Human Proportion and Architecture
Architecture depends on order, arrangement, eurythmy, symmetry, propriety, and economy. symmetry is found in the shape of the human body. "Therefore, since nature has designed the human body so that its members are duly proportioned to the frame as a whole, it appears that the ancients had good reason for their rule, that in perfect buildings, the different members must be in exact symmetrical relations to the whole general scheme.
Made for men, it is made to the human scale (on talking about the Unite d’habitation). There is nothing to which an architect should devote more thought that to the exact proportions of his building with reference to a certain part selectes as the standard. Le Corbusier put a lot of consideration into how people were to experience the house. The approach and initial experiences were of great importance, arriving by vehicle at the site would be integrated into the experience of the house. The house would appear majestically from behind a screen of thick trees, thus maximising the impact. Architecture for me is a form of expressing identity of oneself in various forms of space in human scale, in design, form in an Aesthetic form which differentiates an architect from other people since an architect alone can visualize and provide balance in the form and space with respect to the scale. Architecture is about the human scale manifested in the built environment and its natural surroundings, materials, technology, sociology and its impact on the micro and macro scale. Architecture has its roots in housing from times immemorial to satisfy one of the basic requirements of human needs.
Red Text: Le Corbusier Villa Savoya House, Online Article: The Ultimate House: Architectural Spaces, New Build Design and contemporary Interiors.http://www.ultimatehouse.tv/article.php?id=2Green Text: Quote by phani kumar
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