In the design and analysis of products and systems is necessary, first of all, considering the primary functional elements of the resulting composition - and the amount of space.
Creating something, a designer as opposed to the painter does not operate the lines and planes, and volumes and spaces. The bulk form has a mass, which acts as an expression of design.
Features of the relationship of mass, volume and space form different three-dimensional structure of the object. There are a few of the most characteristic types of structures, each of which has many varieties.
A large group of subjects are functioning with internal space for the stay of the person, storage or transportation of things displacement of people etc. Limited financial "shell" space of the room designed for human life becomes a key compositional significance.
Space vehicles, in contrast, kept to a minimum as the thickness of the metal "shell". Functioning internal space also characteristic of integrated equipment rooms, closets, suitcases, refrigerators, washing machines and other "shell" for such things limits the whole, most often a relatively small space. A variety of products of this type are boats, motor vehicles, vessels, etc.
Three-dimensional spatial structure of typewriters, some household appliances, tools and other products is characterized by the fact that their volume, devoid of inner space, is a leading component of the composition. Complex internal structure of these volumes is working mechanisms, controls, etc.
Dimensions and basic spatial characteristics of these products are predetermined by their internal structural and technical organization (operating mechanisms), the operating conditions and the need for a harmonious unity with the environment. Organic fusion of these factors - a prerequisite for a coherent composition. Sometimes we have to deal with things, as if made from a single piece of material. An example is the shape of the electric iron.
A lot of products with variable three-dimensional structure, changes which are caused by different functional movements. They include some household appliances, furnishings, combines and construction equipment. |