Pattern manual
The structure behind the patterns and how they can be made.
Vormt Veenhuizen An introduction
he strict hierarchy that highly influenced life in Veenhuizen is T still visible on the faรงades of every house in the prison village. Subtle differences in rhythm, design and decoration provide information about the social status of the former inhabitants. Vormt (shaped) is a visual alphabet which gives the possibility to create words, sentences, prose and poetry. The alphabet consists of a collection of symbols that form the building- blocks (the letters) for various patterns. The urban environment of Veenhuizen is the inspiration of this collection of symbols. The stories that have arisen from, and because of this environment, are interwoven in the patterns. Vormt is not static. It is a suggestion to create an abstract visual- identity of an environment. The large possibilities in variety within the patterns allow for uniformity as well as uniqueness. Vormt Veenhuizen is a research on the various ways of pattern- making. C haracteristics like rhythm, design, colour and mathematical principles have been a guidance in this process. Vormt Veenhuizen also shows various application possibilities, in pattern as well as in material.
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Vormt Veenhuizen Shapes
The main shape-collection for Vormt Veenhuizen is based on the type-system for housing in Veenhuizen. This type-system has been developed and executed by father and son Metzelaar (both architects for the minestry of Justice) between 1876 and 1914. The system had 7 types of houses for the different positions an official could have. Differences in types he most obvious differences were size: Type I&II were small, T ground-level, terraced houses. Type III&IV were semi-detached housese with one storey. Type V, VI&VII were the most luxureous houses (for the doctor, teacher, director) with extra floors and a lot of garden space. Between these three categories, more differences could be found in the detailing of the houses. The higher the type, the more details on the faรงade. This shape-collection consists of three sets of basic patterns from less to more detailed. The basic shapes are the most-used, but various other shapes can be added to create more variation.
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Vormt
Making patterns: an introduction
Patterns Making patterns can be done in millions of ways, and because each pattern-structure can be made with all kinds of shapes the possibilities in pattern-making are pretty much endless. Veenhuizen patterns For this Veenhuizen project, I’ve decided to show 5 ways of making a pattern. Each technique is strict and mathematical, but also has the possibility to find freedom within these limits. The five ways show the different ‘variables’ one can have in pattern-making: organizing tiles, varying in size, distributing shapes on a blank space, adding dark ness and lightness to the shapes, working on ‘3D’-grids. The books The two books displayed (look-book and this instruction-book) give an impression of the possibilities of Vormt. If one would want to have a print on any kind of application, these books help to find the perfect print. One pattern in the lookbook might have the perfect shape, another the perfect colour and another pattern a nice distribution. Using the principles and examples in both books, this ‘personalized’ pattern can easily be made.
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