Let’s Talk About Parti Diagrams - Vol. 01 | feat. Glenn Murcutt House and Casa da Musica

[@MiguelClimbs]

You guys have officially described a parti better than any of my professors at Cornell ever did. Have a like!

[@MiguelClimbs]

Oh also, do Casa del Fascio by Terragni.

[@Archimarathon]

Thanks for the compliment. Casa del Fascio is a pretty straight forward atrium building plan and diagram. What makes it special I think is Terragni’s composition of openings and proportions prowess

[@dulguunbold2067]

I WISH I WATCH THIS EPISODE EARLIER

[@arnasagen8077]

Still among my favourite episodes! Learn something new every time I watch it.

[@angelaballard3929]

As someone who didn't get to study architecture as a profession ( back in the day when girls were excluded from tech drawing and career choices were limited) I am so appreciative of archimarathon. Your informal infill architectural development of design tragics is a wonderful contribution to my ongoing design education. 🙏👏👏👏

[@Archimarathon]

Thank you. We are trying to make architecture more available for non-architects. So happy to hear.

[@RayD22D]

Awesome, hundreds more of these please!!

[@Archimarathon]

Thanks Ray. Preferably pair that up with actually travelling to the real thing

[@telepoiss]

As a young photographer working in the field - this is gold to see more inside the architects heads. Love this.

[@Archimarathon]

Ahh then you’ll probably notice how the interior images of Casa da Musica are aligned to the floor (overall) order in the photos as 1 point perspective shots.

[@telepoiss]

@@Archimarathon When everything around you is tilted-angled somewhere I guess its nice to have something "stable" to grab onto while looking. A baseline of sorts.

[@Archimarathon]

That’s the same thinking

[@marcusncube6904]

The Parti videos are such a big help,please make more

[@zion8413]

I know this comment is late but awesome videos you guys!! How yall broke down the simplified order of those buildings through parti diagram was awesome! Cheers!

[@ztreg1]

Fantastic episode! Really enjoy when you breakdown projects in detail. Great learning tool, thank you

[@MrPelikan500]

if ever this channel changes name or starts a 2nd channel .... let that be *ArchiParti* :D 1:37 ... *"Decision Taken"* ... this awesome Etymological meaning ... seems to me to be more meaningful than just "organising thought ... in drawing &/or words" as it truly describes the *process* of first having explored the task at hand ... then *concluding* ... what is the *ONLY* way forward (which one should not deviate/dilute from ... keeping the MT the MT) ;-) (wow! this is turning out to be a philosophically life question ... not just about design ... *whats your parti?* ... more awesomeness from ArchiMarathon! )

[@Archimarathon]

Yes it’s a good find. Great that Andrew asked the noob question because we thought we knew but turns out we didn’t fully know. Like many things in life

[@Fatlou_]

Late to the party!!! Such a good episode!! I thoroughly enjoyed it!! Sad when it ended so abruptly ...Love the content and the editing Kevin..the videos are getting better and better since lockdown..!

[@Archimarathon]

Yeah we talked about another 3 projects I think. That’s a whole episode there already

[@ISCDesignArchitect]

yea its a wonderful house by Glenn. I have studied it for 20 + years carefully and even today you taught me new things about this wonderful design; remarkable

[@Archimarathon]

With seminal work, there is always something you can dig at and find new things

[@ISCDesignArchitect]

@@Archimarathon yea amazing so many layers of amazingness

[@morneschroeder6255]

One of the best "lectures" I have seen explaining PARTI. Awesome projects! Parti on guys!

[@Archimarathon]

Thanks! 🥳 🎉

[@atidmess8371]

Wow, such a nice contents you have on your channel :D. Thanks to you guys im learning many things here and im grateful for this❤️🙏

[@Archimarathon]

Great to hear!

[@joannedalton9977]

Love exactly these type of episodes. And your 'how what why' .... so informative... so HELPFUL!!

[@Archimarathon]

Cheers. This episode is the follow on from What Why How. And there is vol.2 now of this too.

[@urbancolab]

Great work Kevin and Andrew. This is a great format and is always useful for all levels of interest.

[@Archimarathon]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@legendl7254]

thanks for doing this. It helps a lot to digest a project in 20 mins!

[@Archimarathon]

Check out Part 2 and other videos. If you haven’t watched WHAT WHY HOW, that sets up the words we used for the episodes.

[@paulgasparro9364]

I've only just gotten a chance to watch this now. Know it's been a while since it got posted! I have to say that there is no better way to understand architecture than by breaking it down into blocks and working what is the main thing and how it all comes together! P referents in architecture certainly changed the way I read plans, sections and elevations! I definitely think you guys could conduct more of the Parti episodes on the side to your other videos!

[@Prieze868]

I'm sure and hope that your architecture work is revered and saved in the future

[@bambim8849]

Yesss please keep going with these type of episodes, they're almost like lectures and so informative. P.S. please start a podcast !

[@Archimarathon]

Come join our Discord server.

[@camilosanchez9649]

So great content! Thanks. Casa da Musica is my study case now and this video was so much useful. Greetings from Colombia

[@Archimarathon]

Hola! Glad you find it useful. Check out some of the other videos, especially the WHAT WHY HOW one

[@dulguunbold2067]

PLEASE SHARE WITH US MORE THIS KIND OF EPISODES. REALLY FUNDAMENTAL AND IMPRESSIVE. Fun THANKS GUYS

[@taracull-archienglish5174]

Great break down and summary of a critical part of the design process. Loved the break down of Casa da Musica. I'm going back to including some of these original diagrams in my client presentations now. I don't know why I'd started taking them out as I really think it strengthens the communication of the design.

[@Archimarathon]

Yes diagrams are super important for client communication

[@klaushousee]

Diagrams!

[@Archimarathon]

Enjoy

[@waynewong8540]

LET'S GET THE PARTI STARTED!

[@Archimarathon]

I am a parti animal.

[@belle7437]

The memes are killing me lol Glad my classmate shared this video. We’re all confused with our assignment and needed some help. You guys are adorbs, btw! #partiparty 😅

[@Archimarathon]

Cheers

[@nikolce1993]

instant respect for the dragon ball reference haha

[@Archimarathon]

Haha. Cheers

[@swlol3335]

Hello,love the video! Easy to understand! Was just wondering are they only 2 episodes of this series? Cause Im looking forward for more! Appreciate the time and content!

[@omarelhalfawy7902]

This type of content is very useful and your way of presenting it is very simple keep up the good work❤️️ I'm just wondering was that exterior form of the Casa da Musica made by coincidence or just randomly inclining the walls after having the halls positioned in those directions or did they already had that form in mind together with the hall orientation in the first place? Like there are tens of other possibilities to the form if that is the case and they could take the same orientation concept and apply in other projects near important land marks and just change the outer form. Will that affect the question of "what makes this building belong to this location"?

[@Archimarathon]

Omar El Halfawy read the excellent comment from Diego Benito. The shape also gives is more space externally as they hold outdoor concerts too and one of the faces helps bounce sound out from the slightly sunken orchestra pit (which is the cafe outdoor seating during day time)

[@efeozyaba545]

Maybe Freie Universitat in Berlin or The Interlace' in Singapore to show the relationship between mass-void? Or some of the Brisbane stuff to blur the lines between interior-exterior?

[@Archimarathon]

Did you mean the Philology Library by Foster+Partners? That’s rather simple as it is already a diagram, almost too literal yet the spaces are better than expected. The Interlace yes, it’s part of the lecture but it’s only a throw away few slides as there isn’t the complexity the unpack neither. Brisbane stuff is another level and whilst the diagrams might be simple, the execution is something else altogether

[@efeozyaba545]

​@@Archimarathon Nah, I was thinking the whole campus in an urban scale (on second thought might look too simple on paper and mat-building concepts could be too theoretical though). I guess you wanna stick to architectural scale, how about Oslo Opera house? or Contemporary Arts Center Córdoba by Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos?

[@rubysunny6239]

great content. A big help in explaining the invisible rhythm of architecture.

[@jumbothebest]

More of these please

[@sarahshum6490]

You guys are amazing, inspiring channel, love it

[@Archimarathon]

Thanks. Be sure to check out at least Part 2 of this video which came out this week and the WHAT WHY HOW video from which the lexicon of this video is based on.

[@paceosheam]

Thanks for a great channel. I’m impressed that you make the time to put together such informative info on architecture. Is it possible see more about the process, from brief following the timeline to final design construction, for say, the Shard in London? I like to see how or why solutions have been created, and where they started?

[@diontsonidis3033]

Keep up the vids!

[@Archimarathon]

Thank you

[@noone-dm4ns]

i dont know if its possible to say how was it constructed step by step but huge thanks great videa it helped me in project

[@eimydiaz5337]

love the overwatch reference, instant sub

[@Archimarathon]

Have you seen our overwatch episode?

[@Prieze868]

Kevin four Pines beer is great great commentary by the way

[@Archimarathon]

Thanks. They should pay us. Lol

[@andizhanstuey]

Lots for you to 'borrow from' there guys 👍

[@tobyharrington3165]

Really love these episodes! A suggestion for a future episode is the 'KuBe' Culture Center in Copenhagen by MVRDV and ADEPT

[@Archimarathon]

Thanks. But that building is pretty much a diagram in itself already. buildipedia.com/aec-pros/design-news/kube-by-adept/mvrdv-an-experimental-community-center

[@eveyn7785]

These episodes are great! In the theme of concert halls Herzog & de Meuron's Elbphilharmonie would be great to see broken down, they also used that curvy corrugated glass, now I know why! Other than that, I would love to see an analysis of some Charles Correa work, I cant seem to find much out there. Maybe the Kanchanjunga Apartment Building, Mubai? or the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown in Portugal? Thanks! Love your work.

[@Archimarathon]

Champimaud Centre for the Unknown is usually on our Spain+Portugal Archimarathon. I have actually seen the LEGO version of it thru have inside at the foyer (usually you can’t just go in). Actually I would suggest you try to understand it the way we have shown already. Here is a good plan for you to get going. static.dezeen.com/uploads/2011/06/dezeen_Champalimaud-Foundation-by-Charles-Correa-25_1000.gif

[@Archimarathon]

In regards to Elbphilharmonie, the diagram is definitely more a sectional one. We would like to go there and talk about the building in person one day. That was what was always intended for this channel. Unfortunately we are stuck inside and running out of ideas (and steam) for good videos

[@eveyn7785]

@@Archimarathon sorry didn't realise you covered that already. I'll have a look, thanks!

[@Archimarathon]

No we haven’t talked about it no. What I meant was that it’s usually part of the tour

[@Archimarathon]

What appears to be the main thing for the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown based on the plan and the photos?

[@johnkellett7797]

One very important role that as architects we are generally quite bad at is explaining architecture to non-architects, and what separates it from building design. Some use the good/bad architecture comparison but I think that misses the point :-) In light of that I challenge you to describe Portmeirion in a way that explains why a lot of people think they like it for a particular reason but that is probably not the underlying and sub conscious reason they like it. I see the architectural jokes afresh very year that we holiday there and have little ‘internally expressed’ giggle each time I see them, repeatedly. Prince Charles’s Poundbury is another example, he thinks it succeeds due to the classical styling but accurately it is the urban planning that makes it work well and be popular, the Architectual style is just an irrelevant applied fashion statement. The media are the same misinterpreting architectural style as good/bad fashion subjectively whereas good architecture transcends both style and fashion objectively.

[@Archimarathon]

Have you seen our video on architects are bad communicators?

[@johnkellett7797]

@@Archimarathon having only recently discovered your channel I am slowly working my way through them all backwards (I am left handed, of course)

[@user-yk1cw8im4h]

can’t believe I just found yr channel, now I’m in my final year and I wasn’t taught these at all.

[@Archimarathon]

Never too late

[@danielappell3484]

I wonder what the interiors of the Murcutt house would have looked like if the ceiling had retained the curve of the roof.

[@Archimarathon]

Good question

[@darshanadhande7882]

Hii...your videos and lectures seem interesting and fun..! btw there is a very crucial mistake in this video...at 3.43 minute. Palace of Assembly in Chandigarh, India is by La Corbusier and NOT by Louis Kahn. Surpirised that no one seemed to notice !

[@Archimarathon]

Yes. It’s been pointed out multiple times already. Late night delirious mistake

[@darshanadhande7882]

​@@Archimarathon 😄 ..okay

[@Archimarathon]

Also, it’s Le Corbusier not La Corbusier

[@saraa7117]

Love and appreciate these episodes. sometimes its really hard to understand projects from drawings, unless it gets explained to you. Very excited to watch this series.

[@joseferreira749]

thank you

[@Archimarathon]

Welcome

[@engelkae]

Miss the class on parti Diagram and you just help me catch up

[@Archimarathon]

Have you watched the What Why How one too!

[@simonmou88]

Ohh this may be a bit embarrassing, but palace of assembly is by Le Corbusier and not Louis Kahn 3:40 🙈🙈🙈 Otherwise love your work

[@Archimarathon]

Yes. Already pointed out. Watch the original video and you know that I know. It was late night mistake in this video

[@nbahrman65]

✨

[@Archimarathon]

🙏

[@archistudent6124]

Palace of Assembly is done by le courbosier and not by louis khan

[@Archimarathon]

Did you watch the episode before?

[@tarunifalconer]

I’m still trying to figure out why you two gorgeous men always seem to drink beer?..

[@Archimarathon]

Stay hydrated

[@carlossantos-fz7xo]

As instalações técnicas da Casa da Música, estão extremamente mal projectadas. O elevador do IKEA é muito maior que o elevador técnico da CDM. Não há acesso pedestre no cais de descarregamento. Os camiões encostam no cais, mas as pessoas têm que ir dar uma volta enorme para ficar na parte de cima do cais. Os corredores são estreitos , etc etc. O arquiteto não percebia nada do suporte técnico que está inerente a um espetáculo.

[@blackgirlarchive6631]

Could you do one on the steilneset memorial?

[@Archimarathon]

Oh come on. The elevation or cross section are the diagram in themselves.

[@alissad3755]

I like you guys content so much 🥲🥲why didn’t I discover it earlier…

[@Archimarathon]

Never too late