Week 7: Basic Elements - Architecture

Movement

The ceiling of this room offers a great sense of movement throughout the space. The geometric embellishments create a nice juxtaposition against the dynamic shape of the wooden panels. Similar to that of waves, the material of the ceiling also presents a refreshing contrast between the liquid it mimics and the dense wood. The fluidity of the ceiling creates a completely different composition for the room, and projects into the walls. It guides the eye down from the ceiling into the room, flowing into the space below and allowing the static elements to seem less inanimate.

Shape

(via Copenhagen, Denmark | office building)

This Danish office building shows a grid of 28 large rectangular windows throughout the front of the space. The linear shapes contributes to the heavy geometric element of the structure, in conjunction with the linearity of the multiple stairwells within the building itself. In addition, the doors reflect the shape of the windows, creating a heavier emphasis on the rectangle. The geometry of the windows allude to the office stereotype in which everything is very orderly and stagnant. However, the vibrant colors of the interior against the black window panes create a nice contradistinction while still preserving the linear perspectives.

Dimension

(via Phillippe Tournaire | Bague Paris)

This image depicts a French cityscape in miniature form atop a ring. Constructed out of platinum and gold materials, the cityscape looks extremely lifelike until the viewer sees the band underneath the base. With uncanny similarities with the actual structures, the models are, indeed, passable for actual buildings. However, the band underneath puts the image into perspective, giving the buildings dimension through scale. The juxtaposition of the model buildings with the ring insinuate that the buildings are, in fact, miniscule. The depth of the model gives it a hyperrealistic nature to the ring, also providing a surprising element.