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::DESIGN ANALYSIS::
design noun
1 a plan or drawing produced to show the look and func5on or workings of a building, garment, or other object before it is built
or made : he has just unveiled his design for the new museum.
• the art or ac5on of conceiving of and producing such a plan or drawing : good design can help the reader understand com-­plicated
informa8on | the cloister is of late twel:h century design.
• an arrangement of lines or shapes created to form a pattern or decoration : pottery with a lovely blue and white design.
2 purpose, planning, or inten5on that exists or is thought to exist behind an ac5on, fact, or material object : the appearance of
design in the universe.
analysis noun
detailed examina5on of the elements or structure of something, typically as a basis for discussion or interpreta5on : sta8s8cal
analysis | an analysis of popular culture.
• the process of separa5ng something into its cons5tuent elements. OCen contrasted with SYNTHESIS .
• the iden5fica5on and measurement of the chemical cons5tuents of a substance or specimen.
• short for psychoanalysis .
• Linguis5cs – the use of separate, short words and word order rather than inflec5on or agglu5na5on to express gramma5cal
structure.
• Mathema5cs – the part of mathema5cs concerned with the theory of func5ons and the use of limits, con5nuity, and the
opera5ons of calculus.
synthesis noun
combina5on or composi5on, in par5cular
• the combina5on of ideas to form a theory or system : the synthesis of intellect and emo8on in his work | the ideology rep-­resented
a synthesis of certain ideas. OCen contrasted with ANALYSIS .
• the produc5on of chemical compounds by reac5on from simpler materials : the synthesis of methanol from carbon monox-­ide
and hydrogen.
• (in Hegelian philosophy) the final stage in the process of dialec5cal reasoning, in which a new idea resolves the conflict
between thesis and an5thesis.
• Grammar – the process of making compound and deriva5ve words.
• Linguis5cs – the use of inflected forms rather than word order to express gramma5cal structure.
The process of analysis involves viewing the work from many different angles... in this way the complexi-­‐
8es and overlays of architectural thought and fact are revealed.The student begins to understand and
realize how much really goes into the making of a significant piece of architecture. He dissects the work
and re-­‐assembles it; he begins to discover the differences and similari8es among the major works. In the
search, things are rediscovered that perhaps the creator of the work had not been intended. Through the
inves8ga8on, the student reveals his own architectural thought to himself on a more cri8cal plane; he
even invents within the analysis. At first the ego is overwhelmed by a thorough analysis of another's
world -­‐ a period of adjustment becomes necessary before the start of one's own crea8ve work -­‐ but once
the impact is received and absorbed, one's new work becomes filled on many levels. The analysis prob-­lem
is one of recrea8on.
John Hejduk
Educa5on of an Architect:
A point of view, the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art.
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Task 01: Begin Research
Instructor will assign a building from the list (each assigned building will be analyzed by 3-­‐4 individual students).
Gather informa5on about your building which should include the following (scan and/or Xerox):
_Plan, Site Plan, Sec5on(s), and Eleva5ons
_Photos of both interior and exterior
_Conceptual model(s), drawing(s), diagram(s)
_Text describing conceptual, theore5cal or philosophical strategies
Sketch diagrams should respond to the following ini5al ques5ons about the building:
_Where is the primary entrance(s) Secondary entrance(s) (Both ‘building’ and ‘site’)
_How do you circulate (Path)
_Where do people ‘live’ Primary Place(s) (Place)
_Public v. Private spaces
_Where are the Servant spaces
Task 02: Reconstruc0ons
Reconstruct the plan and sec5on of the assigned building. Use digital means (Autocad, Rhino, or form•Z; and
Adobe Illustrator for post-­‐produc5on) to properly indicate both overall configura5ons and layers of informa5on to
more clearly understand the par5culari5es of the project. Line weights, line types, poché, and nota5ons should be
controlled and must read correctly. Drawings should be printed on 8.5”x11” or 11”x17” and plan and sec5on must
be same scale. Include graphic scale, north arrow, and nota5ons.
Task 03: Path, Place, Transi0on, Servant
Iden5fy and extract the typology of spaces through a series of interpre5ve diagrams. Programming rela5onships
should be tested. (place v. path/ place v. transi5on/ place v. servant/ etc.)
PLACE is any major space that portrays a sense of definite loca5on and/or posi5on.
PATH is any major transi5on space or place space that is direc5onal;
such as corridor, connector, and passageway.
TRANSITION is any space which act primarily as a joint or fastener;
_a transi5on space ar5culates between dissimilar spaces or elements
_a type of space which defines, separates, joins, or pauses
_a separator space or linking space
_juxtaposing spaces or elements of contras5ng character
_juxtaposing spaces or elements of con5nuous character
SERVANT is any space that is func5onal support for the primary facility needs.
_ serves places, paths, and transi5on spaces
_storage spaces
_mechanical voids, electrical closets, plumbing chases, etc.
_space occupied by structural elements, built-­‐in elements, bathrooms, etc.
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Task 04: ‘Three Components of Architecture’
Develop a series of diagrams which denote an understanding of the issues described within the list of the ‘Three
Components of Architecture’:
(1) SIZE and SHAPE:
_What is the scale or rela5ve scale
_Primary geometric influences from squares, rectangles, circles, ellipses, curves, cubes, solids, etc
_propor5oning systems
(2) TREATMENT:
_In what ways can you manipulate these sizes and shapes
_opacity, transparency, translucency, reflec5vity
_illumina5on (affects of natural and ar5ficial light)
_light-­‐dark rela5onships (contrast)
_visual density, thickness or thinness
(3) ORIENTATION:
_How do you posi5on the sizes and shapes
_placement, displacement, edge (periphery) v. center (core)
_field (surface) v. system (frame)
_proximity & juxtaposi5ons
_building to ground rela5onships: in ground, on ground, above ground
_building to sky rela5onships
_building to context rela5onships: foreground, middle ground, background rela8onships
_figure/ground rela5onship
_external, internal, & inters55al rela5onships
_What is the approach to a size or shape within exis5ng condi5ons
_What is the direc5onality, redirec5on, and/or reversal
_Cardinal exposure; north, south, east, west
_orthogonal (horizontal & ver5cal) and/or diagonal
_ up/down, leC/right, front/back
_longitudinal v. transverse
_details, joinery, connec5vity
Task 05: Diagramming by Reverse Design (plan, axonometric, isometric, oblique, sec5on, etc)
Based on previous interpreta5ons and conceptual extrac5ons, a series of analy5cal developments through ideas of
‘reverse design’ are to be conducted by, but not limited to, the following cri5cal defini5ons:
_Solid v. Void (posi5ve and nega5ve)
_Surfaces (horizontal, ver5cal, and diagonal; posi5ve and nega5ve)
_Volumes (posi5ve and nega5ve)
_Massing (actual and conceptual)
_Constants & Variables
_constants: a series of clues, cues, signals, datum, reference points, underlying structure, or framework.
_variables: the poten5al op5ons, choices, or thema5c elabora5ons within a given framework.
_Conceptual Transla5on Diagrams
_Reverse Designing (influences from site, program, and concept)
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Design Analysis List
Project Architect Date LocaDon
1 Koshino residence Ando, Tadao 1979-­‐81 Ashiya, Hyogo, Japan,
2 Barragan House Barragan, Luis 1947 Mexico City, Mexico
3 Single Family House Bo^a, Mario 1972 Riva San Vitale, Ticino, Switzerland
4 Eames House (CSH No.8) Eames, Charles and Ray 1949 Pacific Palisades, CA
5 House X Eisenman, Peter 1975 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
6 Glenburn House Godsell, Sean 2007 Glenburn, Victoria, Australia
7 Peninsula House Godsell, Sean 2002 Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia
8 E-­‐1027 House Gray, Eileen 1929 Roquebrune Cap Mar5n
9 Bye House (Wall House) Hejduk, John 1970 project; Groningen, Netherlands
10 Villa Dall'Ava Koolhaas, Rem 1991 St. Cloud, France
11 Bordeaux House Koolhaas, Rem 1998 Bordeax, France
12 Villa Savoye Le Corbusier 1929 Poissy, France
13 Ozenfant's Studio Le Corbusier 1922 Paris
14 Casa Malaparte Libera, Adalberto, et al 1936-­‐40 Isle of Capri, Italy
15 Rachofsky House Meier, Richard 1996 Dallas, Texas
16 Neugebauer House Meier, Richard 1998 Naples, Florida
17 Farnsworth House Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig 1945-­‐51 Plano, Il
18 Crawford House Morphosis 1990 Montecito, California
19 Lovell Health House Neutra, Richard 1927 Los Angeles
20 Kings Road House Schindler, R. M. 1922 Hollywood (CA)
21 Lovell Beach House Schindler, R. M. 1925 Newport Beach (CA)
22 Plum House Sejima, Kazuyo 2003 Tokyo, Japan
23 Robie House Wright, Frank Lloyd 1909 Chicago, Illinois
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