ELEMENTS OF DESIGN

SPACE
THE FURNITURES AND OTHER OBJECTS ARE SPACED FAR FROM EACH OTHER GIVING THE ROOM A WIDE LOOK AND ALLOWING A PERSON TO MOVE FREELY.

HERE THE SPACE CAN BRING BACK MEMORIES FROM THE 50S ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE EATING FOOD WHICH WAS INSPIRED BY THE 50S.

THE SIZE OF THE SHELVES ON THE WALLS GIVES THE SPATIAL ILLUSION THAT THE ROOM IS SMALLER.

FEW FURNITURES WERE PLACED IN THE ROOM TO MAKE IT APPEAR MORE SPACIOUS.

THE FURNITURES ARE ARRANGED CLOSE TO EACH OTHER GIVING THE FEELING OF CLOSENESS BETWEEN THE FAMILY MEMBERS

FORM

THE BENCH IN THE ROOM HAS A CURVILINEAR AND SINCE THE ROOM WAS DESIGNED TO BE A MUSIC ROOM IT BECAME MORE ALIVE.

THE FORM OF THE COUNTER MAKES IT AS A BARRIER BETWEEN THE KITCHEN AND DINING ROOM THE FORM OF THE STAIRS SUGGESTS MOVEMENT INSIDE THE ROOM. THE RECTILINEAR FORMS OF THE CABINETS AND STOVES MAKES IT EASIER TO ARRANGED AND DESIGN THEM.

LINES

THE HORIZONTAL LINES ON THE HOUSE EMPHASIZES ITS LENGTH AND EXTEND IT FURTHER. THE LARGE DOWNWARD CURVE ON THE ENTRANCE O THE HOUSE CAN ENCOURAGE DIFFERENT FEELINGS AS OCCUPANTS OR VISITORS COME IN. THE DIAGONAL LINES ON THE CEILING SUGGEST MOVEMENT.

THE VERTICAL LINE ON THE CABINETS IMPLIES STABILITY AND STRENGHT.

TEXTURE
GIVEN THAT THE MATERIAL USED ON THE WALL IS STONE WE CAN SAY THAT THE TEXTURE IS ROUGH. THE ROUGH TEXTURE CAN DISSIPATE BRIGHT SUNLIGHT AND REDUCE THE GLARE BRIGHT SUNLIGHT CAN PRODUCE.

THE SMOOTH AND METALLIC LOOK CAN GIVE A SMOOTH TEXTURE AND COLD FEELING. WOOD WAS PAINTED WITH DARK, LIGHT ABSORBING PAINT WHICH GAVE IT ITS IMPLIED TEXTURE OF BEING ROUGH.

THE SMOOTH SURFACE OF THE SINK ALLOWS WATER TO RUN OFF EASILY AND NOT BE ABSORBED.

THE ROUGH TEXTURE O THE CHIMNEY IS BEING EMPHASIZED BECAUSE O THE SURROUNDING SMOOTH SURFACES.

ORNAMENT AND PATTERNS

. THE PATTERN ON THE TABLE AND COUNTERS GIVES US A BREAK FROM PLAIN SOLID COLORS WHICH SOMETIMES CAN BE BORING.

ORNAMENTS WERE USED AS FOCAL POINTS ON THE WALLS SOLID COLOR. PATTERNS LIKE STRIPES INSPIRED FROM ZEBRAS CAN BE A USED TO DESIGN VERY UNIQUE FURNITURE.

COLOR
WARM COLORS LIKE ORANGE AND YELLOW GIVES THE PSYCHOLOGICAL OF THE OBJECTS AS ADVANCING.

THE COLOR OF THE ROOM, VIOLET, GIVES A PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECT OF BEING RELAXING AND COMFORTING.

THE USE OF DIFFERENT COLORS IN THE ROOM SUGGESTS PLAYFULNESS AND LIVELINESS OF THE PERSON OCCUPYING IT.

THE BRIGHT COLORED PILLOWS STANDS OUT IN THE ROOM AND GIVE LIFE TO A BORING COUCH.

THE SUDDEN SHIFT OF COLOR ON THE PLATES GIVES EMPHASIS ON THE DINNER TABLE.

LIGHTING

THE USE OF ARTFIICIAL DIM LIGHTS MAKES A ROOM SEEM SMALLER AND THE FURNITURES CLOSER.

NATURAL SUNLIGHT MAKES A ROOM LESS TIRING ESPECIALLY FOR A PLAYROOM.

LIGHTS CAN BE USED TO HIGLIGHT A SUBJECT. OR EXAMPLE, IN THIS PICTURE, THE LIGHT WAS USED TO HIGLIGHT THE WALL WHERE THE HEADBOARD OF THE BED IS VERY UNIQUE. THE NATURAL LIGHT GIVES THE FEELING OF LIGHTNESS WITHIN THE ROOM

SUNLIGHT CAN ALSO MAKE A ROOM LOOK MORE SPACIOUS EVEN THOUGH IT CAN BE FULL OF OBJECTS OR CLUTTER.

SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE

RSP- MT-

ELEMENTS OF DESIGN

THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE 3 MWF 7:30 8:30 H708

AR. GEROMINA ARELLANO PASCUAL, BRYAN RUDOLPH S.