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The document discusses the concepts of spatial relationships and circulation in interior design, highlighting various types of spaces and their interconnections. It outlines different approaches to building entrances and circulation paths, emphasizing the importance of movement through space and the organization of areas within a structure. Additionally, it references Frank Ching's work on architecture, form, space, and order.

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Formspace and Order

The document discusses the concepts of spatial relationships and circulation in interior design, highlighting various types of spaces and their interconnections. It outlines different approaches to building entrances and circulation paths, emphasizing the importance of movement through space and the organization of areas within a structure. Additionally, it references Frank Ching's work on architecture, form, space, and order.

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Tishk International university

Interior design department


Spring semester 2018-2019

FORM, SPACE & ORDER

Organization & Circulation


By; Shino Abdullah Mamand
Shino.abdullah@ishik.edu.iq
SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS
■ Space within a Space A space may be contained within the volume of a larger space.
■ Interlocking Spaces The field of a space may overlap the volume of another space.

 Adjacent Spaces Two spaces may abut each other or share a common border.
■ Spaces Linked by a Common Space Two spaces may rely on an intermediary space
for their relationship
SPACE WITHIN A SPACE
■ INTERLOCKING SPACES
An interlocking spatial relationship results from the overlapping of two spatial fields and
the emergence of a zone of shared space
■ The interlocking portion of the two volumes can be shared equally by each space.

 The interlocking portion can merge with one of the spaces and become an integral part of its
volume
■ The interlocking portion can develop its own integrity as a space that serves to link
the two original spaces
SPATIAL ORGANIZATIONS
■ Compositions of Nine Squares : A Bauhaus Study
The following section lays out the basic ways we can arrange and organize the spaces of a building.
In a typical building program, there are usually requirements for various kinds of spaces.
SPATIAL ORGANIZATIONS
SPATIAL ORGANIZATIONS
CIRCULATION: MOVEMENT THROUGH SPACE

■ The path of our movement can be conceived as the perceptual thread that links the
spaces of a building, or any series of interior or exterior spaces, together.
■ Since we move in
Time
through a Sequence
of Spaces,
we experience a space in relation to where we’ve been and where we anticipate going
CIRCULATION ELEMENTS
Approach
• The Distant View
Prior to actually passing into the interior of a building, we approach its entrance along a path.
This is the first phase of the circulation system, during which we are prepared to see, experience,
and use the spaces within a building
TYPES OF APPROACH
1. Frontal
A frontal approach leads directly to the entrance of a building along a straight, axial
path. The visual goal that terminates the approach is clear; it may be the entire front
facade of a building or an elaborated entrance within the plane.
2. Oblique
An oblique approach enhances the effect of perspective on the front facade and form of
a building. The path can be redirected one or more times to delay and prolong the
sequence of the approach. If a building is approached at an extreme angle, its entrance
can project beyond its facade to be more clearly visible
3. Spiral
A spiral path prolongs the sequence of the approach and emphasizes the three-
dimensional form of a building as we move around its perimeter. The building entrance
might be viewed intermittently during the approach to clarify its position or it may be
hidden until the point of arrival.
Entrance
• From Outside to Inside

The notion of an entrance can be visually reinforced by:


• making the opening lower, wider, or narrower than anticipated
• making the entrance deep or circuitous
• articulating the opening with ornamentation or decorative embellishment
Piazza San Marco, Venice.
View of the sea framed by
the Doge’s Palace on the
left and Scamozzi’s Library
on the right. The entrance to
the piazza from the sea is
marked by two granite
columns, the Lion’s Column
(1189) and the Column of
St. Theodore (1329).
Configuration of the Path
• The Sequence of Spaces
■ All paths of movement, whether of people, cars, goods, or services, are linear in
nature.
■ And all paths have a starting point, from which we are taken through a sequence of
spaces to our destination.
■ The contour of a path depends on our mode of transportation.
■ While we as pedestrians can turn, pause, stop, and rest at will, a bicycle has less
freedom, and a car even less, in changing its pace and direction abruptly.
1. Linear
All paths are linear. A straight path, however,
can be the primary organizing element for a
series of spaces. In addition, it can be
curvilinear or segmented, intersect other
paths, have branches, or form a loop.

2. Radial
A radial configuration has linear paths extending
from or terminating at a central, common point.
3. Spiral
A spiral configuration is a single, continuous path
that originates from a central point, revolves
around it, and becomes increasingly distant from
it.

4. Grid
A grid configuration consists of two sets of parallel
paths that intersect at regular intervals and create
square or rectangular fields of space
5. Network
A network configuration consists of paths that connect established points in space

6. Composite
In reality, a building normally employs a combination of the preceding patterns. Important points in
any pattern are centers of activity, entrances to rooms and halls, and places for vertical circulation
provided by stairways, ramps, and elevators. These nodes punctuate the paths of movement through
a building and provide opportunities for pause, rest, and reorientation. To avoid the creation of a
disorienting maze, a hierarchical order among the paths and nodes of a building should be
established by differentiating their scale, form, length, and placement.
Path-space Relationships
• Edges, Nodes, and Terminations of the Path
PATH–SPACE RELATIONSHIPS
■ Paths may be related to the spaces they link in the following ways. They may:
1.Pass by Spaces
• The integrity of each space is maintained.
• The configuration of the path is flexible.
• Mediating spaces can be used to link the path with the spaces.
2.Pass through Spaces
• The path may pass though a space axially, obliquely, or along its edge.
• In cutting through a space, the path creates patterns of rest and movement within it.
3. Terminate in a Space
• The location of the space establishes the path.
• This path-space relationship is used to approach and enter functionally or
symbolically important spaces
Form of the Circulation Space
• Corridors, Halls, Galleries, Stairways and Rooms
A circulation space may be:
1. Enclosed forming a public galleria or private corridor that relates to the spaces it links
though entrances in a wall plane;
2. Open on One Side
forming a balcony or gallery that provides visual and spatial continuity with the spaces it
links;
3. Open on Both Sides forming a colonnaded passageway that becomes a physical
extension of the space it passes through.
Reference

■ Ching, Frank, (1943). Architecture form, space and order.

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