The purpose of this creative exercise is to explore the unity of opposites through the plurality of the in-between-ness in architecture. The exploration holds the promise of revealing a larger and more complex reality that speaks to contemporary times and the making of contemporary architecture. To investigate this proposition a program has been created to bring multiple readings of singular objects including "dynamic pluralism between life and death".1As a consequence, this creative project will allow me to speculate on how physical space can be deliberately experienced simultaneously. As a result, the building will service my proposition in light of liminal-driven architecture and how this proposal will contribute, to some extent, to enrich our world, our society through architecture by making the practice more challenging and motivating.The term threshold evokes images of entering and leaving, passages, crossings and change. It marks the point at which choices and decisions must be made in order to move on, and it would be unusual to think of it as a place to stay, a place of permanent existence. There are, however, situations in the lives of people in which transitions from an old situation to a new one, one social position to another, are hampered or cannot be completed successfully. In this case, Architecture has the potential to make people engage with the space, having the ability to speak to a person and stir their emotions. In the case of absence, the atmosphere of the space plays an important role in suggesting this attitude of meditation. Adjectives such as somber, solemn, reverent, joyful, etc. come to mind. In creating a space described by these terms, light and darkness might become the key. Natural, artificial, and hidden source lighting all can be utilized in various ways in defining the atmosphere of the space as somber, joyful, etc. Another key component in giving a space a certain feel is materiality. Concrete, wood, sheetrock, glass, etc. all change the mood of a space dramatically. The approach and progression to and through the building can also serve and important role in establishing the atmosphere as well as preparing the individual for reflection and/or celebration. The space in which one approaches, enters, and reflects in can make a significant difference in their spiritual experience. This begins to relate to the ideas of "transition, thresholds, boundaries" relevant to interstitial spaces, spaces of the in-between.1 Kisho Kurokawa & Associates <http://www.kisho.co.io/003 BooksAndThesis.htm> (12.17.06) / Department of Architecture
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/188339 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | Rodriguez-Motta, Javier |
| Contributors | Coddington, Jon P. |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | 55 leaves : ill., plans ; 28 cm. |
| Source | Virtual Press |
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