Spatializing Ambient Intimacy
Rice University School of Architecture MArch Thesis
Winner of the William D. Darden Award - an award for the top thesis
Featured in the Archiprix International 2019: http://www.archiprix.org/2019/?project=4167
Spatializing Ambient Intimacy is an attempt to define new collectives through the re-imagination of the dwellings we live in, in order to create more intimate relationships with those we inhabit spaces with. The current condition of apartment living creates an isolated occupant, and encourages separation from one's neighbors. We are close in proximity, but distant socially. The developer co-living models allow us to live and collect, but create a definitive line between living and collecting. A dissolution of this line needs to occur in order to achieve a space which serves as a platform to develop intimate relationships which reflect the way in which live. This thesis explores the design of this platform, through the use of the plan as a tool and the incorporation of the threshold as a device for creating ambiguity.
Thesis Adviser: Jesus Vassallo
