Decomposition as Expression: Disassembled Axonometry as Design Tool

"In the translation of three-dimensional reality onto a two-dimensional plane, axonometry stands as one of the graphic systems of representation that form the foundation of the language used by architecture and design professionals. Alongside plans, sections, and elevations, its exploded views often stand out for their ability to study the multiple layers that compose a project. Although axonometry is also employed in other disciplines such as"

"engineering and urban planning, it consistently proves its capacity to function as more than a mere representational tool, strengthening the understanding not only of a project's construction processes, materials, and structural systems but also expanding the communication of the ideas and design processes that shape a project. In Mirror: Reproduction and Representation, Fernández Galiano argues that representation is the mediation"

Axonometry is a graphic system that translates three-dimensional reality onto a two-dimensional plane, complementing plans, sections, and elevations. Exploded views decompose projects into multiple layers, enabling detailed study of spaces, components, and construction logics. Axonometric sections function like X-rays, revealing structural systems, materials, and assembly processes to support analysis and knowledge. The technique facilitates communication among architects, students, builders, clients, and other stakeholders by making design processes and operations legible. Axonometry applies across scales from large projects to prototypes and ephemeral installations, strengthening both technical understanding and the expressive communication of ideas.

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