Form

Primary solids


Primary solids are cube, sphere, cylineder, cone, and pyramid. They are volumetric forms which are regular and easy to recognize.

                                              Cone     Pyramid  Cylinder   Sphere      Cube

Takashi Murakami for Louis Vuitton Omotesando Store Design

This image represents a sphere which is a centralized and highly concentrated form. Also, it has a dimension and diameter.

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Dimensional Transformation

Dimensional Transformation a form that can be transformed by changing one or more of its dimensions but still keep its original character as a subclass of forms.

The new National Grand

This image is a sphere, but it is transform the length to be an ellipse. 

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 Subtractive form

Subtractive form is a form that can be transformed by subtracting a portion of its volume. However, the form can maintain its original character or be transformed into a form of another family.

Brutalism in the UK

This building is subtractive form. There are a lot of windows on this building that has been subtracted. It uses rectangular and triangle form for subtracting.

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  Additive Form

Additive Form is a form that can be transformed by adding the portions to its volume. The additional portion that attached the original form can retain its identity or altering.

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Radial Form

Radial Form is a form that is composed of linear forms extending from the center point of the element to its outside in a radiating manner. Besides, this form is composed of the features of centrality and linearity into one particular combination.

The Coin Building

This image is a radial form. The building is shaped like a large coin, with a square hole in the middle which is a center of its.

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