The Labyrinth – The Form of Architecture Manifestation
Human beings are visually driven. What we ‘see’ is an important factor in how we view the world and our surroundings. Well before we have the capacity to speak or understand speech, we have the capacity to react to visual stimuli. Seeing leads to perception – defined as the way the human brain “gives order and meaning to the sensations it receives.” It is within this order that we organize our external environment, and this organization of external factors forms our experience. Perception is critical for the interpretation machine, as this proposal has the opportunity to enhance the user experience of the space through design interventions. It is through this recognition that leads to …show more content…
Tschumi states that the first moment of perception of the form of the labyrinth is enough to engage user interaction. Therefore, the glimpse of center that shown at the first glace, reveal a sneak peak to the destination center of the labyrinth walk is great to attract users to enter the labyrinth and follow the path that lead to the center as one cannot grasp the entire twisted and turned path. The labyrinth is designed to perform in such a way that engagement is complete and purposeful, whether seen as a conscious or unconscious …show more content…
The thoughtfully designed labyrinth passage then becomes a virtual meditative/healing tool that is comprised of several stages of the walk. These stages are releasing, illumination, and union. Releasing (Entrance) is defined as letting go of the details of life to quiet the mind. Illumination (path) is receiving new insight, serenity or whatever is there for the person walking. Union (center) is the place of meditation, realization, and receiving. Each time the user walks or experiences the labyrinth, they become more empowered to find what the soul is seeking and then user will be struck by the unconscious realization that occur in each one of these stages when walking through the labyrinth. These types of disclosures reaffirm that the power of this experience has for its user and the environment it occupies. The labyrinth now augments the experience of the environment it occupied and each individual it engaged from ‘ordinary’ to ‘extraordinary’. It affects consciousness unconsciously, through the
Human beings are visually driven. What we ‘see’ is an important factor in how we view the world and our surroundings. Well before we have the capacity to speak or understand speech, we have the capacity to react to visual stimuli. Seeing leads to perception – defined as the way the human brain “gives order and meaning to the sensations it receives.” It is within this order that we organize our external environment, and this organization of external factors forms our experience. Perception is critical for the interpretation machine, as this proposal has the opportunity to enhance the user experience of the space through design interventions. It is through this recognition that leads to …show more content…
Tschumi states that the first moment of perception of the form of the labyrinth is enough to engage user interaction. Therefore, the glimpse of center that shown at the first glace, reveal a sneak peak to the destination center of the labyrinth walk is great to attract users to enter the labyrinth and follow the path that lead to the center as one cannot grasp the entire twisted and turned path. The labyrinth is designed to perform in such a way that engagement is complete and purposeful, whether seen as a conscious or unconscious …show more content…
The thoughtfully designed labyrinth passage then becomes a virtual meditative/healing tool that is comprised of several stages of the walk. These stages are releasing, illumination, and union. Releasing (Entrance) is defined as letting go of the details of life to quiet the mind. Illumination (path) is receiving new insight, serenity or whatever is there for the person walking. Union (center) is the place of meditation, realization, and receiving. Each time the user walks or experiences the labyrinth, they become more empowered to find what the soul is seeking and then user will be struck by the unconscious realization that occur in each one of these stages when walking through the labyrinth. These types of disclosures reaffirm that the power of this experience has for its user and the environment it occupies. The labyrinth now augments the experience of the environment it occupied and each individual it engaged from ‘ordinary’ to ‘extraordinary’. It affects consciousness unconsciously, through the