WIP: 4 CONDITIONS OF SPACE
D
SUPER-PRIVATE/SENDENTARY SPACE.
The spaces within the centre of the plan, are the most passive, sedentary and private spaces. They will be the smallest pockets of space in the plan, as they will be designed to fit just one person. This is where people escape to the ultimate state of passive and solitary pleasure: sleep.
The walls lean in, pinching at the top, to enclose the person within, the ornament is at eye level so as not to induce any strain on the person within. The ornament is the most simple and repetitive within these spaces.
C
PRIVATE/ ENCLOSED GROUP SPACES
The walls of the second layer from the centre open up slightly, so the occupants are less enclosed.
The ornament rises above eye level and becomes more intense inducing more activity within the space. Movement is implied between the figures as each one is slightly rotated, despite being the same.
B.
PUBLIC/ ACTIVE SPACE
The next layer, opens outwards as opposed to enclosing its occupant, it exposes them, marking the transition into more public/ group spaces. These spaces will be larger and more open, allowing more light within. The ornament too stops repeating and variation and intensity, forces the user to look around more and upward to understand the increasing complexity.
A
HYPER-ACTIVE/ EXPOSED/ OPEN/ PUBLIC SPACE
The outer layers of space will be the largest and most open and public spaces.
The form of the room is pinched at the bottom , opening up the top of the room, giving a sense of exposure: it is OPEN.
This is the most active layer, figurative ornament is all varied and placed far above eye level inducing the user to physically strain and move their neck to see the ornament above which becomes increaingly dense at the top of the room.
These spaces are really interesting. I like that formally there are clear operations and just size and some tesselation of the wall define the spaces. So we are basically there, I think the next step is the "relation" of one space to the next one. For instance you have the superprivate cell for the solitary pleasure of sleep, so maybe the wall get ticker and less noise can penetrate, or the cell move in section below the ground level or viceversa at the top level... I like that they are all isolated spaces and I would try to isolate them even more with the location of the room in section, with the tickness of the walls... really nice Zoe!