HOME WITHIN A HOME

The latest conversation about vessels makes us think about our own homes as one. The spread of coronavirus has lead to many being quarantined or home-bound and this is the time when we can sit and reflect upon the spaces that we inhabit all the time, our homes. 

This is a plan for my house. The most colourful and vibrant area is where I spend most of my time, i.e. my bedroom. If we think about it, all our rooms are vessels. For this blog specifically, I’ve chosen to represent my activities and emotions spatially.

My bedroom is a vessel where I spend most of my time. It is my home, within a home. The mind-map shows the activities and emotions that I link with each space inside of this home.

The window is the visual portal. It enables light and wind to pass through and brightens up the vessel. 

The bed is like a chamber in itself. The door is a connecting portal for people to access my portal. It also acts as a transitional space between several other vessels like the other rooms and living area. The bed is where I spend all my time. It is a private space, covered by the wall(forming a chamber) and a private transitional space connecting it to another bed and the window and study. There is sufficient light and breeze entering this space. The activities and emotions like procrastinating, eating, sleeping, overthinking, and relaxing, all occur at this one site itself. The onset of these activities and emotions leads to my movement from this space, towards the rest of the home. For example, the urge to eat leads me to the living area which is connected to the kitchen. Whenever I’m overwhelmed and anxious, the thing that surprisingly calms me down is to stare at my closet and study board. I do love to pull out my chair at noon, every single day and sit right in front of the visual portal and stare outside at the film studio and trees. The window maintains access to the outside while maintaining enough privacy from my neighbors. It also acts as a great transitional space.

The movement of light highlights the light and shadow areas of the larger vessel. the brighter spaces are therefore more inhabited are interactive than the darker ones. There are multiple visual portals in the vessel. The largest being the balcony that acts as a brilliant portal too. The living area and dining spaces are meant for slightly more formal interactions. Family gatherings, meetings, meals, and movement takes place mainly in this area. Thus, it acts as a great transitional space and place for movement and pacing. Multiple bodies can inhabit this space at once and that makes it accommodating and formal. the contrast between the vessel, home, and the rest of it, i.e. the house is drawn purely based on my interactions and activities in the space. It’d differ for the other members of the family. In fact, this is a seasonal representation. It depicts the movements in the winter season. When the air-conditioners are used in the summers, the movements and interactions with the elements change completely. Due to word and time restrictions, I couldn’t draft that well.

In conclusion, I’d like to say that there personal experiences and interactions with various elements in a house determine how you’d call it your ‘home’.