Design and Order Perceptual Experience of Built Form - Principles in the Planning and Making of Place

Teaches the principles behind the successful planning and creation of inspired built forms and urban places

This book offers an integrated understanding of both the principles and the perception of the design of built environments and public spaces. It outlines the fundamental characteristics that are evident in the creation of built form and illustrates how they determine the experience of resultant places. It also consolidates the key criteria that need to be taken into consideration in the development of these areas. All of the above-mentioned aims to provide designers with a solid understanding of the implications of their decisions on perception and behavior during the creation of new spaces.

Design and Order: Perceptual experience of built form - Principles in the Planning and Making of Place starts by examining the designing of natural environments and the affect that they have on humans. It teaches readers how people experience and are shaped by a space—via their eyes, brain, and overall perception. It then instructs on proper grammar of form and syntax so that designers can understand how to pursue design processes systematically. The book then takes readers through this process of designing, informing them on the principles of form, function, configuration, communication, organization, color and contrasts, building structures, good practice and more.

• Seeks to improve the methodological approach to the planning and design of buildings
• Broadly address all of the functions that impact the realization of new built and urban form
• Outlines the fundamental characteristics that are evident in the design of built forms and illustrates how these characteristics determine the experience of the resultant places
• Comprehensively covers the ideas, principles, and the perception of design
• Teaches designers to make informed decisions about applying or discarding principles when creating spaces.

Design and Order is a unique book that will appeal to students and professionals in architecture, urban design and planning, as well as designers and developers.

Nigel C Lewis, as Technical Adviser, initially trained at Arup, has been responsible for and involved in the planning, design, development and project management of major buildings and infrastructure projects worldwide. He holds a Master of City Planning (MCP) from the University of Pennsylvania, Master of Arts (MA Oxon) in Engineering Science & Economics and is a Chartered Engineer and Member of Institution of Civil Engineers, Member of Royal Town Planning Institute, and Member of American Institute of Certified Planners.

OUTLINE

PREFACE

SECTION I – The ENVIRONMENT

PART A – The Environment – natural, ecological and historical (topography) 4,900

1 - A1 Natural sites and places

 1.1 Nature and landscape

 1.2 Natural places and characteristics

 1.3 Creation of man-made places

1.4 Existential space and place

1.5 Natural landscape and sensing

Further Reading

2 Ecological and climatic context and basic protection needs

 2.1 Primitive needs

 2.2 Climatic zones and natural materials for shelter

 2.3 Shelter types, uses and purposes

2.4 Socio-cultural factors and human needs

 2.5 Theory of human needs

Further Reading

Part Illustrations

Exhibit 2 Basic Human Needs 330

3 - A2 Historical and regional development

 3.1 Eras and historical development

 3.2 Regional variations, early cultures and settlements

 3.3 Topography, climate and materials – from determinants

Further Reading

Exhibit 3 Dwelling Types 300

SECTION II – HUMAN BEHAVIOUR and DESIGN

PART B – Human Behaviour (neuro-physiology)

4 - B1 The Brain, the Mind and Sensing 4,780

 4.1 The Brain & neurological systems - seeing, touching & hearing

 4.2 Seeing - visual processing and memory

 4.3 Touching and hearing

 4.4 The Mind - mental learning & thinking, cognition

 4.5 The Mind - visceral feelings, emotion & motivation

 4.6 Consciousness and self

 4.7 Human body and sensing of form

4.8 Meaning, intentionality & imagination

 4.9 Metaphor and consciousness

Further Reading

Part Illustrations

Exhibit 4 The Human Brain – Neurological Sensing 2,220

5 - B2 The Eyes and the Visual system 5,000

5.1 Visual perception

 5.2 Visual world and visual field

 5.3 Visual perception and affordances

 5.4 Perceptual experience - visual system

 5.5 Visual system and optic arrays

 5.6 Recognition, Eye movements & analogue theory

Further Reading

Part Illustrations

Exhibit 5 The Human Eye 1,920

Exhibit 5A Affordances 50

Exhibit 5B Perspectives 100

6 - B3 The Senses 3,220

 6.1 The System of Senses

 6.2 The Senses

 6.3 Further Senses

6.4 The Senses and multi-sensory experiencing

6.5 Multi-sensory emotions, feelings and aspirations

Further Reading

Part Illustrations

Exhibit 6 The Human Senses 850

Exhibit 6A The Human Ear -

PART C – PERCEPTUAL EXPERIENCE of FORM (psychology & phenomenology) 6,420

7 - C1 Aesthetic theories and perception of built form

 7.1 Perception

 7.2 Theories of perception

 7.3 Schematisation and phenomena

 7.4 Equilibrium, wholes and recentering

 7.5 Parts and the ‘whole’

 7.6 Properties

 7.7 Perception of form

 7.8 Dynamics of space

 7.9 Perception and cognition

 7.10 Meaning and symbols

 7.11 Synopsis – perceptual experience

Further Reading

Part Illustrations

Exhibit 7 ‘Principles of Configuration’ 550

Exhibit 7A Perspective 770

PART D – GRAMMAR and SYNTAX of FORM, and COMPOSITION

8 - D1 Architectural ordering, composition, form and beauty 4,580

 8.1 Order

 8.2 Grammar of design and syntax

 8.3 Composition and characteristics

 8.4 Rhythm and harmony

 8.5 Purposiveness

 8.6 Objects and arrangements

 8.7 Composition and type

 8.8 Ways of ordering

 8.9 Objective properties

Further Reading

Part Illustrations

Exhibit 8 ‘Principles of Composition’ 650

Exhibit 8A Basic Rules of Composition, order and unity 2,870

PART E – PLANNING and DESIGN PROCESS, and PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (methodology)

9 - E1 Design framework, methods and approaches 4,850

 9.1 Problem formulation

 9.2 Setting

 9.3 Fitness and fit

 9.4 Self-conscious design approach

 9.5 Affordances and behaviour settings

 9.6 Program requirements

 9.7 Designing and design approaches

 9.8 Design process, reflection and appraisal

9.9 Intended results and evaluation

 9.10 Design of ‘good’ form

Further Reading

Part Illustrations

Exhibit 9A Nature of design requirements 760

Exhibit 9B Modern design process 840

10 - E2 ‘Pattern Language’ approach 5,300

10.1 Form Language

 10.2 Order and Life - ‘wholeness’

 10.3 Life creating transformations of Centres

 10.4 Language of Form

 10.5 Fundamental maxim - ‘unity’ of the ‘whole’

Further Reading

Part Illustrations

Exhibit 10 Pattern Language - properties -

Exhibit 10A Rules of scale in order 1,530

EXHIBIT 10B - Ambience

SECTION III – FORM, FUNCTION and FIT

PART F – FORM and FIT

11 - F1 Physical built form in space 5,620

 11.1 Form - mass and spatial volume

 11.2 Transformation of form

11.3 Additive form

 11.4 Integration of forms

 11.5 Form and space

 11.6 Horizontal planes

 11.7 Vertical planes

 11.8 Architectural space, enclosures and vistas

 11.9 Spatial qualities and layout

 11.10 Light and sound qualities in built form

Further Reading

Part Illustrations

Exhibit 11 ‘Principles of Articulation & Conjugation’ 500

 12 Geometrical layout and organisation – axes, shapes & repeating patterns -

 12.1 Datum and axes

 12.2 Ordering principles

 12.3 Hierarchy and scale

 12.4 Rhythm and repetition

 12.5 Symmetry

 12.6 Transformations

12.7 Generative design processes

 12.8 Other forms of geometry

 12.9 Patterns of repeating elements

Further Reading

Part Illustrations

Exhibit 12 ‘Principles in Design of Decorative geometric and motif patterns’ 720

13 - F2 Proportion, symmetry and harmony 3,350

13.1 Proportion - history

13.2 Proportion and physical relationships

13.3 Symmetry

13.4 Human proportions

13.5 Room proportions

13.6 Regulating lines

13.7 Latent geometric relationships

13.8 Good proportioning

13.9 Anthropometrics and human factors

13.10 Scale

13.11 Harmony

13.12 Expression of form

Further Reading

Part Illustrations

Exhibit 13 ‘Principles of Proportion & Symmetry’ 900

Exhibit 13A Types of Series, Proportion, Symmetry & Natural growth 5,180

Exhibit 13B ‘Principles of Rhythm & Harmony’ 580

Exhibit 13C Essay on harmony 410

Exhibit 13D Musical harmony 1,140

Exhibit 13E Rhythm and syncopation in built form 140

14 - F3 Organisational forms and layout 5,280

14.1 Linear organisation

14.2 Centralised organisation

14.3 Radial organisation

4.4 Grid

14.5 Clustered organisation

14.6 Interior enclosed space

Further Reading

Part Illustrations

Exhibit 14 ‘Principles of Organisation & Arrangement 460

Exhibit 14A The Modulor 890

Exhibit 14B Japanese design 510

15 Functional purpose and use of space -

15.1 Function

15.2 Utility, significance and purposiveness

15.3 Use, activities and spatial requirements

15.4 Structural system and components

15.5 Materials

15.6 Personal space

15.7 Territoriality

15.8 Defensible space

Further Reading

Part Illustrations

Exhibit 15 ‘Principles of Function & Purpose’ 700

Exhibit 15A Purposiveness 470

Exhibit 15B Principles of universal design -

16 Circulation, Plan and Elevation -

 16.1 Approach

16.2 Entrance

16.3 Dynamic spatial experience

16.4 Configuration for communication

16.5 Access paths

16.6 Internal circulation

16.7 Built Section

16.8 Stairs and staircases

Further Reading

Part Illustrations

Exhibit 16 ‘Principles of Communication & Circulation’ 480

17 - F4 Colour and Contrast 3,350

17.1 Light and spectrum

17.2 Colour pigments

17.3 Pigments for printing

17.4 Complementary colours

17.5 Features of colour

17.6 Colour circle, star and sphere

17.7 Perceptual basis of colour

17.8 Colour interaction

17.9 Colour serialisation

Further Reading

Part Illustrations

Exhibit 17 ‘Principles of Colour & Contrast’ 650

Exhibit 17A Colour parameters and principles - Chevreul 1,950

Exhibit 17B Contrasts in Colour - Itten 1,060

PART G – BUILDING STRUCTURE and TYPES

18 - G Structure 2,220

 18.1 Beginnings

18.2 Laws of nature

18.3 Lateral stability

 18.4 Materials

 18.5 Design methods

 18.6 Connections and jointing

 18.7 Structural types

 18.8 Maintainability and sustainability

 18.9 Generative parametrics

 18.10 Resiliency

Photos

Further Reading

Part Illustrations

Exhibit 18 ‘Principles of Structure’ 920

SECTION IV – BUILT and URBAN FORM

PART H – ‘GOOD’ PRACTICE - BUILT FORM

19 - H Buildings and Dwellings 2,840

19.1 Space and human interaction

19.2 Creation of ‘place’

19.3 ‘Good’ building

19.4 Built form determinants

19.5 Re-use

19.6 Use Types of Buildings

19.7 Goals of ‘good’ built form

Photos

Further Reading

Part Illustrations

Exhibit 19 ‘Principles of Assembly’ - Built form 740

Exhibit 19A Modern ‘good’ building practice 280

Exhibit 19B Built type forms 350

Exhibit 19C Modern practitioners and movements 500

Exhibit 19D Iconic modern buildings 500

Exhibit 19D2 - Modern Iconic US

PART I – ‘GOOD’ PRACTICE – URBAN FORM

20 - I1 Urban form 2,650

20.1 Form determinants in urban settlements – natural and man-made features

20.2 Historical developments

20.3 Different regional and cultural typologies

20.4 Multi-nucleus and mixed development

20.5 Modern developments Photos

20 - I2

20.6 Elements of urban form 3,640

20.7 Legibility

20.8 Organisation

20.9 Life space and topology

20.10 Urban form and life

20.11 Layout of urban neighbourhoods

20.12 Development

20.13 ‘Good’ city form

20.14 Urban open forms

20.15 Goals for ‘good’ urban form

20.16 Urban Typologies

Photos

Further Reading

Part Illustrations

Exhibit 20 ‘Principles of Emplacement’ – Urban form 720

Exhibit 20A Modern ‘good’ urbanistic practice 200

Exhibit 20B Urban type forms 240

Exhibit 20C Settlement models 600

Exhibit 20D Urban space requirements 540

21 - I3 Summary 810

22 - I4 Bibliography – References 3,160

23 List of Illustrations _____ 760

TOT = 35,600 76,500

APPENDICES to PARTS

A1 Ancient Settings 3,260

A2 Ancient city places 200

B1 Feelings of space 1,430

B2 Artificial perception 470

D1 The Classical ‘Orders’ 1,310

D2 Aesthetic judgement and beauty 3,340

E1 Design Methods 6,940

E2 Pattern Language – design & human needs 1,090

F1 Decoration 2,180

F2 Ornament 3,270

H1 Building materials 3,040

H2 Building elements 1,100

H3 Architectural styles and periods 300

H4 Historic ecclesiastic buildings 330

I1 Urban city places 450

I2 Sustaining principles 1,650

I2E - Biophilic Design Principles

TOT = 30,270

Index

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