1. DESIGN LIKE YOU GIVE A DAMN - PART TWO
Pattern Languages in
Architecture
2. Pattern Language?
Languages are made of
words and sentences.
Words are pieces that can
be arranged in different
ways to make sentences
Patterns are repeated
things built up over time
3. Pattern Language
Architecture
“... we do believe, of course, that this language is
something more than a manual, or a teacher ... the
patterns here are archetypal - so deep, so deeply
rooted in the nature of things that it seems likely they
will be a part of human nature and human action as
much in five hundred years as they are today ...”
Christopher Alexander, 1977
4. Think ...
What did you design?
What are the “words” of your “language”?
i.e. What are the “parts” of your room?
What turned out well?
5. Share ...
Share your room with your group members.
What did you see that you thought other group
members did well, or that you would like to use in
your own designs?
Choose one design to share with the class.
Why did you choose this design? Each member
should be able to explain the design to the class.
6. Some Pros and Cons
Well-lit, windows Temperature control
Appliance-Ready Privacy control
Self-contained Water access
Lots of space Bathroom access
Outdoors accessible Cost?
Multipurpose
8. Patterns for You to Use
#127 Intimacy Gradient
#128 Generosity of Movement
#143 Bed Cluster
#157 Home Workshop
#159 Light on Two Sides of Every Room
9. INTIMACY GRADIENTS AND MOVEMENT
UNLESS SPACES ARE ARRANGED IN A SEQUENCE, VISITS WILL ALWAYS BE AWKWARD
10. LIGHT SPACES, SLEEPING SPACES, WORK SPACES
“AN ARCHITECTURE OF DECENCY” - SAMUEL MOCKBEE
11. Weekend Homework
Expand your room into a home for four
Try to keep it as small as possible
Choose at least three patterns to use in your
design and write a paragraph explaining how each
one is part of your design
Measuring Your Living Area worksheet
