The Architectonics of Atmosphere
This thesis scrutinises the particular ecstasies that draw us towards atmospheric environments, culminating in three design investigations. Each investigation illustrates how atmospheres ought to be understood and involved at the forefront of the design process using various media.
When architects present their projects, they often speak of 'atmosphere', as a tool to move us. But do they genuinely feel this ‘obscure object of desire’ or is it imagined?1 With its nebulous and mercurial nature, can we aim to design atmospheres, or are they merely by-products of architectural designs? How can we design an atmospheric space?
This thesis is ultimately a search for the architectonics of atmospheres, built from the author’s deepest inquiries about the architectural experience.
1. Griffero, Tonino. Quasi-Things: The Paradigm of Atmospheres. Translated by Sarah De Sanctis. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2017.
Redesigning Eighthirty Coffee Roastery with Atmosphere
