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Architectural Decisions Impacting the Well Being of Inhabitants
Arne Collen, Ph.D.
Director of Research, Saybrook University 747 Front Street, San Francisco, CA 94111 USA
Presentation at Workshop Sistema Paesaggio
20 September 2011 Santuario di Crea, Serralunga, Italy
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Outline
Introduction
Definitions
Seven key characteristics
Conclusion
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Introduction
Architects organize the spaces of inhabitation of the built environment by means of design decisions that determine the placement of physical structures enclosing occupants.
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Introduction
Dwellings impact the well being of the inhabitants.
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Introduction
Ideal aim (and premise of this presentaton) => to organize space to nourish the well being (optimal health) of its inhabitants.
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D e f i n i t i o n s
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN DECISION
a division of space that determines the volume and nature of the place in which persons live, work, and actively pursue their daily
activities
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D e f i n i t i o n s
WELL BEING
optimal health enabling one to live, work, and pursue one’s daily
activities
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D e f i n i t i o n s
KINDS OF WELL BEING
Physical and Psychological (mental)also
relevant => Social and Economic
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Seven Key Characteristics of the Built Environment Bearing on Well Being
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FIRST Key Characteristic
WINDOW
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WINDOW
• • Definition: Experiencing transparency between inside and outside
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WINDOW • • Extremes: Rooms with no windows (e.g. complete separation and isolation)
<=> Transparent walls exposing inhabitants to the variances of the outside environment (e.g. contrary to the idea of shelter and protection from all adverse outside conditions that may threaten well being and survival)
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WINDOW • • Metaphor and embodiment: Openness
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WINDOW
• • Wellness: Experiencing affirmation of one’s place relative to other forces that may potentially threaten one’s existence
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SECOND Key Characteristic
HORIZON
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HORIZON • • Definition: Experiencing one’s grounded and relative
position in relation to distance
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HORIZON • • Extremes: Surroundings that block all sense and view of the horizon <=>
Topographical markers that enable one to define one’s relation to the horizon
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HORIZON • • Metaphor and embodiment: Rootedness in space
(proximal to distal points of reference)
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HORIZON • • Wellness: Experiencing affirmation of one’s existential orientation of
geographic location (longitude and latitude) in one’s world
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THIRD Key Characteristic
LOCATION
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LOCATION • • Definition: Experiencing the place one inhabits as safe, that
one is safely located geographically in relation to other dwellings and objects of the context
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LOCATION • • Extremes: Familiar and recognized surroundings <=> unfamiliar and
ambiguous spacious surroundings.
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LOCATION • • Metaphor and embodiment: Discerningly situated in
space and time; the safety of location
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LOCATION • • Wellness: Experiencing affirmation of safety and protection in place
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FOURTH Key Characteristic
GREENERY
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GREENERY • • Definition: Experiencing being among other living beings
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GREENERY • • Extremes: Sterile enclosures devoid of any other living beings than the
occupant <=> over abundant presence of other living beings (e.g. high population and eco-niche densities, crowded conditions)
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GREENERY • • Metaphor and embodiment: Being in and with nature
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GREENERY • • Wellness: Experiencing affirmation of being alive and vital,
recognizing one’s kinship with other living beings
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FIFTH Key Characteristic
CONNECTEDNESS
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CONNECTEDNESS • • Definition: Experiencing feelings of relationship with other
human beings, whether by witness (watching, observation) and/or interaction
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CONNECTEDNESS • • Extremes: Minimal to no interactions with another human being <=> hyper
stimulation and demands from others present in great numbers
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CONNECTEDNESS • • Metaphor and embodiment: Communion and belonging
• (Extended to other than human living beings)
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CONNECTEDNESS • • Wellness: Experiencing affirmation of one’s sense of vital
existence and social standing among other living beings
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Sixth Key Characteristic
HOME
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HOME • • Definition: Experiencing comfort and ease of the space one
inhabits, in which one is contained and separated from the natural environment, locating one’s domicile in relation to all other places of the built environment
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HOME • • Extremes: Claustrophobic enclosures <=> Excessively spacious
surroundings inside and outside
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HOME • • Metaphor and embodiment: Situated personal space and
lebensraum (room to live)
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HOME • • Wellness: Experiencing affirmation of having place to be and
locate one’s sense of home
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Seventh Key Characteristic
CONSTANCY
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CONSTANCY • • Definition: Experiencing comfort and ease of the space one
occupies over time (e.g. repeated occasions of being in the space), in other words, the space is stable, enduring, structurally sound, and experienced as permanent
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CONSTANCY • • Extremes: Spaces maintained within a known, predictable, and
reliable volume <=> Spaces constantly in flux (expanding and contracting), such that one cannot depend on their stability when occupied
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CONSTANCY • • Metaphor and embodiment: The dimension of
temporality that becomes stabilized through the fixed structural organization of space, such that space appears stable and not constantly changing
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CONSTANCY • • Wellness: Experiencing affirmation of having place that is
known, secure, and dependable
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C o n c l u s i o n
[eu = good, beneficial, wellness promoting]
EUPLACE (euspace) = window + horizon + location + greenery + connectedness + home + constancy =>
optimal health (wellness)
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Questions and
Discussion
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The End