EXTERNALIZED INTROSPECTION.

from Genesizareth Haveria Portfolio 2023

by Gen Haveria

THE CLOUD.

Software used: Rhino, Photoshop

Site: Riley Park, Calgary, AB

Project type: Residential

Externalized Introspection Manifesto

The beauty of solitude

Every collected moment in every waking day transforms one’s own thoughts and emotions in a natural flow without it being realized. Being isolated so often strengthens the ability to analyze one’s psyche. To manifest an introspective environment, permeability, accessibility, luminosity, materiality, framing and position of the zones must be critically analyzed. Certainly, an enclosed underground space intensifies the sense of silence and solitude and deepens the quality of being grounded. The spaces within which we live shall breed the extraordinary observation of consciousness. Detachment and separation from others filter the infectious diseases that hinders us from cultivating pure inner connection.

Introverted Zone

Ambiverted Zone

Extroverted Zone

Depending on where a person is situated, the level of attention to small details within the park shifts to a larger image beyond the park. The invisible topographical layer created by the shifts in the level of attention, mainly influenced by our multisensory experience, agitates the physical flatness of the park.

Extroverted Zone

The transitionary space where you go from introspective to extroverted space requires expansive windows that extends horizontally and to the sky. This space must also be elevated from the ground plane to evoke the sense of weightlessness.

EXPLORATION

The natural illumination of the introspective zone comes from the ceiling, a vertical extension towards the sky to prevent visual distractions from the horizontal spatial extension towards busy reality of the exterior.