Since the dawn of time, architecture has shaped history and helped to define societies. Architects have been, and still are, those who design and plan the world in which people live, work, and play. Great civilizations have come and gone. However, they have not gone entirely since their architecture is what tells us their story.
Architecture serves as the proof of mankind’s progress and the advancements of technology through the centuries. Architecture represents the thoughts and values that have defined countless numbers of societies throughout history.
Architecture has always walked a tight line, a line that straddles science and art. Dublin architects find themselves contending with a world that is continually changing and transitioning. Architects today are facing new challenges again, thanks to rapidly involving technology.
Architects have always seen ideas as concepts. Thoughts have always formed the foundation of design. Thoughts are what drives a project from concept to completion. An architectural concept is the first part of the process. It defines the meaning and reason for the result. The concept is the one consistent element that follows a project from start to finish and can be described as an idea, a philosophy, an inspiration, thought, or theory.
The building site, the client’s design brief, and the type of building generate architectural concepts. Added to these primary considerations are culture, society, and technology. Design concepts include finishes, materials, landscape, and orientation.
Without a robust architectural concept, the architect will find it difficult to establish a clear concept when making critical design decisions. It is the concept that drives the thought process. The concept is the projects “rule book.”
When a decision must be made, the concept directs the architect’s thinking, it drives the thought process to come up with a solution that maintains the concept and clarity of the design intent. The difference between an awe-inspiring project and an average project is often down to the concept, and whether the initial clarity was maintained.
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