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MIES VAN DER ROHEShape Grammar RulesCourtyard Houses and Pavilions with Steel Columns, 1928-34

KARINA SILVESTER, DAEHO LEE, RUDY DIEUDONNE

4.106/4.561 Spring 2011Professor Takehiko Nagakura

Barcelona Pavilion, 1928-29

House at the Berlin Building Exhibition, 1931

Group of Court Houses, 1931

House with Three Courts, 1934

House for a Childless Couple, 1931

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1_Generation of Grid

DESCRIPTION OF GRAMMAR STRUCTUREMies Shape Grammar Rules

2_Exterior Partitions

3_Introduction of Cruciform Columns

4_Interior Partitions

5_Optional Details

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1. Grid

German Pavilion, 1929

Group of Court Houses, 1931

House at the Berlin Building Exhibitioin, 1931 House with Three Courts, 1934

German Pavilion, 1929

Grid (10 X 6)

Grid (8 X 4) Grid (11 X 6)

Grid (7 X 4)

Grid (4 X 5)

Grid (4 X 6)

Grid (9 X 3)

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2. Exterior Partitions

German Pavilion, 1929

Group of Court Houses, 1931

House at the Berlin Building Exhibitioin, 1931 House with Three Courts, 1934

German Pavilion, 1929

Grid (10 X 6)

Grid (8 X 4) Grid (11 X 6)

Grid (7 X 4)

Grid (4 X 5)

Grid (4 X 6)

Grid (9 X 3)

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3. Columns

German Pavilion, 1929

Group of Court Houses, 1931

House at the Berlin Building Exhibitioin, 1931 House with Three Courts, 1934

German Pavilion, 1929

Grid (10 X 6)

Grid (8 X 4) Grid (11 X 6)

Grid (7 X 4)

Grid (4 X 5)

Grid (4 X 6)

Grid (9 X 3)

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4. Interior Partition

German Pavilion, 1929

Group of Court Houses, 1931

House at the Berlin Building Exhibitioin, 1931 House with Three Courts, 1934

German Pavilion, 1929

Grid (10 X 6)

Grid (8 X 4) Grid (11 X 6)

Grid (7 X 4)

Grid (4 X 5)

Grid (4 X 6)

Grid (9 X 3)

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1_GENERATION OF GRIDMies Shape Grammar Rules

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2_EXTERIOR PARTITIONSMies Shape Grammar Rules

A A

B B B

Placement of Typical Exterior Wall onto Grid System Exterior Joint Conditions

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3_INTRODUCTION OF CRUCIFORM COLUMNSMies Shape Grammar Rules

Introduction of Columns on Grid:

Column detail:

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4_INTERIOR PARTITIONSMies Shape Grammar Rules

A A

B B B

C A C

Placement of Typical Interior Wall onto Grid System

Interior Wall Adjacencies

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5_OPTIONAL DETAILSMies Shape Grammar Rules

Fireplace detail:

Creation of apertures: Generation of fireplace/shading:

B B B B B B

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COMPUTATION OF A NEW DESIGN

Mies Shape Grammar Rules

1. 2.

4. 5.

3.