Cardboard mockup capitals quickly identify best center

At Back-of-the-Moon, testing cardboard capitals of varying thickness and height revealed one design that maximized the strength of the column center and the negative space.

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Each building element in a living structure must itself be a powerful center - a living structure in itself.
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Elements must have life individually to contribute to the whole.

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How Living Process Generates The Process Of Construction
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Chapter 15 of Vol. 3, arguing that the living quality of buildings depends on a process of making that allows continuous feedback and adaptation.

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Cardboard mockup methodmethod0.772
Using full-scale cardboard models to evaluate the feeling of architectural elements before final construction.
At West Dean, the columns that felt best in full-scale cardboard experiments had capitals at head height (c. 1.70m), rising to c. 2.10m at arch midpoint — far lower than initially expected.finding0.754
Empirical finding from full-scale on-site testing: the correct proportions for intimacy were discovered through experiment, not calculation.
A small center, like a chamfered corner or a crown molding color, can help the life of a much larger center.claim0.754
In a well-made chisel, the geometric centers correspond exactly to the centers of action, and they help each other.claim0.738
Illustrates how functional excellence is achieved through mutual intensification of centers.
A roughly bent S-curve of cardboard placed at the Berkeley house entrance showed noticeably more life potential than a straight approach, demonstrable even at rough mockup stagefinding0.737
Design process case study showing the wholeness criterion operates effectively at early rough mockup stages
Bootstrapping of centersframework0.734
The recursive process by which centers generate life through mutual intensification, where each center's life depends on the life of others.
Full Size Mockupmethod0.726
A technique of building full-scale physical mockups (cardboard, wood, concrete) on site to feel and refine dimensions before construction.
Simple, intentionally rough paper and cardboard models that can be rapidly torn, cut, and patched provide a practical way to evolve design through feedback.claim0.719
Proposed practical method for achieving step-by-step feedback in design.