
131- FLOW THROUGH ROOMS
The way movement flows through the rooms of a house can be decisive on the space usage and the emotions you have. Ideally you want a house where the passages are broad and sunlit, with the opportunity to sit down and enjoy some views. A more or less continuous space that invites you into it. People should get the choice in what way they would like to explore the house, not be pushed into a defined pathway. It should evoke curiosity. The layout of a house could even influence social interaction between the residents. Limited movement could mean minimal spontaneous interactions, which are most important in human dynamics. To have small interactions means to bond with the person.
DESK RESEARCH
STAHL HOUSE
Stahl House, Pierre Koenig, Los Angeles, 1960.
FIELD RESEARCH
HUIS SONNEVELD
Het Huis Sonneveld, Leendert van der Vlugt, Rotterdam, 1929