Space Within A Design

Lecture 2

Architecture is not just about the design of a building but it is also thinking about how to use the space that surrounds us. Sometimes art and installations within a space are what is needed to complete a design.

The Unilever series: Anish Kapoor:Marsyas is something that draws you in by the largeness of scale overpowering the room that holds it and its complexity. The sculpture is so large that you couldn’t view it from any one position, it goes from designing it on paper to having no accounting for the scale, this drawing is physically brought to life. This abstract structure makes  you question how it was done and why is it where it is.  The mountain of colour pulls you in closer along the large sheet that is used to add colour to the design, also catches your eye by its finishing affect that allows light to bounce off it. The layout of the design is clever,  when you look at it from a view it is  overpowering, but it is positioned so people can actually walk on a bridge and feel as if they are part of the design which creates a rush of excitement. The positioning is important, this design has went from being some large sculpture to actually being this intimate thing pulling you closer.

Looking further into how the layout of a structure is important got me thinking more about space as a perceptual threshold. Designing a space is hard, for my group project I am designing a relaxing zone where uni students can go and chill out. Thinking about how they can relax became difficult as thinking about why you are putting things in the space and how you can  not just make it a comfy sitting area In a space became challenging. Not many people think about the space around them, a lot of people get distracted by the people that are around them. Person space is a key thing to think about whilst designing, as you are designing for the people not yourself. If you were in this incredible space, and you were excited about it but then the amount of people surrounding you, people on the phone, or people coughing, taking loud would all start     to get intense.People in your way , or you couldn’t sit down without someone else touching you,  it would become overwhelming and unenjoyable. Having no personal space is something no one enjoys, it overpowers you, takes your mind else where,  you start to think more about who is around you than the space itself.

The layout of a design, can become most important. Something that is amazing can lose its value just by a object being at the wrong angle, wrong size, or even wrong place and also even by a seat being placed to close to another.