THE FUNCTION OF ORNAMENT_FARSHID MOUSSAVI

FROM TRANSPARENCY TO ORNAMENT

•MODERNISM USED TRANSPARENCY TO REPRESENT ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS (SPACE, STRUCTURE…)
•DUE TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY, LESS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INSIDE AND OUTSIDE (CINEPLEXES, SERVICE
VOIDS,…) LITERAL TRANSPARENCY BECAME OBSOLETE
•ARCHITECTS ROLE IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY SPECIALISED ON DESIGNING THE OUTER SHELL

AFFECT AND SENSATION

•ORNAMENT AS A METHOD TO CREATE UNIQUE SENSATIONS AND AFFECTS
•ORNAMENTS ARE INTRINSICALLY TIED TO ARCHITECTURAL AFFECTS

CLASSIFICATIONS
•FORM: ENTIRE BUILDING ORGANIZATION USED TO PRODUCE THE EXPRESSION
•STRUCTURE: LOAD-BEARING ELEMENTS
•SCEEN: LAYERS BETWEEN INSIDE AND OUTSIDE MAINTAINING SOME VISIBILITY OF THE INTERIOR
•SURFACE: INDEPENDENT LAYER ENTIRELY DETACHED FROM THE INTERIOR

DigDesFab 2011 “THE FUNCTION OF ORNAMENT” Analysis

DigDesFab 2011 “THE FUNCTION OF ORNAMENT” Analysis
DigDesFab 2011 “THE FUNCTION OF ORNAMENT” Analysis
DigDesFab 2011 “THE FUNCTION OF ORNAMENT” Analysis
DigDesFab 2011 “THE FUNCTION OF ORNAMENT” Analysis
DigDesFab 2011_AGLAS SIMON_RITZER STEPHAN_WILHELMSTÄTTER JAKOB “THE FUNCTION OF ORNAMENT” Analysis