a short presentation on architect Alvar aalto
Transcript of a short presentation on architect Alvar aalto
•Hugo Alvar Henrick Aalto was an Finnish architect.
•In his career , he did many projects in home and abroad.
•He also designed many furnitures.
Composition with primary elements
•Linear elements are found in his design.
Finlandia hall
•curve lines can also be seen.
Saynatsalo town hallHousing complex, Italy
Use of planesDepressed 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 .
Vyborg library
Library in Rovaniemi
Vertical planes
Use of planes Overhead planes
Alvar Aalto mainly used the overhead planes as the source of skylight and diffused light.
Helsinki University of TechnologyRiola Perish ChurchKunsten Museum of Modern Art
Use of Forms (regular / irregular) Aalto used both regular and irregular types of shapes.
Cemetery, Lyngby(Denmark)
Use of Forms (regular / irregular) Aalto used both regular and irregular types of shapes.
Church, Imatra
Use of Forms (regular / irregular) Irregular shapes within regular form.
Water tank at polytechnic, Otaniemi
Spatial Organization
Mainly two types of spatial organizations can be seen in the projects of Alvar Aalto.
1. Linear organization
2. clustered organization
Spatial Organization Example of linear organization
Paimio Sanatorium M.I.T. Senior Dormetory, CambridgeTown Hall, SenazokiEkennas Savings Bank
Spatial Organization Example of clustered orgnization
Lappia radio building and theatre, RovaniemiVyborg libraryExtention to the university swimming pool, University of Jyvaskia
Spatial relationship Spaces within space
Headquarters for the Enso-Gutzeit CompanyResidential house, Tammisaari
Types of Openings Alvar Aalto used regular openings. Almost three kind of openings (within planes, at corners and between planes) can be found in Aalto’s designed built forms.
Works on light kunsten museum of modern art
His works on skylight and diffused light in the kunsten museum of modern art is world famous. This museum is called the light machine .
kunsten museum of modern art Circulation elementsConfiguration of path
Spiral
Path space relationship pass through spaces
Form of circulation space enclosed
kunsten museum of modern art Circulation elements
Color and texture
Highly pleasant color and texture