Oblique Function theory
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Oblique Function theory is an architectural concept developed by Claude Parent (often with Paul Virilio) that advocates sloping, inclined planes in buildings to disrupt traditional vertical-horizontal spatial organization and transform how people move and inhabit space.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural concept
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architectural theory ⓘ |
| advocatesUseOf |
inclined planes
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sloping planes ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
disrupt traditional architectural orthogonality
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transform human movement in space ⓘ transform modes of inhabitation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Function of the Oblique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliedIn |
church designs by Claude Parent
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experimental housing projects ⓘ |
| associatedWithArchitect | Claude Parent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheorist | Paul Virilio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralIdea |
floor, wall, and ceiling distinctions are destabilized
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oblique surfaces replace flat floors as primary circulation zones ⓘ |
| challenges |
conventional notions of comfort in architecture
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passive occupation of space ⓘ |
| coDeveloper | Paul Virilio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conceptualFocus |
instability and imbalance as design tools
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kinesthetic experience of space ⓘ |
| critiques | Cartesian grid in architecture ⓘ |
| developedIn | 1960s ⓘ |
| developedInCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
continuous oblique surfaces
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dynamic bodily engagement with architecture ⓘ |
| encourages |
active bodily participation in architecture
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nonlinear circulation paths ⓘ |
| hasDesignElement |
continuous interior-exterior oblique planes
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ramps used as primary living surfaces ⓘ tilted floors connecting multiple levels ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalDimension |
critique of sedentary lifestyles
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redefinition of domestic space as terrain ⓘ |
| historicalContext | postwar French architectural experimentation ⓘ |
| inArchitectureHistory | considered a precursor to some late-20th-century experimental practices ⓘ |
| influenced | later experimental architectural practices ⓘ |
| influencedBy | modernist architecture ⓘ |
| involves | integration of circulation and inhabitation on sloped surfaces ⓘ |
| mainProponent | Claude Parent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes | strict vertical-horizontal spatial organization ⓘ |
| proposes | architecture as a field of forces rather than static volumes ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
kinetic perception of space
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topological architecture ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
deconstructivist architecture
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radical architecture ⓘ |
| seeksTo |
challenge habitual patterns of dwelling
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induce new postures and bodily orientations ⓘ |
| theorizedBy | Paul Virilio in writings on speed and space ⓘ |
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