Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ)
Online ISSN : 1881-8161
Print ISSN : 1340-4210
ISSN-L : 1340-4210
ANALYSIS OF THE PLAN OF BRICK COUNTRY HOUSE BY MIES VAN DER ROHE USING THE METHOD TO CUT THE DIAGONAL AT RIGHT ANGLES
Daisuke KAJITakashi OMIKouichi ISHIZAKA
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2001 Volume 66 Issue 544 Pages 309-316

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We study the works by Mies van der Rohe from a viewpoint of the connection with the theory "Dynamic Symmetry" advocated by Jay Hambidge in 1920's. On this paper we analyze the plan of "Brick Country House" using the method to cut the diagonal at right angles. This method is the most fundamental one in Hambidge's theory. Through this analysis we understand that the arrangement of many elements in this plan is corresponding to the lines appeared by this method. Especially primary elements, the "extended wall" and the "chimney" in this house are corresponding to the lines of the famous figure seen in his writings. We also discover the disposition of housing plan on the drawing sheet is ruled on the method by Hambidge.
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© 2001 Architectural Institute of Japan
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