by yoyobeat » Wed Oct 29, 2014 1:34 pm
Frank Lloyd Wright is known for manipulating interior space in the residential and public buildings he designed. One of the things that has stood out as I've visited a few of his buildings, is how they really create an atmosphere that you are forced to acclimated to, or at least it's strongly recommended you do. An example is a wall that slopes downward in Taliesin West and 'suggests' that you sit in the seats he has placed nearby. He manipulates you.
I was sitting on the floor scanning some things because I don't have a printer desk, and was thinking, wow, if I were wearing 'dressier' clothing, it would be very rare that I'd sit on the floor. If I had on a suit I'd probably want to sit in a chair. This goes doubly for being outdoors--you wouldn't want to get a suit dirty, etc, but if you had jeans you wouldn't think twice. It is 'suggested' that I sit on the chair. The funny thing is that like architecture, there is no actual person suggesting I do one thing or another. In this way luxurious clothing almost becomes an architectural detail that manipulates how you act, just like architecture in physical space can do.