Introduction
Day 1 of Design 1: one of the first things that the professor said was that “Architecture is the construction of ‘Dumb Things’ in order to create art and musical spaces”. This quote, in a sense, simplifies the difficulty in understanding architecture and made the subject more approachable for inductees such as myself. But anyone with any sort of materials can construct something and call it a building. It is the musicality and spacial elements that make great buildings.
Musicality vs. Spacial Elements
The musicality of a design is defined as the connections and interactions of elements in a design that speak to each other and create a sort of repetition throughout the work. In my design you can see the repetition of the vertical linears creating almost a rhythmic sequence of two beats, followed by two rests, and finally followed by another two beats. Now in the area of the rests it creates a spacial element that compliments the heaviness of the major linears while also remaining unique and separate from the rest of the design. Another way musicality can be shown in a construct is if its connections are unique and flowing.
Flowing Connections
Connections determine if the design can flow while also remaining rigid. A section could be coming to a corner and rather than simply attaching another piece at the end, they can create a harmony of elements that show what almost looks like movement within the structure. You can see how the corners do meet but in a very subtle, fragile way.
The end result of the project is two identical cubes consisting of abstract planes, joined together by a melody of wooden linears. The linears create a unique space between the two cubes that coninues the musicality of the individual pieces throughout the construction. In term, the structure could potentially represent the spaces of a building like a house or skyscraper.
