Chapter 2 Form

Chapter 2: Form

Primary Solids

Primary Solids are simple shapes but in three-dimensional form. Such as, sphere, cylinder, cone, pyramid and cube. When you look at certain side, you can easily find a regular shape. It might be in different shapes on each surface.

(Image from Internet)

Dimensional Transformation

Dimensional Transformation is when a form is changing one of its dimensions, like the length or height, yet it still keeping or simulating its original shape.

(Cross # Towers in Seoul, South Korea)

As you can see in the picture, the form are the same, cubes, but in various size.

Subtractive Forms

Subtractive form is to take out some parts of volume from a whole form. Sometimes you can identify the original form, although is missing a part. Sometimes, it might turn into a new form.

(Opus Tower, Dubai, UAE by Zaha Hadid Architects)

The hollow in the middle of this building is considering a subtractive form. It’s easy to image what this building would be like without the hollow part.

Additive Forms

Additive form is the opposite version of subtractive form. It’s adding elements to a form. You may recognize the original one after altered, or you may not.

(The Overhang House / DADA & Partners)    

Also, this is an example of centralizes forms. Secondary forms are adding from different sides, from the top, the side, the front.

Formal Collision of Geometry

Formal collision of geometry is to have two different shapes interacting with each other, in order to create a new form. It can be overlapped, composited or however you want to recreate with them.

(Found on bloodandchampagne.com)

The image above is a circle and square combined together. It creates a new orientation of a space.