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name: Nicolas Ivan Uebersax nationality: Swiss , Neuchâtel adress: Pl. Cruz del Cañamelar 4 46011, Valencia, Spain web: www.uebersax-archi.ch e-mail: n.uebersax@me.com phone (ES): +34 635 167 155 phone (CH): +41 79 233 69 69
ATLAS 2010-17
“A t l a s g a v e h i s n a m e t o a v i s u a l f o r m of knowledge; a gathering of geographical maps in a volume, and more generally, a collection of images intended to bring before our eyes, in a systematic or problematic way –even a poetic way, at the risk of being erratic, if not surrealist –a whole multiplicity of things g a t h e r e d t h e r e t h r o u gh “el e c t i v e a f fi n i t i e s” , t o u s e G o e t h e’ s w o r d s . T h e A t l a s of images became a scientific genre in itself in the 18th century (we can think o f t h e p l a t e s o f L’ E n c y c l o p é d i e ) a n d i t develops considerably in the 19th and 20th centuries. In the visual arts, the Mnemosyne Atl a s of ima ges , composed by Aby Warburg between 1924 and 1929, and still unfinished, remains for any art historian –and even for any artist today– a reference and an absolutely fascinating ca se-stu dy. Warburg compl etely renewed our way of understanding images. He is to art history what Freud, his contemporary, is to psychology: he opened the understanding of art to radically new questions, those concerning unconscious memory in particular. Mnemosyne is his paradoxical masterpiece and his methodological testament.”
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INDEX RELATION SYSTEM 5 Room 6 Enfilade 16 Agglutination 28 Duality 38 Fluidity 48 Field 58 ATMOSPHERERIC SYSTEM 69 Definition 70 Accurated 71 Loose 71 Chromacy 86 Polychrome 87 Monochrome 87 Luminosity 102 Bright 103 Obscure 103 Direction 118 Vertical 119 Horizontal 119 MATERIAL SYSTEM 133 TO DIG 134 TO CAST 146 TO ASSEMBLE 160 TO JOIN 174 TO STRETCH 186 TO BEND 200
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relation system
RELATION SYSTEM Architecture defines relational systems and so, a “ w a y o f l i f e” . We will pursu e the understanding –a s Asger Jorn said– of architecture as “...the ultimate realization o f i n t e l l e c t u a l a n d a r t i s t i c e v o l u t i o n” a n d a s “ t h e e n d point in the performance of any artistic endeavour”, b e c a u se “a r ch i te c t u r a l c r e a t i o n i nv ol v es b u i l d i n g a n e n v i r o n m e n t a n d e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f a w a y o f l i f e” . These systems determine the degrees of hierarchy, p r i v a c y a n d c o n t r o l , s e g r e g a t i o n a n d /o r c o n t i n u i t y , etc. and the kind and quality of social interactions that the architectural layout implies. At the same time, as a reflection of these choreographies, relational systems also define the organization of the architectural program and of the spaces and volumes which make up the building. They control all relationships between built parts.
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Room 6 Enfilade 16 Agglutination 28 Duality 38 Fluidity 48 Field 58 7
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a portion of space separated by walls or partitions from other parts
Room
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an axial sequence of rooms arranged to form a continuous passage
Enfilade
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enfilade
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an sequence of rooms arranged freely together to form a whole
Agglutination
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agglutination
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agglutination
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agglutination
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agglutination
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agglutination
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An arrangement of autonomous rooms connected by open spaces
Duality
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a condition where the rooms disappear to connect the spaces
Fluidity
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a territory where the conditions are equally distributed and hierarchy is abandoned
Field
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atmosphere
ATMOSPHERERIC SYSTEM Atmospheric systems refer to the qualitative conditions of the architectural experience, or the creation of a sensory environment: they correspond to the sensual and emotional definition , which define the experience of the users and their memories. Each group must create their own encyclopedia comprising a number of atmospheric systems. Each system will be described through a collection of images, mostly pictorial; they can be organized as dialectical atmospheric pairs. These collections could include images related to specific interior spaces, pieces of art, film screenshots or installations.
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Definition Accurated Loose Chromacy Polychrome Monochrome Luminosity Bright Obscure Direction Vertical Horizontal
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Analyse of the represention of volumetrique element on an image and its impact on atmosphere
Definition
definition
definition
Accurated
multitude of heterogenique entities/ complexity/charged/dense/energetic space/detailed/rough textures/meticulus work/lines are sharp/rigidyty/ addition process
Loose
build out of one main caractere/sensation of unity/simplicity/soft texture/ surface appearancee/skin/sensation of calmness and serenity/lines are blury/ englobment porcess 73
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definition
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definition
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accurated
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loose
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accurated
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accurated
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accurated
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accurated
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Analyse on the chromatic and tons of an image and its realation with the sensation of atmosphere
Chromacy
chromacy
chromacy
Polychrome the expression is fragmented/elements are divided/color can be artificial (paint)/color can be natural (materiality)/evident discontinuity/the elements composing architecture are the main caracters
Monochrome
appearance of a all/singularity fade against the unity/shadows become essential composant of the esthetic/the architecture is reduce to the complexity of its volumetry
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polychrome
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chromacy
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polychrome
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monochrome
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polychrome
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monochrome
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polychrome
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monochrome
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monochrome
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Analize of the impact of the ligting quality of an image on the atmosphere.
Luminosity
luminosity
luminosity
Bright light prevails/shadows are almost inexistant/ light acts as an unifying layer/homgenique space sensation/lack of volumetry definition/ light is homogenous/image is flat
Obscure shadow prevails on light/implicate a contrast relation/space is hierachized/natural or artificial light/strong volumetry
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bright
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luminosity
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obscure
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Analyse of the impact od the spacial orientation on the notion of atmosphere.
Direction
direction
direction
Vertical
vertical lines/tends to conect with the sky/dynamique/standing / sensation of dynamism / energetic / limited relation to the outside / the architecture is the protagonist
Horizontal horizontal lines prevail/tend to conect with the landscap/lying /calm and serrain/ strong relation to the outside / protagonist use not to be the architecture 121
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direction
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horizontal
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horizontal
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material system
MATERIAL SYSTEM The material system relates to the physical condition of architecture. This is understood as a body defined through its material, its structure, its construction system and generally by operations or strategies ordering these three elements. The material system is the one which gives the atmospheric system its body. Each group must create their own encyclopedia comprising a number of material and construction systems. Each material system will be described through a collection of images (two or three-dimensional drawings, photographs). Collect unique projects and divide all architectonic possibilities in at least different material strategies.
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DIG CAST ASSEMBLE JOIN STRETCH BEND
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Digging is the process of using some implement such as claws, hands, or tools, to remove material from a solid surface, usually soil or sand on the surface of the Earth.
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material system
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digging
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expression
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Casting is a manufacturing process in which a liquid material is usually poured into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowed to solidify.
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casting
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casting
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casting
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Assembling the act of gathering something together or the activity of putting things together in groups. Assembling can be done in proper numerical or logical sequence
TO ASSEMBLE
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assembling
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expression
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Joining To co m e to get h e r s o a s to fo r m a co n n e ction. The join usually need two entities that are join by a third element (the join) The join link the element in at least two dimensions
TO JOIN
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expression
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Stretching to lengthen, widen, diste n d , o r e n l a rge b y te n s i o n . To ca u s e to extend from one place to another or across a given space
TO STRETCH
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expression
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B e n d i n g To ca u s e to a s s u m e a c u r v e d o r a n gular shape: bend a piece of iron into a horses h o e . To fo rce to a s s u m e a d i f fe re n t d i re c t i o n o r s h a p e , a cco rd i n g to o n e’s o w n p u r p o s e
TO BEND
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expression
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bending
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AT L AS INS P IRATIO NS
name: Nicolas Ivan Uebersax nationality: Swiss , Neuchâtel adress: Pl. Cruz del Cañamelar 4 46011, Valencia, Spain web: www.uebersax-archi.ch e-mail: n.uebersax@me.com phone (ES): +34 635 167 155 phone (CH): +41 79 233 69 69