> 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

![https://web.mit.edu/kkoile/www/papers/Koile-AIEDAM06.pdf](/files/-LnN1qQlJdjuzILG--7U)

### Spatial Characteristics: Zaha Hadid & Library and Learning Center   <img src="/files/-LnfyNcv_ejy7zZXdKZl" alt="" data-size="original">What does this space do?

Does it: *collide? explode? shatter? fragment? abstract? distort? and deform? fold? twist? erode? melt?*&#x20;

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ZahaHadid Form Making Strategies For Design
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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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Geometry of Design
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<img src="/files/-Lp8XwGFyk7TCcQ4OYwU" alt="" data-size="original"> <img src="/files/-Lp8Y0OpZnExxfSSmb4j" alt="" data-size="original">  <img src="/files/-Lp8ZMLdnQ5NaL1aXWCB" alt="" data-size="original">&#x20;

[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:&#x20;

* Unity&#x20;
* Balance&#x20;
* Scale&#x20;
* Symmetry&#x20;
* Decoration and Embellishment&#x20;
* Idea of Motionless and Stable Ground&#x20;
* Rhythm&#x20;

1. **Form Notion:** what kind of form does the space have?<br>

   * volumes *(generous - intimate)*
   * distances *(wide - narrow)*
   * paths *(fluid - constrained)*
   * pace *(slow - fast)*
   * layout *(complex - simple)*

   &#x20;\
   You can use daily metaphors ***(closed)***:&#x20;

   *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,* <br>
2. **Pattern of Form**: what proportion and balance does the space have? \
   \
   \- *stubborn*\
   *- kind*\
   *- bold*\
   *- soft*\
   *- calculated*\
   *- spiritual*\
   *- framed* \
   \
   \- *suprematist*\
   *- topographic*\
   *- fluid*\
   *- organic form*\
   *- parametric* <br>
3. **Rhythm of the Air**: imagine the wind blowing through space, what happens? \
   \
   \&#xNAN;*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) &#x20;

![](/files/-LndJxJ5H_tixLM0X1qH)