Deconstructivism by Sarthak Kaura

Deconstructivism

CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE

M. ARCH 103

Master of Architecture, Semester One

SUBMITTED BY

AR. SARTHAK KAURA

UNIVERSITY ROLL NO. 07

School of Architecture

RPETGoI, Bastara, Karnal-132001

KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY

KURUKSHETRA, HARYANA, INDIA

SESSION: 2017-19

“When we deconstruct anything, we simply do

not destroy, dissolve or cancel the legitimacy of

what we will be constructing”.

-Jacques Derrida-

ABSTRACT

INDEX

1• INTRODUCTION

2• PHILOSOPHY

3• HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

4• DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS

Basic Shape Transformation

It is an architectural movement that began in the early 1980s.

It is influenced by the theory of "Deconstruction".

It is characterized by fragmentation, and interest in manipulating a structure's surface or

skin through transform the basic Volumes of architecture (Cube, Cuboid, Pyramid & sphere)

in order to recombine it in a new hybrid shapes.

Fragmentation Recombining

INTRODUCTION - What?

Deconstructivism rejected the postmodern acceptance of the historical

references, as well as the idea of ornament as an after-thought or decoration.

INTRODUCTION - Why?

Modern

Postmodern

Deconstruction

Deconstructivism attempts to move away from the supposedly constricting

'rules' of modernism such as:

INTRODUCTION - Goals

Truth to materialsPurity of formform follows function

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

Since the exhibition, some architects associated with Deconstructivism have

distanced themselves from it.

Nonetheless, the term has stuck and has come to embrace a general trend within

contemporary architecture.

PHILOSOPHY

To "deconstruct" at all -program,

form or structure- is to

demonstrate one's view that there

are no absolutes in architecture,

that attempts, such as

Heidegger's (in philosophy) or

Le Corbusier’s, Wright’s and

others (in architecture) to find

such absolutes are doomed to

failure.

Church of the year 2000, Rome by Eisenman.

(Deconstruction itself rejects the existence

of God)

PHILOSOPHY

According to Derrida, our aim

should not have been to find

another "only absolute" view but

to seek a diversity of views.” This

is a view clearly contrary to that

of Modernism.

Some architects took literally the notion of no single

meaning and tried to create buildings with no meaning

at all, organized according to pure geometric rules that

would convey no meaning.

PHILOSOPHY

The denial of meaning from Derrida was taken by Deconstructivist

architects and translated as an architecture of pure "syntax" without

any "semantic" meaning.

Eisenman's aim when designing

most of his early buildings was this,

he used extremely pure, geometric

"syntaxes" with no semantic

references of the kind we loosely call

"meaning".

Semantic architecture

PHILOSOPHY

When it comes to Eisenman buildings, he creates a really disturbing

spacing completely dislocated and every time you don't know

where you are, or at what level you are, you never know.

For Heinrich Klotz, Deconstruction

is "an indication of how we perceive

our lives today and a good part of it is

the uncertainty we feel".

Eisenman is concerned in causing an

uncertainty in people

Deconstruction Style

Layering AngularOrganic

(Curvilinear)Chaos

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Classification

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Common

No physically pure basicvolume.

FragmentedMass.

New Material (Metals, Glass,Concrete).

Complicated Structure, and thus advanced structural systems.

Relatively high Voidpercentage.

OpenPlan.

Distinguishing from Context.

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Layering

Definition: essentially based on

fragmenting pure basic Volumes into

vertical & horizontal Planes which

create different layers.

Basic Shape

Fragmentation

Transformation

Recombining

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Layering

1

2

3

4

5

Lines: Straight parallel lines & Arch.

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Layering

1

2

3

4

5

Corners: RightAngle.

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Layering

1

2

3

4

5

Appearance of Original Basic Volumes: Still visually.

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Layering

1

2

3

4

5

Articulation: through relation between layers & Masses.

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Layering

1

2

3

4

5

Openings: by Subtraction & Addition.

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Layering

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Layering

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Layering

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Layering

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Layering

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Angular

Definition: essentially consists of

complicated composition of hybrid

volumes with Acute angles.

Basic Shape

Fragmentation

Transformation

Recombining

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Angular

1

2

3

4

5

Lines: Almost Straight Non-parallel lines.

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Angular

1

2

3

4

5

Corners: Acute angles.

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Angular

1

2

3

4

5

Appearance of Original Basic Volumes: Disappear.

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Angular

1

2

3

4

5

Articulation: through relation between Masses.

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Angular

1

2

3

4

5

Openings: Mainly by Subtraction .

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Angular

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Angular

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Angular

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Angular

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Organic

Definition: essentially consists of

complicated sculptured volumes

with curvy lines.

Basic Shape

Fragmentation

Transformation

Recombining

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Organic

Lines: Curvy lines.

1

2

3

4

5

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Organic

1

2

3

4

5

Corners: Almost No Corners but curves.

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Organic

1

2

3

4

5

Appearance of Original Basic Volumes: Disappear.

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Organic

1

2

3

4

5

Articulation: sculpturing.

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Organic

1

2

3

4

5

Openings: Mainly by Subtraction.

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Organic

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Organic

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Organic

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Organic

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Organic

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Chaos

Definition: essentially consists of

complicated composition of hybrid

volumes with wide variety of lines &

angles.

Basic Shape

Fragmentation

Transformation

Recombining

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Chaos

Lines: Both Straight & Curvy lines.

1

2

3

4

5

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Chaos

1

2

3

4

5

Corners: Both Right &Acute angles & curves.

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Chaos

1

2

3

4

5

Appearance of Original Basic Volumes: Disappear.

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Chaos

1

2

3

4

5

Articulation: through relation between Masses.

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Chaos

1

2

3

4

5

Openings: by Subtraction & Addition.

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Chaos

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Chaos

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Chaos

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Chaos

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS - Chaos