Celebration of Craft (Workshop) Pg. 47

Peter Zumthor believes that the architectural atmosphere is composed of the emotional sensibility through the mood of the place, beauty, and harmony that is all influenced by the sensory effects of a particular building.

Peter Zumthor describes six points that generate a particular atmosphere of a building.

1. Body of Architecture 2. Material Compatibility 3. The Sound of the Space 4. The Temperature of the space 5. Surrounding Objects 6. Between Composure and Seduction

I found the material compatibility point very interesting; the interaction between different materials and their interplay creates a sense of uniqueness in the users’ experience. Within my project on leather craft, the leather itself has a unique property profile. I am curious whether I could achieve this by using different materials types, weights, property profiles, ageing to provide a sense of presence to the user experience.