Transformation Of Form

THEORY OF DESIGNBAR-605

ASSIGNMENT- 1

SUBMITTED TO:Ar. Mohili JainASST. Professor

SUBMITTED BY:Hemant DiyalaniB.ARCH, VI SEM, III YEAR

FORMForm is one of the

seven elements of art. At its most

basic, a form is a three-

dimensional geometrical figure

(i.e.: sphere, cube, cylinder, cone,

etc.), as opposed to a shape,

which is two-dimensional, or flat.

In a broader sense, form, in art,

means the whole of a piece's

visible elements and the way

those elements are united. In this

context, form allows us as

viewers to mentally capture the

work, understand it and attempt to

analyse it.

TRANSFORMATIONIn broad terms, transformation design is a human-centred, interdisciplinary process that seeks to create desirable and sustainable changes in behaviour and form – of individuals, systems and organizations – often for socially progressive ends. Because transformation design is

about applying design skills in non-traditional territories, it often results in non-traditional design outputs. Projects have resulted in the creation of new roles, new organizations, new systems and new policies. These designers are just as likely to shape a job description, as they are a new product.

Dimensional Transformation

A form can be transformed by altering one or more of its dimensions and still retain its identity as a member of a family of forms. A cube, for example, can be transformed into similar prismatic forms through discrete changes in height, width, or length. It can be compressed into a planar form or be stretched out into a linear one.

Subtractive Transformation

A form can be transformed by subtracting a portion of its volume. Depending on the extent of the subtractive process, the form can retain its initial identity or be transformed into a form of another family. For example, a cube can retain its identity as a cube even though a portion of it is removed, or be transformed into a series of regular polyhedrons that begin to approximate a sphere.

Ambiguity regarding the original identity of a form will result if the portion removed from its volume erodes its edges and drastically alters its profile.

Additive Transformation

A form can be transformed by the addition of elements from its volume. The nature of the additive process and the number and relative sizes of the elements being attached determine whether the identity of the initial form is altered or retained.

Possibilities of additive

transformation

By Spatial Tension

By Edge To Edge Contact

By Face To Face Contact

By Interlocking Volumes

Additive forms

Centralised FormsConsists of a number of secondary forms clustered about dominant central form.

Linear FormsConsists of forms arranged sequentially in a row.

Radial Forms

Grid Forms

Clustered Forms

These are compositions of linear forms that extend outwards from the centre radially.

Consists of the forms that are grouped together by proximity or the sharing of a common visual trait.

These are modular forms whose relationships are regulated by three dimensional grids.