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Let’s look at another building that would help us understand massing. Take a look at the Willis
Tower (Sears Tower) in Chicago. Even though this building is obviously a lot taller than the
White House, it is still made up of masses. These masses are overlapping extruded squares
with varying heights.
Massing is interesting because every single building in the world deals with it. If you look at
a boxy office building it has massing. What is the massing? Well some office buildings are
literally a box (heights don’t matter), while other are “boxy” as opposed to the mass of a
literal box…meaning it looks like a bunch of boxes that are integrated together; again like
the Sears Tower.
STRONG GEOMETRIC FORM
In this image you can see several massing strategies: The extreme “O-shaped” building in
the middle, the blocky building on the left with the street-level protrusion, and the large
building on the right with the arched roof.
Another good example of massing is Urban North Townhome project. This is
obviously a townhome project, but what makes it interesting is that it is extremely
difficult to tell where ONE UNIT STARTS AND THE OTHER ENDS. This is
because of the OVERLAPPING MASSING. PENETRATION also plays a large role
in confusing people as to which massing element belongs to which unit. Even
though the two buildings use a bunch of different massing elements, they still come
together with unifying elements such as colors, textures, orthogonal shapes, the
concept of modules, and a few other things.
ANEKA TEKNIK OLAH GEOMETRI
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Yang manakah
dari
substractive
form ini yang
masih
terasakan dan
terlihat bentuk
awalnya?
Apakah yang
terjadi jika
sebuah form di
substraksi
terlalu banyak?
spatial tension
Additive Transformations:
meliputi: Spatial Tension,
Edge-To-Edge Contact,
Face To Face Contact, dan
edge to edge contact
Interlocking Relationship
Interlocking volumes
Formal
Collisions of
Geometry (Circle
and Square): bila
dua atau lebih
geometri
ditabrakan dapat
dihasilkan:
Composite Form,
Rotated Grid,
Interlocking, dan
Separate and
Link
Spatial
Relationships:
bila dua atau
lebih geometri
diorganisasikan,
dapat dilakukan
dengan teknik-
Space within a space Interlocking spaces
teknik: Space
Within a Space,
Interlocking
Space, Adjacent
Space, dan
Space Linked by
a Common
Space
Clustered Grid
Organization Organization
ARCHITECTURE MASSING STUDIES
Sebutkan Teknik Olah Geometri Apa Saja Yang Digunakan Pada Gubahan
Massa Ini?
MASSING and SITE CONTEXT
MENGGUBAH MASSA
Contoh 1 : Arkanaarchitects
The form creation process of Olifant School, Yogyakarta
Teknik Olah Apa Saja Yang Berlaku Pada Gubahan Massa Ini?
MENGGUBAH MASSA
Contoh 2
Cutting Out From A Geometric Façade
For Defined Spatial Qualities
The spatial layout on the site affects the
massing and alters the perception of the
building
Teknik Olah Apa Saja Yang Berlaku Pada Gubahan Massa Ini?
MENGGUBAH MASSA
Contoh 3 : Menggubah Massa Berdasarkan Konteks Tapak
DESIGN
PROCESS :
Progression of simple
design process from
geometric shape
leading to detailed
massing then input
into site context
Perhatikan:
Hanya bisa
dilakukan apabila
site/ tapak “bebas”
dari kiri-kanan
bangunan (frre
standing)
Massing &
Site Context
Massing &
Site Context
Massing &
Site Context
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Early zoning
used in a
massing
concept to
create specific
function and
altering the
building form.
MASSING - ZONING - FUNCTION
MASSING - ZONING - FUNCTION