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DESIGN THEORY I
ARCHITECTURAL SCALE
ARCHITECTURAL SCALE
Meaning of scale:
An object by which an
unknown quantity is
equated to a known
quantity.
The foot rule that is used for
drawing is also a scale. It
helps in drawing lines of
specific known lengths.
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This is a scaled
drawing.
The ‘scale’ used here
is not architectural
scale – it is a drawing
scale.
Scale is thus also
proportions; when a
drawing scale
represents say 100
cms by 1 cm.
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Architecture as we
are aware is related
to Man and Space
and is manifest in
the built
environment that
has the tangible
form of materials,
dimensions and
proportions.
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Use of materials
effects the
architectural scale
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Scale in use of
dimensions:
Many thinkers since
Vitruvius and
Michelangelo to
Corbusier have
developed a series of
dimensions based on
the human body. These
dimensions when used
properly form the basis
of beauty.
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Scale in spaces:
From the smallest
space to urban
spaces scale has a
role to play.
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Human being as a
unit of scaling
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Recognizable
dimensions and
elements: steps,
door-windows,
lampposts
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Normal and
monumental scale
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Some more examples of human
and monumental scale
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Scale in interiors
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Scale in urban
situations
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Comment on the
scale perceived
through these
visuals:
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Conclusions
Architectural scale is an abstraction
based on expression of form.
It is used to introduce a sense of
proportions based on the human body
and expectations in normal situations
and exceeds this in monumental
situations.