| Dear friends, can you define the term "space". By | | | | of the bedroom. Thisimaginary travel path forces the |
| space I don'tmean the universe or the astronomical | | | | user to arrange the furniture,in a way which will not |
| point of view. A spaceis the area which is enclosed | | | | create obstruction in the path. |
| between walls, floor and ceilingand which can be used | | | | After the furniture has been arranged, what remains is |
| as a habitual room. | | | | the spaceused for circulation inside the bedroom. If the |
| Any empty bedroom space has certain parameters | | | | bedroom has asmall area and too many exit points (as |
| attached to itthe moment it gets created. | | | | mentioned above), thenthe room is left with a fixed |
| What are these parameters? | | | | furniture layout. |
| First of all the length, width, and height , the | | | | At such times the success of the bedroom decorating |
| physicaldimensions of the bedroom. These three have | | | | projectlies in detailing. By detailing I mean small things |
| a unique relationto each other. Rooms with less length | | | | such asupholstery materials, color schemes, furniture |
| and width and too muchheight or too broad length and | | | | textures andfinishes. |
| width and less height are notproportionate and tend to | | | | But with bedrooms which have large areas, the |
| create discomfort. | | | | moment youchange the furniture layout, the circulation |
| But there are special cases where too much of height | | | | space takesa new form and the entire room looks a |
| is anecessity. Some examples are church buildings, | | | | new one. This iswhat I mean by "dynamic space" |
| cinema halls. | | | | which takes a new shape. |
| Here it is necessary to accommodate large group of | | | | It's like that example of the glass half filled with water. |
| peopleand project a kind if grandness through design. | | | | The moment you change the quantity of water space |
| That's why the space gets altered depending upon the | | | | altersand the glass looks different. |
| use or | | | | Here we have come to an interesting conclusion of |
| "function" of the space. Hence in a bedroom the space | | | | this article. |
| takesa form of its own depending upon inners | | | | From the above discussion one thing is very clear. The |
| activities of thespace. | | | | "personality" of a space can be easily altered by |
| Let's see how. | | | | allowing theempty circulation space to take a new |
| Any bedroom space has certain leakage points | | | | form. |
| attached toit. By "leakage" I don't mean rain water or | | | | In interior design everyone talks about furniture, colors, |
| any other kindof stuff coming in. The bedroom space | | | | textures,paints, wallpapers, etc... but no one talks about |
| is likely to have exitpoint attached to it, like following, | | | | "Empty Space"which is equally powerful. Finally it is the |
| 1)Exit to backyard. | | | | empty space whichremains and is a measure of the |
| 2)Exit to attached toile block. | | | | comfort level for the user. |
| 3)Exit to attached walk-in closet. | | | | If there is very less empty space remaining in a room |
| 4)Exit to balcony or terrace. | | | | afterthe furniture is placed, it is considered |
| 5)Openings of windows. | | | | uncomfortable. |
| Depending upon the location of these, an imaginary | | | | I hope this article was informative to everyone. |
| travel pathgets fixed starting from the entrance door | | | | |