Define a form by a few parameters and a rule, and let every element vary continuously with them, instead of repeating identical elements.
floor i: rotation = i × θ, scale = 1 − (1 − τ)·(i ⁄ n)^1.3
From courtyard block to tower by degrees
Make the building types a continuum governed by parameters: let the perimeter block morph by gradual steps into a block with a tower, and into towers alone, so that neighbouring blocks differ by degree, never by collage.
Schumacher’s heuristics forbid rigid, repeated and juxtaposed forms and demand that every element be differentiated gradually and correlated with its neighbours. In the Kartal-Pendik scheme the block type varies across the field (open courtyards in the quieter areas, blocks breaking up into towers along the main axis), so that the fabric itself tells you where you are.
Related rules
Take the lines of the roads that arrive at the site from its surroundings and bundle them into a grid that bends and swells to meet them, instead of imposing a rigid orthogonal grid.
Govern the height and density of every block by a continuous field that rises towards the main axis and the centres, so that the skyline is a smooth landscape rather than a set of isolated peaks.
Cite this page Chris Paton, “From courtyard block to tower by degrees”, The Textbook of Architecture, https://textbookofarchitecture.com/rule/kartal-typology-morph. Text, drawings and models licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.