Building requirements

Antique architect Mark Vitruvius (I century BC and. e.) Once aptly noticed that the advantages of any building are reduced to the triad: “Benefits, strength, beauty”. And now, during the construction of manor residential buildings, equal to the KIK and many other buildings, a number of requirements should be observed: functional (convenience of living and maintenance, word, benefit), technical (strength, stability, rigidity, durability) and, no less important,, which is no less important, architectural and artistic (beauty, thoughtfulness of appearance and internal space, visual balance and proportionality of individual parts, skillful use of means and techniques of design). The real embodiment in the construction of these requirements is a combination of scientific theory, practical experience and art and is a characteristic feature of architecture, one of the most important areas of creative activity. In this chapter, it will be mainly about the last of the mentioned requirements. Focusing on an individual developer and owner of a rural house, the author would like to introduce the reader to some concepts of the architectural composition in order to help him understand the merits and disadvantages of the artistic appearance of his home or, if the building is only designed or built, form a sheaf of the idea of ​​the architectural expressiveness of the future at home and, if necessary, outline ways to improve its appearance and way to implement them. After all, the house is being built for many years, and its owner is not at all indifferent, the building will be built to delight the eye or, roughly speaking, act on nerves. The construction of a manor house as an architectural object is primarily related to the solution of purely practical problems. In fact, a person needs a dwelling, comfortable, spacious, warm and bright, and for this he starts a rather troublesome business -construction. However, at the very beginning, you will have to think about the architectural image of the future building. Because she, whether we want it or not, will become an object that has an emotional impact on others: family members, neighbors, finally passers -by.