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GUNPREET KAUR (02306142017)

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BAP 409: SEMINAR
BHAVYA JAIN (03206142017)

SPACE AND MUSKAN MALIK (01006142017)

SAMDRISHT KAUR (01706142017)

EMOTION VIBHA REWLIYA (02706142017)

ASHI CHAUDHARY (02606142017)

SYNOPSIS SEMESTER- VII

BAP-409 SEMINAR
 1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 SPACE

 Space encompasses the volume of a structure that is the parts of the building we move
through gradually constructing our experience.
 Architecture occurs at a point where form and space come together.
 Architectural designs are established by creating and carving out space by dividing it using
various elements like geometry, color, texture, and shapes.

Source- Life, space and buildings by Jan Gehl

1.2 TYPES OF SPACES:

URBAN SPACES

 Allow communication, transit, and social interaction of the inhabitants within the city.
 These may be public, semi-public, and private.

Source: streets blog Source: Arch daily

PUBLIC SPACES

 A good public space reflects the diversity and encourages people to live together
effortlessly, creating the necessary conditions for permanence, which invites people to be
on the street.
 Source: 25 Cabot street: skyscraper Source: Darling harbor Hassel Studio

PRIVATE SPACES

 The region surrounding an individual which they think of psychologically theirs and

expect privacy

Source: Studio Apartment: Pinterest Source: Papasan chair: Pinterest

BUILT SPACES

 The environment is created or modified by people to serve their needs.

Source: Co-living: Dezeen.com

UNBUILT SPACES

They act as:

Multi-
Determinants Functional Climatic
functional
of form Barriers Aids
areas
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1.3 EMOTION

An emotion is a complex mental state that involves three distinct components:

- Subjective experience
- Physiological experience
- Behavioral response
6 basic types of emotions are:

Source: Verywellmind.com

Other emotions:

Pride Shame Excitement Embarrassment

1.4 WHY DO WE NEED TO STUDY EMOTIONS?

 When architecture can connect emotionally with its occupants, its message and
its  meaning can be felt more deeply — thus, more readily leaving a lasting impression.

1.5 HOW ARCHITECTURE EFFECT OUR EMOTIONS?

 Architecture can move us!

 It elicits different emotions like letting us feel small or big.

 The same space can make someone feel calm while another person might feel
uncomfortable or even unsafe there.

 Architectural spaces have certain atmospheres that influence the emotional state of a
person

Light Form Color Texture

Source: Archdaily

1.6 TYPOLOGY: RESIDENTIAL

 Induce feelings of happiness, peacefulness, safety, and security.

 It gives us space to relax.
 One can be our true selves.
 The strong emotional connection with home, as time passes.
 Our homes are our safe havens– much like what is happening in the present pandemic
situation.
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2. RESEARCH QUESTIONS

 How are human emotions elicited in the context of architectural spaces?

 What are the basic architectural means that architects can use to design spaces attuned to
the concerns of a user?
 How is residence used at different times of the day by different ages groups? How does one
home cater to the emotional needs of all its occupants?
 How are residents adapting/ responding to the changed functions of certain spaces in their
homes due to the current COVID-19 pandemic?
 How to evoke emotions through design, so that the occupants have a deeper connection
with their homes?
 How is our research topic “Space and Emotions” put into practice? Are architects able to
use it as a good foundation for their design process?

3. AIM

To understand how design elements can be used by architects to create emotions by

inhabitants of different orchestrated spaces within a residential space.

4. OBJECTIVES

 To study the types of spaces, primarily focussing on the residential spaces.

 To perceive the study of emotions and its types at the elemental level
 Explicating the topic of emotions and understanding the essential reasons as to how they
impact the perception of architecture.
Source: Pinterest Source: Indiatimes

 To establish the relationship between human behavior and the built environment.
 To analyze the psychological impact of the built environment on human emotions
 To highlight the basic concerns of the users that are based on the influence of society and
its consequent circumstances.

Source: rediff.com Source: medium.com

 To study the importance of design elements that transform a space, framing various kinds
of emotions that evolve during the process of revolutionizing the space.
 To concentrate on the building typology (residence preferably) that caters to different
sorts of needs and moods of various age groups present under one roof.

Source: workovereasy.com Source: Clipart

5. SCOPE

 To analyze the planning and designing of the residential spaces by demarcating the
importance of both interior and exterior spaces.
- Focussing on the aspect of different scales of interior spaces giving altogether different
feels.
- Incorporation of multipurpose spaces making the entire design as efficient and functional
as possible.

Source: Archdaily

 To determine the kind of design elements that are required to transform a space according to
the needs of the user.
 To study the impact of the architecture on human behavior.
- Understanding the psychological approach of the user for a particular space.
 To see how space can go through the process of maximum utilization on the grounds of
common interior spaces to bring out an adequate workable design for the user.

Source: Bedroom design: Weheartit.com Source: Staircasestorage.com

6. LIMITATIONS

 Limiting the building typology to residential. Due to the COVID, 19 pandemic doing a
primary study about our home in detail is the need of the hour.
  Briefly understanding the psychological and social aspects & in-depth learning about
architectural impact on the quality of space, affecting our emotions.

 Surveys under the study are dependent on common people around us, not aware of various
architecture terminologies.

 The topic is restricted to general psychological impacts on people, not considering the
exceptions.

Source: ats-golfmeadows.com, sciencegeist.com, surveyofindia.gov.in, shutterstock.com

7. RESEARCH METHADOLOGY

Literature study
1

Analysis of literature study through self experience

2

Case studies (primary and secondary)

3

Analysis of elements which effect the emotions through case

studies
4

Surveys and its conclusion

5
 8. CASE STUDIES

STUDIO 18 APARTMENTS, RAJASTHAN

AUROVILLE TOWNSHIP, TAMIL NADU

TARA HOUSING, NEW DELHI

EXCELLENSEA 126, GUJARAT

50 BEVERLY PARK WAY, CALIFORNIA

7.1 STUDIO 18 APPARTMENTS, RAJASTHAN

 Location: Ras, Rajasthan

 Area: 36 acres
 Style of Architecture: Contemporary
 Purpose: For Employees
 Concept: Organic Layout Interspread
 Architect: Ar. Sanjay Puri

Source: livingspaces.net

7.2 AUROVILLE TOWNSHIP

 Location: Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu

 Area: 4942 Acres
 Style of Architecture: Earth as the predominant building material
  About: Auroville is recognized as the first and only internationally endorsed ongoing
experiment in human unity and transformation of consciousness.
 Architect: Ar. Robert Anger

Source: Auroville.org

8.3 TARA HOUSING

 Location: New Delhi
 Area: 3.7 Acres
 Style of Architecture: Exposed brick and concrete
 Purpose: Residential center for middle-class
 Concept: To give every family their own home, like a bungalow with its small garden
 Architect: Charles Correa

Source: Researchgate

8.4 EXCELLENSEA 126

 Location: Surat city, India
 Area: 7.3 Acres
 Style of Architecture: Modern
 About: Sustainable and climate-responsive with angular planes revealing a partially sub-
terranean recreational spaces
 Source: Archdaily

8.5 50 BEVERLY PARKWAY

 Location: Beverly Hills, California
 Area: 2.56 Acres
 Style of Architecture: French
 About: Sophisticated yet Elegant prime focused on creating interiors that create an out of the
world user experience. Luxurious Mansion for lavish living
 Architect: Ar. Richard Landry

Source: Luxuryarchitecture.net

8.6 CASE STUDY SELECTION

 The case studies are selected based on different aspects to provide a variety of options for
better comparison.
 Our prime focus being different residential spaces, and if it's effects on human emotion can be
vividly studied here as we cater to five different scenarios of not just different locations and
climates but also varying scales and functions.
 We will be studying built and open relationships with the kind of visual connect it creates that
affect the human moods.
 Also, how the use of colors and scale of space with different design elements can trigger a
person psychologically.
 This study will also help us understand the types of needs and wants of different age groups
especially in spaces where different generations are living under the same roof. The other
aspects of the study include Context, material, Visual connectivity, Community gathering
spaces and living, Use of colors and textures, and Zoning.

9. REFERENCES

 Ab. Aziz, S. and Olalere F.E. 2013 Enhancing well-being through emotional and spiritual
contents of spaces, 2nd Southeast Asian Housing Forum, Johor Bahru. Malaysia
 Amira Mersal, The impact of built environment on human behaviors Amira Mersal
 Armando Jose Uhia Hernandez 2017, Architecture and Emotion, Dealing the relationship in
between Spatial Composition and Sensory Reactions, The Leeds School of Architecture
Leeds Beckett University
 Hilde Heynen 2013, Space as Receptors, Instrument or Stage: Notes on the interaction
between Spatial and Social Constellations, Department of Architecture, University of Leuven,
Belgium
 Lindsay Charnofsky 2012, The interrelationship between Human Behavior and Sustainability
in the Built Environment, Kent State University
 Michael Murphy, Architecture that’s built to heal, ted talks
 Sana Malik, The Dynamics of Psychological Approach in Designing spaces
 Sanyam Bahga, An account of critical regionalism in diverse building types in postcolonial
Indian architecture
 Simon Droog and Paul de Vries Explorelab 2009, Emotion in architecture; the experience of
the user, Faculty of Architecture TU Delft
 Steen Eller Rasmussen 1959, Experiencing Architecture
 Talla Hamdy Mohmous, Interior architectural elements that affect human psychology and
behavior