What would we need for the people of the urban city?
Exploring the boundaries of the outdoor and domestic areas
need for Rest
Recently in South Korea, the ‘space-out’ contest has been held annually. The event’s aim is to gain back the freedom and rights to absolutely nothing and relax the brain. Started by artists as an installation project in 2014, this event grew popular, bigger and more international, reflecting the interest and need for break from stress and information overload.
Depicted profoundly in Hopper’s painting, Office in a Small City, The modernization of industries and work have changed and perhaps confined human aspects and capabilities.
In NY vs. Outside of NY
Outside of New York, the window serves as a more than just a piece of glass to look out through but as a designated area where people can enjoy the ambiance that nature provides. this is possible through large, wide horizontal windows, and low density of the population. the luxury of leisure activities by the window cannot be easily achieved in New York because the majority of the residential building windows are vertical and tall and also often times the radiators are placed along the windows.
