circular forest clearing. The use of complexity can be seen in the irregular rhythm of the timber screens mimicking the irregular spacing of the trees in the forest. This is also seen in the in the railing of the interior stairway. Even the structure itself is used symbolically to refer to origins; as in the Venturi home. The Villa Mairea is archaic and modern, rustic and elegant, regional and universal at the same time. It refers simultaneously to the past and the future, it is abundant in its imagery and consequently has a very human aspect. Aaltos style was contextual and vernacular. He was very conscious of the need for social settings linked directly to natural surroundings with the use of natural landscape.Aaltos design, like Venturis, had some contradictions and complexities. Aalto used steel tubular columns, wooden post, and tree trunk as just a few examples5. All of these different elements were brought together, joining the artificial with the natural. The opposition between artificial and natural form, and this principle of duality maintains itself throughout the home. Both Venturi and Aalto break away from the restrictive design of the Modern architecture. They each developed a new and unique method of bringing the focus of the home back to those who would inhabit them....
