Principles of design in housing
Harmony is when everything combines together successfully without contrasting colours or any clashing objects. This Japanese house has been built in such a way that it becomes part of the landscape. The vines on the lower walls and the boulders out the front of the house, almost camouflage it in some way. The still river running beside the house, gives the whole place a sense of being at harmony with its surrounding.
Balance is when everything within a building, in this case, is evenly spread out and symmetrical. The people’s palace is a private house in Romania. It has been built with balance and symmetry in mind. Everything, even inside is perfectly balanced, including all one million cubic meters of white marble. 3,500 tonnes of crystal. 480 chandeliers. 1,409 ceiling lights and mirrors. 700,000 tonnes of steel and bronze. 900,000 tonnes of wood. 200,000 square meters of woollen carpets. All of this added together makes it the heaviest and one of the most expensive buildings in the world, giving it a great sense of dominance against the rest of gipsy filled Romania.
Repetition is the replication of elements within a piece. The windows and balconies in these buildings have been positioned in such a way that it keeps onlookers interested. Both buildings also contain a continuous pattern.
