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synonyms: belonging, closeness, inseparability, familiarity, nearness
 
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===<font color= "#247705">Intimacy of the Refuge</font>===
 
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“We are hypnotized by solitude, hypnotized by the gaze of the solitary house; and the tie that binds us to it is so strong that we begin to dream of nothing but a solitary house in the night.  With the example of the hut and the light that keeps vigil on the far horizon, we have shown '''the concentration of intimacy in the refuge'''”
  
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===Conditions of Intimacy===
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<br>Gaston Bachelard</div>
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Intimacy can be defined in many different ways.  Three ways in which we have researched intimacy are in the realms of psychology, culture, and phenomenology.
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====Psychological Intimacy====
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These five examples, taken from Christopher Alexander's Influential ''A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction'', mark the beginning of a database describing how humans needs are met through the spaces and places they use on a regular basis. The purpose behind creation this library is to construct a vocabulary that can be used to describe the conditions and components of Intimacy; to break down the term into more manageable pieces, accompanied with diagrammatic, written and photographic descriptions.
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Image:A room of one's own.jpg|[[Atom11:A Room of One's Own|'''A Room of One's Own''']]
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Image:Entrance room.jpg|[[Atom11:Entrance Room|'''Entrance Room''']]
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Image:Intimacy gradient.jpg|[[Atom11:Intimacy Gradient|'''Intimacy Gradient''']]
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===<font color= "#247705">Intimacy of Fire</font>===
 
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[[File:Kampvuur.jpg|315px]][[File:Firecircles.jpg|315px]]
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Fire clearly defines the boundaries of intimate space in the concentric zones that surround it.
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<br> The element itself is untouchable, thus it is an impenetrable barrier of sorts.
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<br> Next comes 20 - 30 centimeters of space which is too hot for human occupation.
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<br> The third zone from the center is finally safe and comfortable enough for human occupation.
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<br> The next zone is marked by light but not heat.
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<br> Ultimately, the light and heat are no longer noticable, the intimacy of the fire becomes intangible.</div>
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Aside from these rules or diagrams that can be used to describe how humans experience space, there are other ways of addressing the question of "what is intimacy?"
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===<font color= "#247705">Intimacy of Human Nearness</font>===
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There is an idea of temporary territorial claim that describes attachment to a place or object.  The story that follows is a good example of how humans engage their environments and how their environments become influential in their behavior.
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[http://sillyvilla.over-blog.com/pages/A_R_C_H_I_T_E_C_T_U_R_E-2565555.html'''Passillion'''] (link is in French)
 
[http://sillyvilla.over-blog.com/pages/A_R_C_H_I_T_E_C_T_U_R_E-2565555.html'''Passillion'''] (link is in French)
  
 
Based on the theme of passion, this poetic project attempts to address the meeting, marriage and separation of a French art teacher (the client) and her late husband. The follie, as the function describes, is located on the client’s property in Giverny, France.  Situated in the woods but overlooking an expansive hay field, the project responds to certain conditions of intimacy that are embedded in our subconscious.
 
Based on the theme of passion, this poetic project attempts to address the meeting, marriage and separation of a French art teacher (the client) and her late husband. The follie, as the function describes, is located on the client’s property in Giverny, France.  Situated in the woods but overlooking an expansive hay field, the project responds to certain conditions of intimacy that are embedded in our subconscious.
  
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This one small project actually embodies many examples from Alexander’s Pattern Language, including: [vertical] intimacy gradient, entrance room, a room of one’s own, and hierarchy of open space (referring to the siting).
 
This one small project actually embodies many examples from Alexander’s Pattern Language, including: [vertical] intimacy gradient, entrance room, a room of one’s own, and hierarchy of open space (referring to the siting).
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'''"Now I am traversed by bridle paths, under the seal of sun and shade...I live in great density...Shelter lures me. I slump down into the thick foliage...In the forest, I am my entire self. Everything is possible in my heart just as it is in the hiding places in ravines. Thickly wooded distance separates me from moral codes and cities."''' (Bachelard quoting Menard in ''The Poetics of Space'', 187)
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====Phenomenological Intimacy====
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Christian Norberg Schulz " Genius Loci  Towards a Phenomenology Architecture"
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The Phenomenon of Place.
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Intimacy

in·ti·ma·cy


  1. the state of being intimate: familiarity
  2. something of a personal or private nature


synonyms: belonging, closeness, inseparability, familiarity, nearness




Intimacy of the Refuge

Pollanhouse.jpg “We are hypnotized by solitude, hypnotized by the gaze of the solitary house; and the tie that binds us to it is so strong that we begin to dream of nothing but a solitary house in the night. With the example of the hut and the light that keeps vigil on the far horizon, we have shown the concentration of intimacy in the refuge”


Gaston Bachelard

Intimacy of Fire

Kampvuur.jpgFirecircles.jpg Fire clearly defines the boundaries of intimate space in the concentric zones that surround it.
The element itself is untouchable, thus it is an impenetrable barrier of sorts.
Next comes 20 - 30 centimeters of space which is too hot for human occupation.
The third zone from the center is finally safe and comfortable enough for human occupation.
The next zone is marked by light but not heat.


Ultimately, the light and heat are no longer noticable, the intimacy of the fire becomes intangible.

Intimacy of Human Nearness

Passillion (link is in French)

Based on the theme of passion, this poetic project attempts to address the meeting, marriage and separation of a French art teacher (the client) and her late husband. The follie, as the function describes, is located on the client’s property in Giverny, France. Situated in the woods but overlooking an expansive hay field, the project responds to certain conditions of intimacy that are embedded in our subconscious.

Own space.jpg

Edge condition.jpg

This one small project actually embodies many examples from Alexander’s Pattern Language, including: [vertical] intimacy gradient, entrance room, a room of one’s own, and hierarchy of open space (referring to the siting).

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