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method:indian-housing-plinth-generative-sequence-draft-6Indian Housing Plinth Generative Sequence – Draft 6
The final refined sequence from a study of high-density urban housing in India; places a plinth, then an ottla (front terrace), then a chase for plumbing, then cuts steps. Represents the nicest sequence among the drafts.
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Thinkers (1)
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- Howard DavisstudiesArchitectural researcher, author of The Culture of Building, provided historical evidence about building adaptation and fine-tuning.
Concepts (1)
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- Generative sequenceimplementsAn ordering of patterns and transformations that, when followed, can conjure up a whole geometric world
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- The initial sequence placing a prefabricated concrete plumbing core at the back of the lot; the least nice sequence in the draft evolution.
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- Chapter 11: The Sequence Of UnfoldingintroducesThe present chapter, arguing that generative sequences—a specific order of differentiation steps—are essential to the unfolding of living structure, and providing extended architectural examples.
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