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3. Grid
The Grid
A grid is a handy tool for architects. It can help draft buildings to specific proportions, and it can also be used in the building’s design, whether overtly visible or not. The grid is the premier method for organizing elements of a building as well as orienting and sizing the forms that a building is comprised of. The analysis in the bottom right of Lina Bo Bardi’s glass house clearly shows a grided organizational scheme for the house’s plan. In the top right, the Cheung Kong building in Hong Kong is a prime example of modern skyscrapers using grid systems to organize their facades where the windows are organized in a rectangular grid. In Atlanta, Georgia, the former Biltmore Hotel does not overtly use a grid, but its façade’s windows are definitely aligned in a grid-like way.
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Clockwise from the top right:
Cheung Kong Building in Hong Kong designed by Cesar Pelli. Photo by Baycrest.
An analysis I did of the organization of the plan of Lina Bo Bardi’s Glass House.
The Former Builtmore Hotel in Atlanta designed by Leonard Schultze. Photo by Jeff Clemmons
Cheung Kong Building in Hong Kong designed by Cesar Pelli. Photo by Baycrest.
An analysis I did of the organization of the plan of Lina Bo Bardi’s Glass House.
The Former Builtmore Hotel in Atlanta designed by Leonard Schultze. Photo by Jeff Clemmons
