PRINCIPLES OF ORDER

MODULE1, CLASS2
RHYTHM & BALANCE
 RHYTHM

⚫ Rhythm refers to any movement characterized by a

patterned recurrence of elements or motifs at regular or
irregular intervals.
⚫ Beams and columns repeat themselves to form repetitive
structural bays and modules of space.
⚫ Windows and doors repeatedly puncture the surfaces of a
building to allow light, air, views, and people to enter the
interior.
 RHYTHM

Source: Form, space and Order, Francis DK Ching

 RHYTHM

⚫ Types of Rhythm
⚫ By repetition
⚫ By gradation
⚫ By radiation
⚫ By opposition
⚫ By transition
 REPETITION

Source: Form, space and Order, Francis DK Ching

RHYTHM BY REPETITION
 RHYTHM BY GRADATION

Source: Form, space and Order, Francis DK Ching

 RHYTHM BY GRADATION

https://www.yourownuniquedecor.com/old-blog/2018/1/22/5-ways-rhythm-engag
es-your-eye#:~:text=With%20gradation%20the%20size%20of,and%20down%20th
e%20gradation%20line.
 RHYTHM BY GRADATION

Source:
https://rampages.us/garstai/2016/04/06/ancient-chinese-architecture-pago
RHYTHM BY RADIATION

✔The elements can be

arranged in 3 ways.
✔In a radial or concentric
manner about a point
✔Sequentially according to
size in a linear fashion
✔Randomly but related by
proximity as well as
similarity of form
 RHYTHM BY RADIATION

Source: Form, space and Order, Francis DK Ching

 RHYTHM BY RADIATION

Source:
https://www.yourownuniquedecor.com/old-blog/2018/1/22/5-ways-rhythm-engag
es-your-eye#:~:text=With%20gradation%20the%20size%20of,and%20down%20th
e%20gradation%20line.
RHYTHM BY RADIATION
 RHYTHM BY SEQUENTIAL ARRANGEMNT

Source: Form, space and Order, Francis DK Ching

 RHYTHM BY RANDOM PLACEMENT

Source: Form, space and Order, Francis DK Ching

 RHYTHM BY OPPOSITION

Source: Form, space and Order, Francis DK Ching

 RHYTHM BY OPPOSITION

Source:
https://www.yourownuniquedecor.com/old-blog/2018/1/22/5-ways-rhythm-engag
es-your-eye#:~:text=With%20gradation%20the%20size%20of,and%20down%20th
e%20gradation%20line.
 RHYTHM BY OPPOSITION

Source:
https://www.archdaily.com/960836/las-americas-housing-complex-so-il?u
tm_medium=email&utm_source=ArchDaily%20List&kth=5,292,19
 RHYTHM BY TRANSITION

Source: Form, space and Order, Francis DK Ching

RHYTHM BY TRANSITION

Sydney Opera House

 BALANCE

⚫ A feeling of visual equality in shape, form, value,

color, etc.

⚫ Balance can be symmetrical or evenly balanced or

asymmetrical and un-evenly balanced.

⚫ Objects, colours, textures, shapes, forms, etc., can be

used in creating a balance in a composition.

 BALANCE

⚫ Balance is an outcome of symmetry and axis.

⚫ Axis is an imaginary line drawn between two points

in space & about which forms & spaces can be
arranged in a regular or irregular manner.

⚫ The balanced arrangement of equivalent patterns of

form and space on opposite sides of a dividing line or
plane, or about a centre or axis.
Types of balance
Symmetrical , Asymmetrical and radial balance
BALANCE
 SYMMETRICAL BALANCE

Petronas Towers, Malaysia

 SYMMETRICAL BALANCE

Vanke Triple V Gallery,China, MOD.

SYMMETRICAL BALANCE
 ASYMMETRICAL BALANCE

Heydar Aliyev Centre,Azerbaijan, Zaha Hadid

Source: https://www.archdaily.com/288566/zaha-hadid
 ASYMMETRICAL BALANCE

Vanke Triple V Gallery,China, MOD.

 RADIAL BALANCE

Source:
https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2019/01/05/what-is-radial
 RADIAL BALANCE

Brasilia cathedral, Oscar Neymier

Source:https://www.goroadtrip.com/blog/destinations/10-most-beaut
iful-buildings-in-brasilia/