Monday, March 12, 2012

Lecture #2 - Villa Mairea

A few interesting things which were mentioned in the lecture about Alvar Aalto's Villa Mairea:

PATTERNS - spatial, material, form - not just a single pattern throughout the house, but a combination focussing on the connection between them

"internal structural scheme is the outcome of a methodical development of flexibility"

Inclusive Architecture - success depends on the extent to which the architecture accommodates the full scope of human and ecological circumstances

Flexible Order - the generation and coordination of many formal differences

The Ridge Structure - acknowledgement of the ridge - the land is level along and across the ridge, establishing a primary platform for inhabitation

Anchor - various structures such as the fireplace, stairs and chimney anchor the structure into the landscape

Excavation. Level. Elevation

A platform between the earth and the sky meeting at the ridge, connecting the interior and exterior.

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