Steps left behind
When I work on a design l allow myself to be guided by images and moods that | remember and can relate to the kind of architecture I am looking for. Most of the images that come to mind originate from my subjective experience and are only rarely accompanied by a remembered architectural commentary.While | am designing I try to find out what these images mean so that I can learn how to create a wealth of visual forms and atmospheres.
After a certain time, the object l am designing takes on some of the qualities of the images l use as models. If l can find a meaningful way of interlocking and superimposing these qualities,the object will assume a depth and richness. If l am to achieve this effect, the qualities I am giving the design must merge and blend with the constructional and formal structure of the finished building. Form and construction, appearance and function are no longer separateThey belong together and form a whole.
When we look at the finished building, our eyes, guided by our analytical mind, tend to stray and look for details to hold on to. But the