design principles of villa lante, bagnaia italy
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Design Principles
of
Bagnaia, Italy
Villa Lante :
rulesSacred & Profane
Era of Design
Topography
Elements of a city
Synthesis
“ [ … ] It is obvious that spaces are
what humans do their living in ;
space must therefore be
comprehended as the major medium
of design . ”
- Norman T. Newton Design on the Land
Sacred & Profane image
Sacred & Profane
Design Principles
Sacred
•main center axis
•foci on main axis
•secondary axis almost all bilateral
Profane
• unorganized main axis
•foci off the main axis
•unorganized secondary axis
•chaotic and wild planting scheme
Topography
Topography
Era of Design
Town squares
Sightlines
Architecture
Orientation
•developed during the Middle Ages as a central gathering space for local citizens.
•town squares are often an interruption or terminus to entering sightlines.
•multiple streets sliding in at each corner of square are known as “windmill” or “whirling square”.
•the traveler’s eye rests upon a building or other large object within the village.
•high walls, castles, structures built from stone mark this period of architecture.
• the town of Bagnaia is located on a north/south axis easily identifying time of day.
Era of Design
Node
Landmark
District
Edge
PathA predominant element in the landscape that channels the observer to move through other arranged and related elements in the city. Walkways, canals, railroads, streets.
Elements of a city
A linear boundary within the landscape. An important organizing role of a city, holding together generalized areas. A wall, water, edges of development.
The medium-to-large sections of the city in which the observer mentally enters “inside of,” recognizable as having common identifying character.
Strategic points or junctions, concentration of some use or physical character related with the observers travels along the path and through the node. Street-corner, enclosed square.
An external point-of-reference, singling out one defined physical object. Towers, drumlins, sculpture.
- Kevin Lynch The Image of City
Elements of a city
Path
Elements of a city
Edge
Elements of a city
District
Elements of a city
Node
Elements of a city
Landmark
Elements of a city
New City
“citta di fuori”
Outside city walls
Old City
“citta di dentro”
Inside city walls
Villa Lante
Garden Proper
Forest
“Parco inglese”
English park
Synthesis
•town of Bagnaia established late 1400’s – 1500’s
•park established around1475
•Villa Lante established 1566
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