Through research and observation, I have come to define “space” as the area around me in which my senses are interacting, also referred to as the immediate environment. Heightened Spaces, which began as an honors project at Hobart College, explores this idea of space through an ongoing series of design experiments. These experiments attempt to extend the threshold of sensorial experience, therefore creating an extended, or heightened, space.
Space 01; or, an Experiment in The Amplification of Ambient Light
Honors | Hobart College
Space 01 aims to extend the immediate environment of a space through amplifying the amount of reflection of ambient light within a snow covered landscape.
Space 02; or, an Experiment in Thresholds of Ambient Sound
Honors | Hobart College
Space 02 attempts to extend the immediate environment through the creation of a sound threshold. The inhabitant of this sound threshold will experience an extension of hearing through a designed reflection and concentration of ambient sound.