Document Type
Thesis Prep
Degree
B. ARCH
Date
12-2015
Keywords
fire, hearth, campfire, burning building
Language
English
Disciplines
Architecture
Description/Abstract
When fire is controlled, research confirms that hearth and campfires induce relaxation as part of a multi sensory, absorptive, and social experience. Because fire ties heavily with community formation, this thesis aims to directly re-introduce the element of fire as a social phenomenon measured through four scales of human proxemics: public, social, personal, and intimate. Since fire involves flickering light, crackling sounds, warmth, and has a distinctive smell, the architecture will be designed around the exploration of these characteristics and its spatial qualities through the control of construction as well as heat and light dissipation to result in the design of a cyclically transformative burning building.
Recommended Citation
Tu, Winnie, "The Burning Building" (2015). Architecture Thesis Prep. 306.
https://surface.syr.edu/architecture_tpreps/306
Source
Syracuse School of Architecture 2015
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