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OF ANTI-HESITATION

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1 ARCHITECTURE AS A VERB 3

2 DESIGNING THE UN/MEASURABLE: 4

3 SITE INVESTIGATION 6

4 DESIGNING THE DESIGN 22

5 FORM AND ARTICULATION 26

6 MANIFESTATION 29

01. ARCHITECTURE AS VERB THE 100m LINE

Looking Up

One of the architectural elements that causes hesitancy is height. The study model illustrates how a user might be hesitant to enter the area due to its height, and as they ascend, they might be unsure of what to expect, so they might take sharp turns to get there because that is the only way to get higher up.

This serves as a staircase leading up to a prayer area, with the entrance on the ground floor, the ablution area on the second level, and the prayer area itself on the top.

Exposure

Openness and exposure are additional architectural features that cause hesitancy. The study model illustrates how a user might pause after entering the area because, from the entrance, it is clear that there is no sense of balance between open and closed spaces—it is all open from beginning to end.

A gym serves as the intended setting for this because there is nowhere to truly hide and one is exposed to many people at once.

Looking Down

Another architectural feature that causes hesitancy is a change in level. This study’s model illustrates how a user might be hesitant to enter a space because they are unsure of what is below them. The model works from top to bottom, so the user would descend without knowing where they were going, making it more difficult to escape.

The function of this is to allow access from the top entrance to a bank vault, a room for one-on-one meetings in the middle, and a bank vault underground.