a short presentation on architect Alvar aalto

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A presentation on architect Alvar Aalto PRESENTER : 130124

Transcript of a short presentation on architect Alvar aalto

A presentation on architect Alvar Aalto PRESENTER : 130124

•Hugo Alvar Henrick Aalto was an Finnish architect.

•In his career , he did many projects in home and abroad.

•He also designed many furnitures.

Work styles of Aalto

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 planes L shaped planes

Architect’s studio, Helsinki

Use of planes U shapped planes

Hotels for students at Otaniemi

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

Spatial relationship Spaces linked by common space

Paimio sanatorium Museum of fine art, Iran

Spatial relationship Adjacent spaces

Ordering principalsRadial Repetition is the main focus of Aalto’s works.

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.

Types of Openings Between planes

Chalet mairea

Types of Openings Within planes

Paimio sanatorium Saynatsalo town hallSummer house

Types of Openings At corners

Works on light Aalto is famous for his works on skylight and diffused light.

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 elements

Entry

An oblique entry

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

kunsten museum of modern art

The light machine

Sources:

Wikipedia , the free encyclopedia

Works and projects of Alvar Aalto : Karl Fleig

Archdaily.com

Kunsten museum : The light machine- Youtube

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