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A New Perspective of Cultural DNAAlternative Design Strategies for Building Façade Screens

A New Perspective of Cultural DNA: Alternative Design Strategies for Building Façade Screens [This article presents a formal method with an emphasis on the symmetry of the wallpaper group in the description and construction of building screens. First, the Islamic architectural element Mashrabiya is examined in terms of its cultural, functional, and aesthetic issues. In particular, the significance of the symmetric patterns in Mashrabiya is briefly discussed. The symmetry principle is further employed to test the design possibilities of generating different window screens by arraying a simple motif according to the principle, deforming the motif, and overlaying various symmetries of the wallpaper group. The method may be applied to infinite building screen designs, thereby providing dynamic exterior views and internal spatial atmosphere.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A New Perspective of Cultural DNAAlternative Design Strategies for Building Façade Screens

Part of the KAIST Research Series Book Series
Editors: Lee, Ji-Hyun
Park, Jin-Ho
A New Perspective of Cultural DNA — Sep 24, 2020
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Publisher
Springer Singapore
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
ISBN
978-981-15-7706-2
Pages
111 –123
DOI
10.1007/978-981-15-7707-9_8
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Abstract

[This article presents a formal method with an emphasis on the symmetry of the wallpaper group in the description and construction of building screens. First, the Islamic architectural element Mashrabiya is examined in terms of its cultural, functional, and aesthetic issues. In particular, the significance of the symmetric patterns in Mashrabiya is briefly discussed. The symmetry principle is further employed to test the design possibilities of generating different window screens by arraying a simple motif according to the principle, deforming the motif, and overlaying various symmetries of the wallpaper group. The method may be applied to infinite building screen designs, thereby providing dynamic exterior views and internal spatial atmosphere.]

Published: Sep 24, 2020

Keywords: Building façade; Screen; Mashrabiya; Symmetry; Wallpaper group

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