atom11:Research
Preliminary Research
We interpret the following ideas or theories as relevant to the experience of intimacy.
A discussion on the significance of this research will follow in Phase II.
Phenomenological Contributors
"...continued search for a concrete understanding of the environment...The concept of existential space is devided in the complementary terms "space" and "character", in accordance with the basic psychic functions "orientation" and "identification"...."Thing, order, character, light and time are the basic categories of concrete natural understanding."
by Christian Norberg-Schulz, "Genius Loci Towards a phenomenology of architecture"
Sense of Space
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Sense of Space
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Human Perceptions of Nearness
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Gathering vs. Isolation Space
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Stimulation vs. Performance
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Border vs. Communication
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Psychological Contributors
Publicly Accessible Private Space
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Centered Common Areas
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Entrance Room
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Intimacy Gradient
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Protection and View
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