Design tools
Six design tools were developed for the creation of secret rooms. They were developed by the studying of architectural references, the desires for birth collected in the study and model work. More information on the design tools can be found in the booklet.
DUALITY OF SECRET SPACES
– for a space to be secret it needs to be in relation to an open space
ANTI-STERILE
– appropriating female symbolism, the shell, Venus and curyness as an opposite to straight lines, whiteness and sterility. Nothing about hygiene.
MOVING AROUND CORNERS
– working with tension, intimacy and dramaturgy (Eileen Gray E-1027).
NIJIRAGUCI/BARRIER
– a physical and mental threshold, or barrier, separating the outside from the secret space. ”Nijiraguci” originates from the Japanese teahouse (Fujimoto). I want to activate this barrier to also work as a facilitator , a ”servant” to the open and secret space. (Kahn & Bobardi)
ESCAPE ROUTES
– connected to the secret room. The (safe and free) secret room can hastily turn into a captivator. Therefore, I am exploring multiple entrances and exists.
CONTACT
Johanna Asplund
johannasplund@hotmail.com
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