With respect to the last post, which agreeingly strays from the focus of this blog, this post might be able to put the pieces back together. After some reasearch I have done with the guidance from Richard Goodwin, I have read up on some interesting designers from the last century or so, who have brought to my attention some concepts which help to expand my understanding of my own concept.
The first is Astrid Constant, who has an article on a Hotel in Cambodia which was designed in a similar layout and with decorations much like that of traditional Cambodian architecture. Creating the illusion of staying in traditional buildings. Another article spoke about some holiday bungalows which were designed to "blur the limits of the inside and outside world, lying somwhere inbetween". These two ideas both created for me the idea of illusionary abstraction. Abstracting a public or private space, with respect to Porosity, in such a way that the literal labels of the two spaces are removed. This removal of the distinction betwen the two spaces, does not remove their separation, but allows for an illusion of shared space. Installation architecture is a good example of what might be used to create this illusion. This illusion will then serve to create new and interesting forms of public space, because the boderline between the private and public environment is now not as explicit.
Relating this back to my previous post, music and it's effects on humans has been a primary focus of my thoughts for the last two and a half years. With my shift into the architectural world and how we perceive it, it was only natural for me to apply these abstract forms of architectural abstraction to my ideas that I am now exploring.
Music is not an easy element to use to manipulate an environment that is not enclosed, however it is still a consideration, and will remain one of my focuses for a while.
There are many forms of abstraction, and it is my aim to consider them all throughout my research and studies.
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