Architecture and Space: An Exploration of Personal Meaning in Design

This essay explores the impact of architecture on personal experiences, focusing on three distinct spaces: an art museum, a cathedral interior, and a train station. The author reflects on the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, highlighting its design and comfortable environment that fosters meditation and reflection. The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine inspires awe and reverence through its grand scale and design, promoting contemplation of the divine. Finally, the functional and aesthetically pleasing design of a train station, with its various amenities, contributes to a fulfilling work environment. The essay concludes that architecture significantly shapes our experiences and enhances comfort, safety, and convenience in various aspects of life. Desklib provides access to this essay, along with a wealth of study tools and resources for students.

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Architecture and Space
First Last Name
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Architecture has been identified both as a process and a product of constructing
structures, their planning and design. Basic works, in the material nature of structures, are
regularly understood as societal descriptions and as masterpieces of architect. Certifiable civic
establishments are frequently connected to their enduring compositional goings-on. The earliest
enduring composed work regarding the matter of engineering is De architectura, by the Roman
modeler Vitruvius in the mid first century AD. A great building ought to fulfill the three
standards of firmness, commodity and delight. The most critical part of magnificence was, along
these lines, an intrinsic piece of a protest, instead of something connected externally, and
depended on all inclusive, unmistakable truths(Chansomsak, Hengramee, &, 2017). To confine
the importance of architectural formalism to craftsmanship for the wellbeing of art isn't just
reactionary; it can likewise be a purposeless journey for flawlessness or innovation which
corrupts shape into a minor instrumentality" (Kushner & Krichels, 2015). This paper seeks to
explore on three different kinds of spaces of architect in which I often meditate, worship and
work namely the art museum, cathedral interior and train station respectively. This is discussed
in the sections that follows;
I. Art museum
Specifically, I have identified with the museum of fine arts, Boston whenever I need to meditate
on certain issues and reflect on my life or simply have personal fun time out there. Originally,
this museum was positioned in an exceedingly ornamental brick Gothic revival building in
Copley square. The museum is features a grand rotunda and façade of granite in its design. The
frescoes adorning the rotunda are pleasantly painted as well as the associated colonnades. The art
of the America wing is a fascinating creation occupying 1100m2 and glass encased courtyard
(Galindo, 2011). The building is comfortable environment both in cold winters and hot summers
due to its unique and suitable design features. The arrangement incorporates the joining of
numerous sustainable structure highlights, including a story that provisions brilliant warming and
cooling, and a mass air-removal plot for cooling the glass fenced in area. The occupied spaces
are made comfortable for guests without airing condition the whole volume of the patio, utilizing
a Computational Fluid Dynamics device to approve the itemized plan (Foster & Bosley, 2013).
The building frameworks are flexible to ensure the displays' valuable substance. These join two
decentralized utility plants, which work pair as a focal plant for greatest proficiency. None of the
administrations have been permitted to occupy from the work of art. The building frameworks

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are totally avoided view and are structured with the goal that no pipes or mechanical gear are
situated over any exhibition/gallery hence certifying aestheticism.
This place uplifts me whenever I am distracted or low due to the fascinating arts gallery and a
comfortable unique environment both in design and arrangement. This offers a comfortable
environment for me to meditate keenly as I glance through the galleries and walk around the
calm environment.
II. Cathedral interior
The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine is 601 long, consisting of 124 feet high nave ceiling. The
biggest rose window, introduced by recolored glass craftsman Charles Connick, lies west of the
naves. The rose window is reported to have been built out of 10,000 bits of glass. Seven
sanctuaries emanating from the ambulatory behind the choir are each in an unmistakable
patriotic elegance, mainly obtaining from exterior the Gothic vocabulary ("Cathedral of Saint
John the Divine - nyc-architecture.com"). The structures of the houses of prayer are intended to
speak to each one of the 7 best noticeable indigenous gatherings to initially move to New York
City upon the opening of Ellis Island in 1892, the founding year of basilica. Inside, past the
intersection, is placed an expansive, elevated in height sacrificial stone, behind which is a
fashioned iron fenced in area enclosing the Gothic style tomb. Directly underneath this is a huge
lobby in the storm cellar, utilized routinely to sustain poor people and destitute, and for
gatherings, and different sepulchers (Billings, 2010). On the dregs of the Cathedral, around the
south, are a few structures (counting a synod corridor and the Cathedral School of St. John the
Divine), and a Biblical garden, and additionally a substantial bronze work of open craftsmanship
by the cathedral’s stone worker in-habitation, Greg Wyatt, renowned as the Peace Fountain.
Whenever I step into this place to worship am overwhelmed by owe and reverence. The 124 feet
high ceiling and design draws my eyes to concentrate upwards in respect and in my
contemplations towards heavenly. The stupendous size of the church building urges me to
perceive the unassertive idea of my own place in the universe and that I am so feeble to impact
over it.
III. Train station
The building of Beaux-Arts has a Grand Hall having three vast sagging crystal fixtures as well as
resplendent roof work. An expansive clock dangling from the focal curve isolates the building’s

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2 areas ("Art From Architecture Union Station Print — Made in Kansas ..."). The station is
currently home to Science City, an accommodating intuitive science focus having in excess of 50
practical shows; “the H&R Block City Stage Theater”, a no frills scene having creations for
persons; the “Regnier Extreme Screen”, the biggest 3-D motion picture screen in the locale at 5½
stories tall; 2 eateries, the Parisi Coffee; the “Gottlieb Planetarium”, the biggest planetarium
regionally; and different brief historical center displays (Passenger rail transport in Kansas:
Southwest Chief, Union Station (Kansas City, Missouri), Dodge City, Newton, City of Kansas
City, Garden City, Hutchinson, Lawrence, 2010). With provision of such amenities and a
workable design to ensure quality service delivery to travelers, having to work at this train
station at certain periods on part-time basis at this train station has been quite fulfilling. The
interior design to uniquely house the wealth of amenities in this facility is needed a comfort to
workers as well as to travelers at this facility.
Conclusion
Indeed most aspects of our life directly is impacted by the surrounding environment considering
the unique designs, need, understanding and fulfilling experience. Architecture plays a
significant role in modifying, creating of such spaces to suit the individual users of such facilities
hence ensuring comfort, safety, convenience etc.

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