We live in times where face to face conversations and meetings are being replaced with virtual chats. While this new avenue of communication, virtual, is definitely a welcome addition to other mediums of communication, it does not replace them.
Solid research now shows that the higher the interaction, higher the understanding between people and vice versa. Virtual sure promotes communication but nothing replaces the warmth of physical presence. Test it out sometime. Go find a stranger, start chatting with one virtually and on a face to face basis with another. Then experience for yourself.
Now using this principle as an architect, with your space planning skills, you could create spaces within a home which draw family and friends together. Example of such a space outdoors could be the pool side. Another could be a terrace garden, a balcony, a back or front yard. Indoor family rooms, entertainment areas, inner courtyards etc are more examples. Let me share with you pictures of some such projects that we were fortunate to be a part of with our wood floors, pergolas, decks, outdoor furniture etc.
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Exterior Wood by Span Floors
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A beautiful sitting space at the Attic
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An elegant Bar area in a house!
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A Bar area in the house!
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A Drawing Room!
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Wooden Decking on the Terrace!
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Wooden Decking at the Balcony!
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Wooden Bench made out of Decking wood!
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While you could say I am biased towards wood, but I guess you will agree that when it comes to the matter of warmth, coziness and such feelings, wood and family both bring out similar emotions. An Architect is an Artist. What fun would it be to stimulate the right feelings in building inhabitants with your design skills and choice of materials!