Abstract:
The relationship between human beings and the built environment is a complex web of personal perceptions and interpretations resulting in ones unique experiences of space. Ones individual chemical makeup offers a unique measurement of how ones perception of space can be interpreted into differing moods and feelings directly related to that space. The use of spacial archtypes; the form of the space, placement of walls, height of the ceiling, etc, can all alter how one experiences the space and can begin to guide the user, whether physically or psychologically. The materiality and colors of the space greatly affect the individuals interpretation of the overall space, conjuring different moods that may alter ones spatial experiences. By moving through the space, interacting with it, the user and the architecture begin to dance with the architecture leading the user. The user lets cues from the space begin to guide him, pushing him along walls, following paths and ascending up stairs. Making him feel welcome and safe in large, bright, tall rooms and uncomfortable in small, low dark rooms. This thesis is an investigation between the relationship of progressive and spatial experiences in relation to human perception, interpretation, sensation and mood
