Asymmetrical facades as the preferred choice?

Hello everyone,

I have now read several times that symmetrical facades do not exactly excite the experts.
What is the right measure of asymmetry? The golden ratio? The Fibonacci sequence?
What makes a building interesting and do you have examples of this.

Of course, I planned my extension perfectly symmetrically.

Ultimately, the client decides what they like or dislike! Tastes vary, so there is no right or wrong measure for asymmetry.

In our planning, we deliberately try to avoid symmetry as much as possible, as long as it is feasible in terms of design, financially within budget, and also sensible. Because we simply find asymmetry more exciting and individual. A house with 4 equally sized windows facing the street and a symmetrical gable roof can be found in every town in sufficient numbers. But everyone as they please!

I agree with GeradeSchräg. But I believe what is mainly criticized here in the forum is that everything is supposed to be symmetrical "at all costs," even if the interiors suffer as a result. Our little house also doesn't have much symmetry, and I personally find it nicer that way.

I have already read several times that symmetrical facades do not meet with much enthusiasm among the experts. What is the right measure of asymmetry? Golden ratio? Fibonacci sequence? [...] Of course, I planned my extension perfectly symmetrically.

I am not particularly familiar with experts. Regarding symmetry, I only regularly point out a) that it can be overdosed; b) that it does not replace proportion and other aspects/dimensions of aesthetics, but can only complement them; and c) that if it is prioritized too highly, it is excellently suited to compete with more noble values with deadly consequences for the planning quality. With a poison cocktail whose main ingredients are symmetry and a straight staircase, you can turn a beautiful house into a substitute villa. Golden ratio / Fibonacci, Collatz, Euler, ... – You better plan the extension harmoniously. I hope you don’t mean that Frankenstein extension seriously: the knee wall only in the extension is simply not acceptable; on top of that, the window formats that do not take up the scale of the main house. Also floor-to-ceiling, eieieieieiei ouch ouch ouch. And then the horizontal format in the upper living space – listen here, hell!

Ultimately, the builder decides what is pleasing or not!

It depends: "pleasing" is basically subject to rules. If someone has no sense of design or is not familiar with harmony or aesthetics, they can really draw rubbish.

Tastes differ, therefore there is no right or wrong measure for asymmetry.

Yes there is. But that is the lesson of "design," a subject of training, which many who are not confronted with it are overwhelmed by or downplay.

Of course I have my extension perfect What does that mean: no sense for harmony, no knowledge of shapes, proportions…, planned symmetrically.

What does that mean: no sense for harmony, no knowledge of shapes, proportions…, … can be seen in this example: harmonious is something else, you can look at the "great windows" with blinders on, but really nothing fits, not even the grid of the windows themselves. The "naturally perfect" is not really successful for me. I'm looking for the pun in it ;) (I really find it extraordinarily unsuccessful. Sorry! Window divisions not equal, sometimes horizontal, sometimes square, all proportions to each other…) You can't call that beautiful. And that is not an "opinion".

The fact is: either you can do it ... or you find someone who can, namely a professional.
my opinion!