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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
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4. 5.
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