The form relates to how the different elements of a building work together to achieve its purpose. The factors of the external design and how they affect the internal spacing.
For example with the Royal Liver Building, the use of glass topped light wells in the centre of the building make the use of large open spaces, as courtyards and large open plan rooms, while also reducing the need for so much artificial lighting.
The rhythm of a building consists of the natural beauty of the building and the pattern in which it takes. Included in the rhythm is the style of the building; in this case classical, the symmetry of the building, including the floor plan layouts and external placements.
The style of the Royal Liver building is classical. Fitting into the surrounding Liverpool landscape, the building is a reinforced concrete building finished with clad granite to a sand stone colour to match the environment. On the exterior the windows are very evenly placed and repeated throughout all of the elevations, giving it a symmetrical look. Towards the top of the building the windows become arched, this is a very nice architectural touch that finishes up the look of style, while also making the structure support some of the weight itself.
The interior to the Royal Liver building is also very symmetrical.
Each elevation having its own entrance and exit, gives the building a real sense of style, safety and simplicity. The interior of the building is majorly open plan spaces, well lit and spacious.
The building works well rhythmically within its surroundings in Liverpool. Being in the industrial sector of Liverpool; right next to the city centre, the Royal Liver building works really well near all the high end office buildings while also being architecturally beautiful to fit in with the more modern buildings such as the Museum of Liverpool.
Royal Liver Building, Liverpool 