UNITY

HIERACHY
 UNITY
Unity suggests harmony. If a structure has unity,
it must have contrast, rhythm and scale.
To have harmony, all the unrelated parts of an
architectural arrangement are brought into
proper relation to each other so that a satisfactory
composition is obtained
The simplest kind of unity dealing
with motifs of more than one
member is to be found in ordinary
REPETITION . Like repetition of
sound or beads of the same size and
spacing. To
give emphasis and interest, an
accent is then introduced.
 7 ways in creating UNITY
1. There must be a central motif, a theme, or a center of interest. The attention of the
observer must be drawn to this focal point.
2. The major masses of the building should dominate the less important ones.
3. All the units should together form a compact and coherent ensemble:
4. The element of emphasis must be introduced. It may be secured by the size, position, or
treatment of a particular motif which is to give the desired importance to that
particular part of the building.
5. By limiting the amount of treatment seen at one time.
6. -By selecting details, materials, colors, etc. in harmony with the basic idea
7.by selecting Styles and furnitures and furnishings in harmony with the surrounding
 Competition
When elements compete with each other for the
place of importance. There is competition.

This causes 'DUALITY' or the presence of two

strong conflicting personalities or masses
resulting in discord and redundancy.
duality created by presence of
two equally dominant towers,same
heignt gives competition between
first and second stories
lack of Unity.

LACK OF
Competition between first and UNITY
second stories: neither more
Important, lack of unity
 CONFUSION
Another kind of competition where dissimilarity is too
pronounced. There is no harmonious
treatment and dissimilarities in architectural elements such as
door, windows are combined.
There is no definite architectural character and no central the"me
.
 HIERARCHY
The principle of HIERARCHY implies that in most architectural
compositions, real differ?ences exist among their forms and
spaces. These differences reflect in a sense, the degree of
importance of these forms and spaces, and the functional,
formal, and symbolic roles they
play in their organization
EXCEPTINAL SIZE
A form or space may dominate an
architectural composition by being
significantly different in size than all
other
elements in the composition. Normally,
the dominance is
made visible by the sheer size of an
element. In some
cases, an element can also dominate by
being significantly
smaller than the other elements in the
organization and
placed in a well-defined setting.
UNIQUE SHAPE
Forms and spaces can be made visually
dominant, and
thus, important by clearly differentiating their
shape from
that of. the other elements in the composition.
A discernible contrast in shape is critical,
whether the differentiation ·
is based out a change in geometry or
regularity. It is important that the shape
selected for the hierarchically important
element be compatible with its function and
use to
have unit
STRATEGIC LOCATION
strategically placed to call attention to
themselves
as being the important elements in a
composition.
Hierarchically important locations for
a form or
space include the following: