Architecture Tutor

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03/12/2018

A Pattern Language - Christopher Alexander
#139 - Farmhouse Kitchen. This is a great pattern to study, in fact its one that I use every time/all the time! Essentially the kitchen should be placed at the heart of the house and act as a large family room capable of facilitating various activities besides family cooking and eating. Once you have familiarised yourself with this pattern study # 159 - Light on Two Sides, #184 - Cooking Layout, #182 - Eating Atmosphere, etc. By adding more and more Living Patterns to the space the kitchen becomes a room for life to happen it glows with the Quality Without a Name... [A Pattern Language - Alexander C. The Timeless Way of Building - Alexander C.]

30/11/2018

Writing [Design] is easy:
All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead. - Gene Fowler
Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/gene_fowler_388812

30/11/2018

Use Parti Diagrams to communicate your ideas as you formulate your Core Rationale. This will inform later design decisions to remain true to your Core Rational - the essence of the design.

30/11/2018

The opening stages of the process of design needs to be light and flowing, you have to be able to make quick decisions and be able to CHANGE YOUR MIND. Explore your concepts and theories on bumph paper, working layer by layer.

30/11/2018

There is a central quality which is the root criterion of life and spirit in a man, a town, a building, or a wilderness. This quality is objective, but it cannot be named. - Christopher Alexander, A Timeless Way of Building.