ᐅ Asymmetric Facades as the Preferred Option?

Created on: 9 Oct 2021 20:51
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In der Ruine
Hello everyone,

I have read several times that symmetrical facades are not particularly popular among experts.
What is the right degree of asymmetry? The golden ratio? The Fibonacci sequence?
What makes a building interesting, and do you have any examples?

I, of course, designed my extension to be perfectly symmetrical.


Front view of a house as a red architectural drawing with roof, windows, and entrance on the left.
In der Ruine10 Oct 2021 21:35
The thread was originally meant to discuss asymmetry in general. The image was just intended as a poor example of symmetry.

To clarify: the living room has nothing to do with the garden or access to it. And yes, there are two steps down into the living room. The entrance to the house is via the porch with more steps. What you see here is the back of the house, i.e., the garden side. The porch has two doors—front entrance and garden access at the rear.
And this is exactly my architect’s design translated into a plan. There was no consultation or suggestions for improvement included in the price either.
11ant10 Oct 2021 21:53
In der Ruine schrieb:

The thread was actually meant to be about asymmetry in general. The image was only intended as a bad example of symmetry.

It serves that purpose perfectly.
In der Ruine schrieb:

And it is a direct translation of my architect’s design into a plan.

Then even a draftsman would have been sufficient.
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barfly666
10 Oct 2021 22:28
My existing property has an asymmetrical roof, and the garage is "crookedly" positioned—asymmetrical to the house, the plot, the driveway, and even my car... it’s driving me crazy. What was the builder thinking?
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ypg
11 Oct 2021 00:53
Everything in our house is also asymmetrical. But I spent weeks making sure the floor plan was coherent and that it looks appealing from the outside. My general contractor didn’t care about that.

What exactly is your concern now, @In der Ruine?

I would probably split the upper window into three sections, so it doesn’t look wide but more vertically elongated.
In der Ruine11 Oct 2021 13:06
@ypg
I have taken up your idea of the three-part window.

@Snowy36
Your idea wasn’t bad. It should definitely go in the direction of a Swedish-style house.
But on top, there should be a semicircular window for the attic.


Two-story house line drawing with dark wood cladding, white windows, and red roof trim.
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ypg
11 Oct 2021 13:11
Although the muntins in the upper floor window are not correct (I assume this was unintentional?), the overall appearance already looks a bit more harmonious now. What do you think yourself?