Context in Architecture




What s Context?
 

“The interrelated conditions in which something exists or occurs”
or we can say "Context is an external element that influence an object"
It means due to influence of context it strongly reflects local culture, beliefs and practices. There are several contextual factors, which can be categories in to two parts:

          PHYSICAL FACTORS                                 NON-PHYSICAL FACTORS

 Importance of Context in Architecture
  • It is a strong visual relationship with the surroundings.
  • Context determines the architectural style, building material selection and site layout, which are very important in creating an effective design. 
  • It creates continuity between the building and local circumstances.
  •  Falling water is an good example shows how organic architectural style create harmony with the surrounding vegetation and flowing water.


Climatic Context
Understanding the site ecological history gives further clues as to what design strategies should be adopted.
Iran has a variable climate that generally hot, dry and cold at different parts of the country. Therefore, the wind catchers are considered as a part of building form. It plays a role as a modifying mechanism to adjust heat and wind flow into the interior spaces and make the spaces comfort naturally.

Therefore, the new contemporary design of Iran Architecture has  integrate with wind tower system. The climatic context is so important in Iran because of its geological location. 

Economic Context
Every country in the world does not have the same economic viability. This difference makes the practice of Architecture is different from place to place.
Economic context promotes vernacular practices as well as cost-effective construction method.
Thus, the emergence of new methods such as prefabricated components and module systems have greatly utilized in architectural design today.


Economic context promotes vernacular practices as well as cost-effective construction method.
Thus, the emergence of new methods such as prefabricated components and module systems have greatly utilized in architectural design today.
This method reduces labor costs and speed up the construction period. It also can provide best value for money and client’s satisfaction. Prefab homes are becoming popular in Europe, Canada and United States as they are relativity cheap when compared to many homes on the market.

Political Context
Influence large scale infrastructural development and have strong impact on social infrastructure.
It decides the regulations for the development by keeping in mind the needs of society.
For example in Malaysia, the government has made a policy that all government buildings must use the methods of industrialized building system to reduce the dependency on foreign workers. 
                       Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, New Delhi                                            IIT Kanpur
Recently, the concept of sustainability was introduced to reduce the amount of electricity and water bills on government buildings.

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