Investigating Potential Design Strategies to Provide Field Condition in Architecture

Scientific approach to architectural design, namely, multidisciplinary approach to design aiming to incorporate innovative theories from other majors to develop novel architectural concepts has been prevailing in recent decades. However, when certain theory proposes particular spatial characteristic, the significant point is distinguishing precise strategies which are potential to progress the design process to achieve aspired spatial condition. In the early decades of 20th century when new conception of field emerged, the whole former premises about the space has altered to a new conception of space-time as a single four dimensional continuum. In effect, Field Theory brought forward new conception of empty space as field condition which has profoundly influenced art and architecture, specifically in the second half of the last century. Nevertheless, not only there are considerable shortcomings regarding elaboration of principal notion of field condition in architecture, but also certain design strategies which are capable to generate projects in line with specific spatial characteristic of field condition has not been distinctly investigated. Thus, this qualitative documentary research based on literature survey will concern itself, first with reviewing the field theory and its essential proposed idea of empty space, then second, inquiring potential design strategies to provide field condition in architecture. Accordingly, through reviewing the concept of field in physics and regarding canonical texts in architecture literature, the essential notions of field condition will be determined. Subsequently, Three cases which their spatial characteristic are in line with determined notion of field condition will be analyzed to find out precise design strategies by which this particular spatial feature has been developed. The findings demonstrated Twice and Algorithmic Repetitive Pattern are potential to provide field condition in architecture, yet when they are incorporated with each other in a proper manner then consequent spatial characteristic will be precisely in line with the field condition.

Keywords:

Design strategy , Field theory , Field condition , Void , Space