ANALYSIS OF FLORENCE CITY

PART- 1

Name- Shivani Dharamthok

Class- 4th year
Subject- Elective B (Urban Aesthetics)
FOCAL POINTS AND ENCLOSURES

There are 3 focal points in an enclosure.

This clock tower is the main focal point in this zone.

This the area highlighted which acts as enclosure.

DEFLECTION
This building has envelop around
it, itself form suspense of
revealness.

Sense of revealness is created here.

Location of
residence come
café in Florence,
where deflection
principle of Gordon
Cullen is followed.
DEFLECTION

 This building is known as the best

view of Florence dome. This
building revealness its massiveness
after getting close to it.

Massiveness of building is experienced

Sense of revealness is created here while opening of envelope from
You could not imagine scale of building surrounded building.
DEFLECTION
 Location of church is highlighting its own
greatness, one could imagine

Sense of revealness is created here

Massiveness of building is experienced while

opening of envelope from surrounded
building.
CLOSED VISTA
THERENESS

The view (or vista) is covered with walls both

sides and central arch. This gives the felling of
compactness.
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HERENESS

NOTE:
HERENESS AND THERENESS is the principle of
Gordon Cullen is applied here.
 ENCLOSURE AND ENCLAVES

 Enclave or interior open to exterior and

form connectivity which can access from
one place to other is called enclave.
 Enclaves are more defines as the
connected safe places which can use by
any age group.

 Enclosure is the principle which applied

to the places where close boundary
determined.
 PART-2 DESIGN

Area to RE-STRUCTURE near Gandhi Sagar Lake.

 FOCAL POINT

 Area of site is congested this focal point can act as symbol.

Main focal point
 DEFLECTION

Sense of revealness is created here Massiveness of building is experienced while opening of

envelope from surrounded building
 ENCLOSURE AND ENCLAVES
 Here is the division of space- Public,
Semi Public, Private.
 These three places altogether creates
enclosure.
 This is principle of Gordon Cullen
which highlighted most in his theory.

 This green open space act as the own importance space

surrounded with other important buildings
 This concept applied in design
 This is known as enclave.
PLAN
 CLOSED VISTA

 The view (or vista) is covered with walls on both sides. This gives the felling of compactness.
SERIAL VISION
PLAN OF SITE
3D VIEW OF SITE
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