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By: William Connolly

By: William Connolly. Precedents in Architecture Using Equilateral Triangular Floor Plans. Seeking practicality within a pure form . Problems In Architecture III. January 30, 2010. Triangular Floor Plans. Rarely used for practicality due to difficulty utilizing interior corner spaces.

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By: William Connolly

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  1. By: William Connolly Precedents in Architecture Using Equilateral Triangular Floor Plans Seeking practicality within a pure form Problems In Architecture III January 30, 2010

  2. Triangular Floor Plans Rarely used for practicality due to difficulty utilizing interior corner spaces History Acute exterior angles difficult to detail and weather poorly Commonly considered an awkward shape in plan Relevance to Project Triangular site plan Spatial program requirements (# and sizes of rooms) Health triangle and holy, centralized plan Major Difficulties Utilization and comfort of spaces Junction of materials at 60° angles Inviting visitors inside / intuitive entrance and circulation

  3. Case One • Notre Dame de la Merci church • Planès (Roussillon, France), 12th/13th c.

  4. PLAN • EXPERIENTIAL Semicircular absidioles alleviate impractical 60˚ interior angles Volumesare visually non-acute, yet suggest triangular internal logic Exterior corners increased to 90˚ for durability/aesthetics Materials and details unaffected by triangular plan Planès (Roussillon, France), Notre Dame de la Merci church, 12th/13th c. The ground-floor plan as measured by Maurice Thaon, 1895. • Planès (Roussillon, France), Notre Dame de la Merci church, 12th/13th c. Looking West.

  5. Case Two • Sta. Anne chapel, near Prague 1705-1707 • Architect: J. Blazej Santini-Aichel.

  6. PLAN • EXPERIENTIAL Circular interiors deviate from triangle for functional/experiential qualities Acute anglesof major faces are apparent only at certain positions Ornate detail disguises triangular plan by softening major axes of building Entrance at corner creates narrow entrance followed by expansion inside PanenskeBřežany near Prague, Sta. Anne chapel, 1705-1707, J. Blazej Santini-Aichel. Ground-floor plan. From: M. Horyna, Jan Blažej Santini-Aichel. Karolinum, Praha 1998, p. 226. • PanenskeBřežany near Prague, Sta. Anne chapel, 1705-1707, J. Blazej Santini-Aichel. View of the entrance side From: M. Horyna, Jan Blažej Santini-Aichel. Karolinum, Praha 1998, p. 226.

  7. Case Three St. Vincent Ferrer church Degucie, Lithuania, 1757

  8. PLAN • EXPERIENTIAL Acute angles clearly defined and fundamental to aesthetic & layout Monumental scaleobscures strict triangularity at viewer’s eye level Additive volumes used to soften triangularity and facilitate dwelling Right angles evoke orthogonality and relate the structure to rectangularity, thus softening intensity/purity of form Degucie (Deguciai), Samogitia, Lithuania, St. Vincent Ferrer church, 1757. Ground-floor plan. From: A. Jakevičienė, Architektura drewnianych kosciolow na Zmudzi w XVIII w. [The Architecture of Timber Churches in Samogitia in 18th c.] [in:] Sztuka pograniczy Rzeczypospolitej [The Art of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Borderlands]. Arx Regia, Warszawa 1998, p. 217, Fig. 14. • Degucie (Deguciai), Samogitia, Lithuania, St. Vincent Ferrer church, 1757. General view. Photo: J.K. Lenartowicz, 2005.

  9. Case Four Danube Flower building Belgrade, Serbia 1973

  10. PLAN • EXPERIENTIAL Core Circulation within peripheral spaces prevents awkward triangular rooms Overall formis unified and without concealment by ornamentation Rhomboidal interior spaces are arranged into an equilateral triangle Materials and details influenced by triangular form and selected to emphasize rather than conceal Floor plan of Danube Flower after renovations for use as Wellness Sky Fitness facility http://www.archdaily.com/11153/wellness-sky-4of7/welness-pg05/ • Interior of fitness area facing circulation core • http://www.archdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/2034681607_4of7-interior00-photo-ana-kostic.jpg

  11. Case Four Danube Flower building Belgrade, Serbia 1973

  12. PLAN • EXPERIENTIAL Core Circulation within peripheral spaces prevents awkward triangular rooms Overall formis unified and without concealment by ornamentation Rhomboidal interior spaces are arranged into an equilateral triangle Materials and details influenced by triangular form and selected to emphasize rather than conceal http://hickmandesigns.com/3Viscaino/ViscainoPlanMain.gif • Interior of fitness area facing circulation core • http://www.archdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/2034681607_4of7-interior00-photo-ana-kostic.jpg

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