DESIGN A RELATIONSHIP

SEMESTER 2

Connecting Interiors

Interior design is concemed with creating an interfave between people and the buildings they use (Spatial Strategies for Interior Design. Ian Higgins. 2015). Many of the ideas in this book have been particularly influential to me. Based on this, I believe that spatial design is concerned with creating a relationship between space and space and between space and its users. This relationship can be physical, for example, the four types of spatial relationships outlined in Spatial Strategies for Interior Design: space within a space, overlapping spaces, adjacent spaces, and Spaces linked by a common space. It can also be spiritual, such as visual interaction. A carefully crafted view through a space, via a series of openings such as doorways or windows, will imply connectivity and promote movement. The delineation of these apertures will often entice the user of the space to move and circulate in an interior, in order to interact with what is being offered through the opening.(Re-readings:

2 : Interior Architecture and the Principles of Remodelling Existing Buildings. Graeme Brooker and Sally Stone. 2018). Beyond this, light, sound, and any other element have the potential to help create a relationship between space and space.

During the course, I gradually began to draw out and develop my views from the many theories. At that stage, I believed that the interior was a perspective and that different people's attitudes on the interior could lead to very different conclusions. For example, the user could feel the comfort of the interior, and the designer and engineer could see the reasons for that comfort. From a child's point of view, all objects in the room are massive. So I think the definition of an interior depends on the identity of each person; an 18thcentury person might see baroque and rococo decorative styles, whereas a person today might see an interior space where digital technology is combined with artificial intelligence.

But today, my definition of the interior has changed. I think the theory of 'interior as a perspective' is too broad and does not belong to my definition of the interior. I should build on this theory to develop my perspective and define the interior in my view of my learning experience and identity. Currently, I have two conclusions, one about static and one about dynamic. The static one is that I see the interior as a 'relationship', and the dynamic one is that I see the interior as a change. These two arguments have been drawn out in the context of my proposals for adapting interiors and connecting interiors.

Anxiety/ Depression

Mild Anxiety/ Depression

Sources of Pressure

Others

References: Overseas Chinese Students Psychologically Healthy Intervention Factors and Strategies-Wang Yang; Peng Kaiping; Hu Xiaomeng

Data source and random sample survey of international students in the city of Edinburgh, with a sample of 633 people across 23 disciplines at the University of Edinburgh.

Psychological Problems of International Students

Social Pressure

Brief:

Site: 40GS 10-13th floor

User: International Students

Function:

I plan to divide the space into two main sections, one for fixed-function living areas (functions: bedroom, dining room, living room, kitchen, bathroom) and the other for flexible communal areas (functions: watching movies, holiday parties, games, indoor camping, interaction with pets, etc.)

Theme:

Many international students today suffer from anxiety or depression due to study pressure, language stress, and cultural differences. The theme of this proposal is to design a relaxed and socially friendly living space for international students. In traditional flats, the distance between the communal spaces and the flats makes most students rarely use these communal spaces and are unaware of the activities taking place, so students miss out on many opportunities to socialize I plan to link the common space to the flats and design a functional and flexible common space to attract more students out of their rooms to participate in different themed activities to release stress and make more friends.