> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://annemarleen.gitbook.io/immersive-design/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://annemarleen.gitbook.io/immersive-design/spatial/spatial-form.md).
# Spatial Form: Proportion & Rhythm
### TOOLS
**Spatial Form**\
[Moodboard](https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/spotlights/zaha-hadid-architects-use-vr-visualization-to-gain-and-give-new-perspectives)\
[Floor plan](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/gitbook-28427.appspot.com/o/assets%2F-LiPPFFn8713gkOyphHP%2F-LnMxBwSuJSAO1mgf5IA%2F-LnN2Cik8lB0wNoZdBSl%2FScreen%20Shot%202019-08-28%20at%2013.45.54.png?alt=media\&token=42951573-8c60-45c2-a772-5e3555683c92)\
Prototype testing (simulation)\
[Active sensing mapping](https://spatialexperience.myblog.arts.ac.uk/files/2018/06/Documentation-mapping-symbols.jpg)\
[Exploded View](https://proxy.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.adsttc.com%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2F59ca%2Ff0b9%2Fb22e%2F384e%2F5a00%2F001a%2Flarge_jpg%2FPEAK_EXPLODED_AXON-01.jpg%3F1506472099\&f=1) (layering)
## Architectural Form in Space
### Spatial Characteristics: The Living Room example
### Spatial Characteristics: Zaha Hadid & Library and Learning Center 
What does this space do?
Does it: *collide? explode? shatter? fragment? abstract? distort? and deform? fold? twist? erode? melt?*
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### Spatial Characteristics: Le Corbusier & The Golden Ratio
The golden ration formula is seen in the **golden rectangle**, **the golden spiral** that follows the **Fibonacci number series**, **geometrical abstraction**, and **the rule of thirds**.
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[Le Corbusier architecture: human measurements + golden ratio + Fibonacci numbers](https://www.slideshare.net/anikets1234/le-modulor-final)\
[De Menselijke Maat](https://repository.tudelft.nl/islandora/object/uuid:1cfebd8a-95a0-441a-806c-e188e7a08f66/datastream/OBJ/download)\
[Most Memorable Golden Ratio Examples in Modern Art](https://www.widewalls.ch/golden-ratio-examples-art-architecture-music/)
### Spatial Characteristics: some principles for Architectural Form:
* Unity
* Balance
* Scale
* Symmetry
* Decoration and Embellishment
* Idea of Motionless and Stable Ground
* Rhythm
1. **Form Notion:** what kind of form does the space have?
* volumes *(generous - intimate)*
* distances *(wide - narrow)*
* paths *(fluid - constrained)*
* pace *(slow - fast)*
* layout *(complex - simple)*
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You can use daily metaphors ***(closed)***:
*house, hut, nest, shell, cellar, shelter, temple, church, train, football field, dessert, forrest, laboratory, forest, laboratory, football field.*\
Use daily metaphors ***(open-ended)***: *infinity room, race track, beach, mountain, desert,*
2. **Pattern of Form**: what proportion and balance does the space have? \
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\- *stubborn*\
*- kind*\
*- bold*\
*- soft*\
*- calculated*\
*- spiritual*\
*- framed* \
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\- *suprematist*\
*- topographic*\
*- fluid*\
*- organic form*\
*- parametric*
3. **Rhythm of the Air**: imagine the wind blowing through space, what happens? \
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*it* *floats like a river*\
*is it climbing on a mountain*\
*it is walking through a forrest*\
*it is diving into the ocean*
[Exploded View](https://proxy.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.adsttc.com%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2F59ca%2Ff0b9%2Fb22e%2F384e%2F5a00%2F001a%2Flarge_jpg%2FPEAK_EXPLODED_AXON-01.jpg%3F1506472099\&f=1) (layering)
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