DEGREE OF ENCLOSURE Apart from being within the close, semi-open or open space, the sense of occupying an enclosed space changes from one space to other as the spaces does not vary according to openness or closeness but the scale and proportions of very as well. The corridor of office space is a square volume and its deep along its length. The corridor in library block is a cosy and fat volume. The corridor along the classrooms is a tall volume. The open space of Louis Kahn plaza is enclosed from three sides by high walls of academic block. The spaces along the main spinal axis bear unified volume along the length whereas the axis perpendicular to the main spinal axis passes through spaces of varied volumes. In the dormitory areas, the open spaces are separated into small contained spaces within the enclosure created by huge trees. The parapet supports these instinctive spaces and allows informal activities under the shade of trees.
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