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Interior Architecture concerns not only the buildings but the people who build as well as interact with them , according to Roth, the author of Understanding Architecture, “ architecture is arguably the most accurate, the most truly revealing, human cultural artifact”( Roth, pg.12). You could say that architecture is the unavoidable art, one that you can never escape whether it is in your house, your workplace or anywhere else you go. It tells a story about where people are from as well as the cultural influence with the underlying design of buildings. There are many aspects that are involved in interior architecture, it is essential to know about humanity: their needs, way of life, and importantly their culture.
According to Hall culture and language have a great influence on the way people design, how they understand the design process, as well as the way they interpret design in general. Hall has researched the difference between the sensory worlds or Arabs and Americans . He has come to the conclusion that if both, an Arab or American, were to observe the same thing they would use different sense in order to extract data to make their conclusion of the thing ( Hall, pg.3). Because of the difference in culture it is crucial when talking to people that are of a different culture than you to try to communicate by keeping an open mind in the differences between the two cultures. In speaking of this although people of different cultural background may interpret data differently the same basic theory of design is applicable to all people.
Sir Henry Wotton’s theory of commodity, firmness, and delight have a large influence in the area of design. Commodity is the function an object or building is designed to preform. To have good commodity or in other words a good functions it is necessary for a space to able to obtain the maximum performance for what is is designed to do. This is important because at first a space was designed for a particularly objective but what we use spaces for now can change rapidly( Roth, pg.11-14 ). So it is important to know how to use commodity to obtain a well designed object or building, however this is not the only par to design.
Firmness is very important, it can be defined as structural support, but not only is it important to have a strong structure but it is also necessary to make the people in the space feel safe. For instance, if the columns to hold up a beam were the bear minimum to support the weight the scale of them may be questioned by people. Because of this the designers take into account how people react and thicken the columns in order to have a more comfortable and secure look in the peoples eyes ( Roth, pg. 26 ). Taking this into account, the looks or an object or building are also quite important.
Delight is the way an object or building is viewed as enjoyable or aesthetically pleasing. This is important because designers need to be able to make people feel happy in their environment in order for people to be content in using it. A space being ergonomic is also important because to look at a space that is perfectly proportional to the human body and to see how human can interact with the space designed for them. I believe it is a delight to have the space around us built for us to where we do not have to go out of our way to use things that are not the same scale as us.
In conclusion there are many aspects that go into design, culture as well as commodity, firmness, and delight are just a few that have truly stood out to me throughout the first two weeks of class.

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