OBS-INT-002
Vincent Van Duysen — Patio House Project
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surface before plane
OBS-INT-002
Material Presence
Atlas Index:
OBS-INT-002
Origin:
Belgium
Era:
contemporary
Themes / Lineage:
Contemporary courtyard architecture, surface logic, material restraint
Field Notes:
Surfaces remain uninterrupted. Openings register as interruptions.

surface before plane

Vincent Van Duysen — Patio House Project

Surfaces are treated as continuous fields rather than framed elements. Openings appear as quiet interruptions. Material variation is minimal.

What comes first?
Planes are often framed and articulated. Here surface precedes structure. Openings register as quiet interruptions rather than features. What comes first is continuity over composition. Frame withdraws from emphasis.

Planes are often framed and articulated.

Here surface precedes structure.

Openings register as quiet interruptions rather than features.

What comes first is continuity over composition.

Frame withdraws from emphasis.

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Artist Overview

Vincent Van Duysen
material as calm

In Dialogue

John Pawson
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Peter Zumthor
Color structuring spatial volume
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