1. A presentation on
architect
Alvar Aalto
PRESENTER : 130124

2. •Hugo Alvar Henrick
Aalto was an Finnish
architect.
•In his career , he did
many projects in home
and abroad.
•He also designed many
furnitures.

3. Work styles of Aalto

4. Composition with primary elements
•Linear elements are found in his design.
Finlandia hall
•curve lines can also be seen.
Saynatsalo town hallHousing complex, Italy

5. Use of planes
Depressed base plane
In both of these examples, Alvar Aalto
defined a reading area within a larger
library space by dropping its floor plane
below the main lavel of the library.
The vertical surfaces are the storage
for books .
Vyborg library
Library in Rovaniemi
Vertical planes

6. Use of planes
Overhead planes
Alvar Aalto mainly used the
overhead planes as the source of
skylight and diffused light.
Helsinki University of TechnologyRiola Perish ChurchKunsten Museum of Modern Art

7. Use of planes
L shaped planes
Architect’s studio, Helsinki

8. Use of planes
U shapped planes
Hotels for students at Otaniemi

9. Use of Forms (regular / irregular)
Aalto used both regular and irregular
types of shapes.
Cemetery, Lyngby(Denmark)

10. Use of Forms (regular / irregular)
Aalto used both regular and irregular
types of shapes.
Church, Imatra

11. Use of Forms (regular / irregular)
Irregular shapes within regular form.
Water tank at polytechnic, Otaniemi

12. Spatial Organization
Mainly two types of spatial organizations can be seen in the projects of Alvar Aalto.
1. Linear organization
2. clustered organization

13. Spatial Organization
Example of linear organization
Paimio Sanatorium
M.I.T. Senior Dormetory, CambridgeTown Hall, SenazokiEkennas Savings Bank

14. Spatial Organization
Example of clustered orgnization
Lappia radio building and theatre, Rovaniemi
Vyborg libraryExtention to the university swimming
pool, University of Jyvaskia

15. Spatial relationship
Spaces within space
Headquarters for the Enso-Gutzeit Company
Residential house, Tammisaari

16. Spatial relationship
Spaces linked by common space
Paimio sanatorium
Museum of fine art, Iran

17. Spatial relationship
Adjacent spaces

18. Ordering principals
Radial Repetition is the main
focus of Aalto’s works.

19. Types of Openings
Alvar Aalto used regular openings. Almost
three kind of openings (within planes, at
corners and between planes) can be found in
Aalto’s designed built forms.

20. Types of Openings
Between planes
Chalet mairea

21. Types of Openings
Within planes
Paimio sanatorium Saynatsalo town hallSummer house

22. Types of Openings
At corners

23. Works on light
Aalto is famous for his works on
skylight and diffused light.

24. Works on light
kunsten museum of modern art
His works on skylight
and diffused light in
the kunsten museum
of modern art is
world famous. This
museum is called the
light machine .

25. kunsten museum of modern art
Circulation elements
Entry
An oblique entry

26. kunsten museum of modern art
Circulation elements
Configuration of path
Spiral
Path space relationship
pass through spaces
Form of circulation space
enclosed

27. kunsten museum of modern art
Circulation elements
Color and texture
Highly pleasant color
and texture

28. kunsten museum of modern art
The light machine

29. Sources:
Wikipedia , the free encyclopedia
Works and projects of Alvar Aalto : Karl
Fleig
Archdaily.com
Kunsten museum : The light machine-
Youtube
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