Unit Summary 10

This final unit allowed the design choices throughout history to be explained. There is a reason for the experience given off, the finishes and furnishing chosen and the representation of the past. A lot of the choices and ideas are explained by the theories. Within a room, the experience given off is what is felt in the room. It is how a person is supposed to behave and feel in the given space. The room below gives off a distinct experience to the person in the space. The amusement park in the picture below uses bright colors, noises, scale, tall roller coasters, geometric lines and many other distinguished features to draw the person into the park to have fun, enjoy their time, and always come back.

Finishes and furnishings within a space are very similar. It is the choices that the designer has chosen to make the spaces feel open, comfortable, homey and finished. Finishes include the shiny floors, the wooden cabinets, the soft pillows, the cushioned couches and much more. The furnishings include the wooden side table, the glass coffee table, the French doors, and the Klismos chair. The home below shows a variety of finishes and furnishings. The finishes include the golden frames, the glass windows and doors and the soft couches. The furnishings are the light curtains, the wooden chair, and the wooden table top in the back.

Representation is similar to the idea of bringing back the old ideas and making them modern. Representation can be seen in the newer buildings that represent the old Greek style architecture. Representation can be the choices made to represent the experience. For an example, my case study, the Salk Institute, represents the science and education that goes on inside the institute and represents the peace and tranquility of the Pacific Ocean. 

The theories we learned about are the reasoning behind why choices are made. One theory spoke about the immediate needs that a person needs to fulfill other needs and how a home or interior space could fulfill those needs (like a security alarm in the house to feel safe). Another theory spoke about how the structure of a home and space remains the same while the design and stuff within the house changes as time goes on (like the paint color on the same house). These theories and representations make an interior space feel the way the designer intended it to feel and give off the impression they intend for the guest.