Dwelling: Dwelling: An interior An interior system system In realising In realising the ideathe of idea dwelling of dwelling as the lived as the interior, lived interior, the dwelling the dwelling is materialised is materialised through through the arrangement the arrangement of spatial ofboundaries, spatial boundaries, surfacessurfaces and objects and that objects define thatthe define the living. Dwelling living. Dwelling is also materialised is also materialised through through the joining the of joining elements of elements and materials. and materials. TectonicTectonic as “the as art“the of joining” art of joining” (Frampton, (Frampton, 1995) becomes 1995) becomes a key process a key process of of materialising materialising the ideathe of dwelling idea of dwelling space into space the into physical the physical space tospace be lived to be in. lived The in. The process process of materialisation of materialisation is the process is the process of developing of developing the dwelling the dwelling as a whole as a whole system, system, in whichin each which part each of the part system of the has system its functionality has its functionality as “the ability as “the toability become to become integrated integrated into an overall into anscheme” overall scheme” (Baudrillard, (Baudrillard, 1996, p. 1996, 63). p. 63). In an interior In ansystem, interior system, each object eachand object element and element takes a role takes asaarole partas ofathe part system of the with system with its functionality. its functionality. It is important It is important to consider to consider how objects how and objects elements and elements fit together fit together into into the whole thesystem whole and system defines and the defines functionality the functionality of the whole of thesystem. whole system. The functionality The functionality of an object of anisobject “the very is “the thing very that thing enables that enables it to transcend it to transcend its mainits 'function' main 'function' in the in the directiondirection of a secondary of a secondary one, to play one, atopart, play to a part, become to become a combining a combining element,element, an an adjustable adjustable item, within item,a within universal a universal system of system signs”of(Baudrillard, signs” (Baudrillard, 1996, p.1996, 63). Inp.the 63). In the understanding understanding of dwelling of dwelling interior, interior, while each while need each and need activity and may activity correspond may correspond to to particular particular objects, objects, elementselements or parts or of parts space,ofthe space, way the theyway are they related areto related one another to one another is what defines is what the defines functionality the functionality of the dwelling of the dwelling as a whole. as a whole. The process The process of materialising of materialising the inhabitation the inhabitation into the dwelling into the dwelling interior depends interior depends on the on the definition definition of tectonic of tectonic “not solely “notassolely a visual as aoccupation visual occupation with thewith joint,the butjoint, as abut direct as a direct spatial transformation spatial transformation of the joint of the in ajoint furnishing in a furnishing sensuous sensuous approaching approaching of the human of the human body” (Hvejsel, body” (Hvejsel, 2011, p. 2011, 241). p. In 241). this way, In this theway, formation the formation of dwelling of dwelling materiality materiality is not is not merely amerely technical a technical issue of issue “the art ofof “the joining” art of (Frampton, joining” (Frampton, 1995); it 1995); opens itopportunities opens opportunities for the spatial for theboundaries spatial boundaries and surfaces and surfaces to provide to the provide qualities the qualities that are directly that are related directly related to the human to thebody human andbody experience. and experience. The ideaThe of dwelling idea of dwelling as the lived as the interior livedand interior as the andinterior as thesystem interior eventually system eventually leads to leads to the making the making of the dwelling of the dwelling that integrates that integrates the programme the programme and the and tectonic. the tectonic. The The process process occurs back occurs andback forth and between forth between the programmatic the programmatic functions functions of the dwelling of the dwelling and the and physical the physical materiality materiality of architecture of architecture and interior and elements. interior elements. The conversation The conversation betweenbetween idea and idea realisation, and realisation, betweenbetween programme programme and tectonic, and tectonic, and between and between functionfunction and materiality, and materiality, becomes becomes an integral an integral part of the partprocess of the process in celebrating in celebrating the the interiority interiority of the dwelling. of the dwelling.
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