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AALTOS
Submitted To :- Ar Mugdha
Submitted By :- Sachin
BIOGRAPHY
In 1925, italy was aalto's first trip there, though aino had previously made a
study trip there . the latter trip together sealed an intellectual bond with the
culture of the mediterranean region that was to remain important to aalto for
the rest of his life .
ABOUT
Philosophy :- Classification:-
• Nordic modernism Early Career :- Classicism
• Humanistic Modernism Early Career :- Functionalism
• Functionalism Mid Career :- Experimentation
• Bio Architecture Mature Career :- Monumentalism
• Embodied Rationalism Furniture Career.
PHILOSOPHY:-
NORDIC MODERNISM:
Functionalism
BIO ARCHITECTUR:
USE OF PLANES
OVERHEAD PLANES
• Alvar Aalto mainly used
the overhead planes as
the source of skylight
and diffused light.
DEPRESSED BASE PLANE
• In both of these examples, Alvar
Aalto defined a reading area within
a larger library space by dropping
its floor plane below the main lavel
of the library.
• The vertical surfaces are the
storage for books .
L shaped planes , U shapped planes
USE OF FORMS (REGULAR / IRREGULAR)
Ground level
First floor level
Ground level
First floor level