PLANNING 1

AESTHETICS AND PHYSICAL

CONSIDERATIONS;
VOCABULARY OF SPACE
PRESENTED BY: Angemar R. Mirasol BS Arch3-A

INSTRUCTOR: Ar. Ryan Ortigas, uap

SPACES
-spaces are conceived in size, shape, material,
color, texture, and other qualities to best
accommodate and express its purpose.
- Space is defined by the base, vertical, and
overhead planes
- A space may be designed to stimulate a
prescribed emotional reaction or
to produce a predetermined sequence of such
responses.
 A space may have orientation inward, outward,
upward, downward, radial, or tangential.
A space may be developed as an optimum setting
for an object or environment for a given use.
A space may be designed to stimulate a
prescribed emotional reaction or to produce a
predetermined sequence of such responses.
SPATIAL IMPACT

-It how the space corresponds with the

purpose of the designed plan.
-Volumes have been designed for the intended
purpose of torturing the occupants.
- If it is possible to devise distressing volumes,
then, conversely, it should
also be possible to create volumes that yield an
experience of pleasure.
SPATIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF VARYING
VOLUMES, each designed to induce a
predetermined response

1. TENSION
Unstable forms and split composition.
Illogical complexities.
Wide range of values.
Clash of colors and Intense colors without
relief.
Visual imbalance about a line or a point.
No point at which the eye can rest.
 Hard, polished, or jagged surfaces.
Unfamiliar elements.
Harsh, blinding, or quavering light.
Uncomfortable temperatures in any range.
Piercing, jangling, jittery sound.
2. Relaxation
Simplicity.
Volumes varying in size from the intimate
to the infinite.
Familiar objects and materials. Flowing
lines.
Curvilinear forms and spaces. Evident
structural stability.
 Agreeable textures.
Pleasant and comfortable shapes. Soft light.
Soothing sound.
Volume infused with quiet
colorswhites, grays, blues, greens.

3. Fright
Sensed confinement.
An apparent trap.
A quality of compression and bearing.
No points of orientation.
No means by which to judge position or scale.
 Hidden areas and spaces.
Illogical, unstable forms and sloping, twisted, or
broken planes.
Slippery, hazardous base plane.
Unprotected voids and sharp, protruding
elements and contorted spaces.
Symbols connoting horror, pain, torture, or
applied force.
Pale and quavering or, conversely, blinding garish
light.
Cold blues, cold greens.
Abnormal, monochromatic color.
4. Gaiety
Free spaces. Smooth, flowing forms and
patterns.
Lack of restrictions.
Temporal. Casual. Lack of restraint.
Pretense acceptable. The fanciful applauded.
Warm, bright colors.
Sparkling, shimmering, shooting, or glowing light.
Exuberant, lilting sound.
5. Contemplation

Scale not important since subjects will withdraw

into their own sensed well of consciousness.
Total space mild and unpretentious.
No distractions of sharp contrast.
Symbols, if used, should relate to subject of
contemplation.
Free spaces. Smooth, flowing forms and
patterns.
6. Dynamic action
Bold forms. Heavy, structural cadence rough, natural
textures
Solid materials such as stone, concrete, wood, or steel.
Angular planes, diagonals, pitched vertical.
Concentration of interest on focal point of action, as to
rostrum, rallying point, or exit gate through which the
volume impels one.
Motion induced by sweeping lines, shooting lights, and
climactic sequences of form, pattern, and sound.
Strong, primitive colorscrimson, scarlet, and yellow-
orange.
Rush of sound.
6. Sensuous love

Complete privacy and inward orientation of room.

Subject the focal point and intimate scale.
Low ceiling, horizontal planes, fluid lines.
Soft, rounded forms.
Juxtaposition of angles and curves.
Delicate fabrics and exotic elements and scent.
Soft, rosy pink to golden light.
7. Sublime spiritual awe
Overwhelming scale that transcends normal human
experience.
Soaring forms in contrast with low horizontal
forms.
Orientation upward to or beyond some symbol of
the infinite.
Complete compositional order, often symmetry.
If color is used, the cool detached colors, such as
blue-greens, blue, and violet.
Diffused glow with shafts of light.
8. Displeasure
Frustrating sequences of movement or revelation.
Areas and spaces unsuited to anticipated use.
Obstacles, excesses, undue friction, discomfort,
annoying textures.
Improper use of materials.
The disorderly, disagreeable colors and discordant
sounds.
Uncomfortable temperature or humidity and
annoying lights.
9. Pleasure

. Spaces, forms, textures, colors, symbols, sounds,

light quality, and odors all suited to the use,
whatever it may be.
Satisfaction of anticipations, requirements, or
desires.
Sequences developed and fulfilled.
Unity with variety and harmonious relationships.
A resultant quality of beauty.
Spatial Qualities

A confined space may be static, inducing repose.

It may direct and concentrate interest and vision
inward.
The whole spatial shell may be made seemingly to
contract and bear down, to engender a feeling of
intensity or compression.
Alternatively, a space may open out. It may direct
attention to its frame and beyond.
Spatial Size

Planned spaces are usually considered only as they

relate to humans.
Exterior spaces have similar psychological
attributes.
On an open plain, timid persons feel overwhelmed,
lonesome, and unprotected; left to their own
devices, they soon take off in the direction of
shelter or kindred spirits.
Yet, on this same plain, bolder persons feel
challenged and impelled to action; with freedom and
room for movement they are prone to dashing,
leaping, yahooing.
Between the micro- and macro spaces we may plan
spaces of an infinite range in size.
The volumetric dimensions should never be
incidental.
Spatial Form

It has been said that, ideally, in design, form follows

function.
It is open to argument unless we assume that
aesthetic and intellectual considerations are an
inherent aspect of function.
What all this means is that any object, space, or
thing should be designed as the most effective
mechanism for doing the job at hand; moreover, it
should look it.
Spatial Color
In passing, it is of interest to note an early Chinese
theory of volumetric color design.
It follows that in selecting colors for any space,
interior or exterior, the base plane is treated in
earthy colorsthe hues and values of clays, loams,
stones, gravels, sands, forest duff, and moss.
Abstract Spatial Expression
It is open to argument unless we assume that
aesthetic and intellectual considerations are an
inherent aspect of function.
The spatial requirements of a cemetery, for
instance, would hardly resemble those of an
amusement park.
We come to the amusement park for a laugh, for a
shock, for a change, for relief and escape from
ordered routine. We want to be fooled, and we
delight in confusion and distorted, contorted,
ridiculous shapes.
Architecture . . . is the
beautiful and serious
game of space.
-Willem Dudok

From its hollowness arises

the reality of the vessel;
from its empty space arises
the reality of the building.
-Lao-tse
END
QUIZ
1. Volumes have been designed for the intended
purpose of torturing the occupants.

a. Spatial planning
b.Spatial design
c. Spatial consideration
d. Spatial impact
2. What are those conceived in size, shape,
material, color, texture, and other qualities to best
accommodate and express its purpose.

a. color
b. arrangement
c. spaces
d. plans
3. What characteristic induces a response of
unstable forms and split composition?

a. Relaxation
b. Tension
c. Fright
d. Gaeity
4. What characteristic induces a response of
pleasant and comfortable shapes. Soft light.
Soothing sound?

a. relaxation
b. Gaeity
c. fright
d. Sensuous love
5. Those that may be designed to stimulate a
prescribed emotional reaction or
to produce a predetermined sequence of such
responses.

a. orientation
b. landscape
c. plans
d. spaces
6. What characteristic induces a response of
symbols connoting horror, pain, torture, or applied
force?

a. Relaxation
b.pleasure
c. fright
d.Displeasure
7. What characteristic induces a response of lack of
restrictions?

a. fright
b. gaeity
c. displeasure
d. pleasure
8. What characteristic induces a response of free
spaces, smooth, flowing forms and patterns?

a. gaeity
b. fright
c. guilt
d. fear
9. What characteristic induces a response of
complete privacy and inward orientation of room?

a. displeasure
b. pleasure
c. fright
d. Sensuous love
10. What characteristic induces a response of
delicate fabrics and exotic elements and scent?

a. Sensuous hate
b. Relaxation
c. Sensuous love
d. Fright
11. What characteristic induces a response of
overwhelming scale that transcends normal human
experience?

a. relaxation
b. sublime spiritual wave
c. fright
d. pleasure
12. What characteristic induces a response of
obstacles, excesses, undue friction, discomfort,
annoying textures?

a. displeasure
b. pleasure
c. fright
d. sublime spiritual love
13. What characteristic induces a response of
spaces, forms, textures, colors, symbols, sounds,
light quality, and odors all suited to the use,
whatever it may be?

a. displeasure
b. sensual love
c. relaxation
d. pleasure
14. What characteristic induces a response of
satisfaction of anticipations, requirements, or
desires?

a. spiritual love
b. sensual pleasure
c. pleasure
d. displeasure
15. A confined space may be static, inducing repose
and it may direct and concentrate interest and
vision inward.

a. Spatial spaces
b. Spatial qualities
c. Abstract space
d. Spatial aesthetics
16. Planned spaces are usually considered only as
they relate to humans.

a. Spatial spaces
b. Dynamic spaces
c. Abstract spaces
d. Spatial qualities
17. It is open to argument unless we assume that
aesthetic and intellectual considerations are an
inherent aspect of function.

a. Spatial spaces
b. Spatial qualities
c. Dynamic spaces
d. Abstract spatial expression
18. What characteristic induces a response of scale
not important since subjects will withdraw into their
own sensed well of consciousness?

a. Dynamic action
b. Fright
c. Contemplation
d.Sensuous love
19. What characteristic induces a response of bold
forms, heavy, structural cadence rough, natural
textures

a. Fright
b. Dynamic action
c.Contemplation
d. Displeasure
20. Under aesthetics and physical considerations,
whart is my report all about?

a. Vocabulary of space
b. Origin of space
c.Space and application
d.Spatial Aesthetics
Answer key
1. d 11. b
2. c 12. a
3. b 13. d
4. a 14. c
5. d 15. b
6. c 16. a
7. b 17. d
8. a 18. c
9. d 19. b
10. c 20. a