| Title |
Exploring the Deep Envelope of Collective Housing Architecture in France |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5659/JAIK.2023.39.6.77 |
| Keywords |
Collective Housing; Urban Architecture; Urban Block; Architectural Object; Envelope; Facade; Spatial Layer; Multiple Stratification |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this study is to reveal the transformation of modern buildings from standalone structures juxtaposed amidst streets, representing
the dissolution of the urban block, to contextual objects that contribute to the construction of traditional urban spaces. This evolution is
achieved through the adjustment of the envelope composition method at block boundaries in response to urban block reconstructions. Through a
case study focusing on French housing examples that exemplify the urban architectural trend of delineating distinct exterior spaces on both the
front and rear sides of the building, this study investigates how the envelope composition method is adjusted to differentiate the exterior of the
envelope from the interior while preserving the characteristic forms of modern architecture known as pellicle and object. The findings
demonstrate that the pellicle is reconfigured through the use of folded, overlapped, or attached planes, which generate spatial layers on the
envelope and establish a boundary between the urban space and the dwelling space. This process signifies multiple stratification, wherein
traditional architecture’s binary separation, characterized by a thick poche, and modern architecture’s unidirectional continuity, defined by a thin
pellicle, transition into a gradual articulation with multiple thin spatial layers between the inside and outside. |