Peter Märkli: Linguagem e proporção na arquitetura

Abstract

This masters dissertation investigates the architectural design process through the articulation of disciplinary foundations, representational tools, and design practices. The study begins with an examination of grammar and proportion as structuring elements of design and takes as reference the work of Swiss architect Peter Märkli, whose built and unbuilt projects highlight the relevance of intellectual trajectories that transcend material realization. The research emphasizes the role of drawings, diagrams, and models as design tools, understanding them as mediators of architectural reasoning and instruments for formal and spatial experimentation. As a case study, the dissertation focuses on Märkli's Valadas House, analyzed through the interplay between conceptual foundations and representational methods. The work aims to contribute to the contemporary disciplinary debate by underlining the importance of considering unbuilt projects and intermediate processes as integral components of architectural practice.