Scale Shifting: How the Familiar Becomes Strange
MArch / RIBA Part II, The University of Greenwich

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This thesis examines the sensory apparatus during the experience of space, speculating how it may become more cross-modal. The ocular system is the principal mode of perception in today’s built environment; however, the implementation of haptic, olfactory, auditory and gustatory stimuli augments this process, potentially broadening it to be more multi-sensory.

Critical literature and case studies of projects in the domain are analysed, such as, The Eyes of the Skin, by Juhani Pallasmaa, academic and professional journal entries and design-led research. The resultant findings informs a speculation as to how this knowledge may be integrated into architectural design practice today.

The thesis utilises a range of methods in analysing the relationship between body, mind and space, along with both primary and secondary research, focusing on academic literature and recorded performance investigations.