In the contemporary architecture, a diagram is importantly used as a tool of speculation and self-generation beyond expression and strategy. And, it contains different characteristics by architect as a way of architectural design process based on his ...
In the contemporary architecture, a diagram is importantly used as a tool of speculation and self-generation beyond expression and strategy. And, it contains different characteristics by architect as a way of architectural design process based on his own architectural methodology. So, it means that the type of strategy, characteristics and significance of a diagram he uses are different. The purpose of this study is to see the characteristics of the process by analyzing a specific character and usage of the diagram he adopts. Among many contemporary architects using the diagram, SANAA uses a plane and single-lined and thus simple diagram and actually applies it to the real works consistently because it thinks the relationship between the space and the program important. In conclusion, analyzing SANAA’s diagram on a relational dimension allows us to know that it has the characteristics of the process that aims for the relational formation of infinite expansion and the extension of cognitive boundary.