rooms with a vast extent or of the most severe barrenness, as well as the experience of being su ...
317 wanders, for example, across the convex exterior of an ar- chitectural volume, moves around it, but also glides over to the ...
318 > depth. Coarse plastering allows shadows to be cast across the surface in raking light, making a velvety impression and ...
319 surfaces. We find here the traces of > use, as material deposits, wear and abrasion, or as smooth or polished areas resul ...
320 movement structure. While the path of the liturgical proces- sion leads axially towards the main altar on the east side, the ...
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