History of Interior Design_Presentation 4

Residence Typology L2 | Social and Cultural factors

IR 2613: HISTORY OF INTERIOR DESIGN

Tutor: Amal Shah | Sem 3 | Monsoon 2020 Faculty of Design, CEPT University

Importance of Social and Cultural factors in Architecture and Interior Spaces: Affects Spatial Planning

Connects to Beliefs and Religions

Architecture and Interior Spaces

Social

Affects Materials and Expression

Allows Personaliz ation

Cultural

Builds Healthy Living Environ

Which are the Socio Cultural Factors in a Residence?

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Family Structure and Size

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Extended family system prevailed.

Religion

Now- Nuclear family structure.

Need to accommodate modern facilities.

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Ways of Living

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Traditional ways of gaining livelihood demanded for large storage areas.

Now- Increased land rates, industrialization led to optimized use of space.

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Safety

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Territoriality Planning of rooms Division of Public, Semi-public, Private spaces Nature of Partitions

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Living room Dining area Verandah Balcony

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Social Interaction Lifestyle

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Spatial planning based on Vastu shastra.

Varying size of puja room based on belief system.

Worshipping of nature

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Verandah- Porch Living Room Dining Area Kitchen Utility yard

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Bedroom Pooja Room Storage room Toilet.

Exterior territoriality, boundaries.

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Relevance of Residential Typology - In Interior Design: Relationships and community appreciation of cultural and spiritual values

Belonging, identity and privacy

Physical space Mental space

Helps people lead a more satisfying personal, family and community life

Security and Control

One of the most meaningful activities we are ever engaged in is the creation of a home. As we create our rooms, we engage passionately with culture in a way we seldom do in the supposedly higher realms of museums or galleries.

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Relevance of Residential Typology - In Interior Design:

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Social & Cultural Factors - Space Planning Evolution

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Social & Cultural Factors - Physical and Visual Connectivity

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Social & Cultural Factors - Physical Connectivity

Cleft House in Delhi is designed for three generational joint family of two brothers joined through a central courtyard.

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Social & Cultural Factors - Visual Connectivity

VM house by Bjarke in Copenhagen derives its staggering form from the people of Copenhagen and their afďŹ nity towards private open spaces.

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Social & Cultural Factors - Interior and Exterior Connectivity

Interior

Exterior

Filtered, limited interior exterior connectivity driven by the notion of privacy, societal notions of women in the society and climatic conditions.

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Social & Cultural Factors - Interior and Exterior Connectivity

Courtyard spaces within apartments, balconies, openings play a vital role in interior exterior connectivity in housing 11

Social & Cultural Factors - Interior and Exterior Territoriality

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Verandah Courtyard Semi-open space Prayer room

5. Bedroom 6. Kitchen

Vernacular houses having clear boundaries where spaces are planned such that there is a distinct boundary between public and private spaces resonating traditional societal views.

Change in social status of women, lifestyle, blurred territorial boundaries of public to private spaces Private

Semi-Private

Public

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Social & Cultural Factors - Interior and Exterior Territoriality

Tatani rooms with screens for multi-use as living room and bedroom.

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Vestibule Tatami Room Living-Dining Room Kitchen Washing-Dressing room Bathroom Toilet Bedroom

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Social & Cultural Factors - Privacy Notions

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Entrance; 2.

Kitchen-diner-cum-living room; 3.

Japanese-style tatami room; 4. Bathroom; 5. Washroom; 6.

Toilet; 7. Bedroom; 8. Cupboard; 9. Veranda

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Hall

Private

Living Room

Dining

Kitchen

Utility

Bedroom

Typical order of Public to Private spaces in a Residence - Example of an English house and a Japanese house 14

Social & Cultural Factors - Privacy Notions

Layers of Privacy, Window height guidelines and Example of walls for optimum acoustical privacy in Muslim Houses 15

Social & Cultural Factors - Privacy Notions

Privacy Concepts, Space layouts derived from Privacy notions and dwelling arrangements in Muslim Houses 16

Social & Cultural Factors - Religion, Customs and Belief Systems

Architecture is a part of Values

Directions and Space Planning are derived from Belief Systems - Vastushastra 17

Social & Cultural Factors - Religion, Customs and Belief Systems

Religion deďŹ ne Form of a building

Customs connects Interior spaces to one’s values 18

Social & Cultural Factors - Religions, Customs and Belief Systems- Objects

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Social & Cultural Factors - Religions, Customs and Belief Systems- Gender Parity

Women live in a closed space for 80% of their day

Family Family Only Men of the Families

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Social & Cultural Factors - Community Engagement V/S Private Dwelling Isolated Houses

Ground floor

GFSC Township, Vadodara- BV Doshi

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Second floor

Internal planning of Community engagement at different spaces based on levels. privacy levels Private

Semi-Private

Public

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Social & Cultural Factors - Community Housing- Cultural Engagement Adjoining Houses- Pol house

The pol houses mainly have otlo and chowk as the key elements for social engagements.

Chowk in a pol for community interactions, events and gatherings.

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Social & Cultural Factors - Community Housing Adjoining Houses

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Social & Cultural Factors - Community Housing- Connectivity Unit 1

Unit 2

Vertical and physical connectivity in apartments.

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Social & Cultural Factors - Materials and Expressions

Belief Systems affects the selection of materials

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Social & Cultural Factors - Materials and Expressions

Materials and Expressions signiďŹ es the Culture of the People living in

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Social & Cultural Factors - Materials and Expressions

Roof becomes a symbol of Hierarchy

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Social & Cultural Factors - Personalizations of Spaces, Objects and Furniture

Personalization of space and planning inuenced by belief system, economic factors, space constraints as well as societal factors.

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Social & Cultural Factors - Personalizations of Spaces, Objects and Furniture

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Social & Cultural Factors - Cultural Engagement

Changing notions of use of living room due to change in family structure, technological factors, socio-cultural inuences.

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Planning of Side business in a house

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Planning of Business in a house- Craftsman’s house

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Planning of Side business in a house: Empowerment and Side Income for Women

Cottage Industry plays an important role in economic growth of women working from home and in rural areas as they are not encouraged to work outside their homes. It can act as a catalyst for the economic development of the country. They cover large number of people which effects the social structure through the possibility of absorbing rural labor, which would otherwise be unemployed during parts of the year. It also strengthens the position of women in the society as their participation increases active labor force, and allows established organizations to contact them and get the work done.

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Planning of Side business in a house: Layout

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