Negotiating Space: an Interior Practice

I argue that an interior is a condition of space defined by a set of relations activated by a participation in that space. To embrace a position and relationship to space is a process for constructing interiors. An interior practice emerges through an activation of this process. I will discuss a drawing strategy that considers, constructs and documents relations in space as a way of imagining and embodying the potential of spatial and temporal conditions, and which can in turn contribute to the design of interiors. These drawings can act as a tool to generate a relational condition. Through an engagement with existing space, a documentation of embodied responses can capture the potential for future interiors. Given that interior designers work into existing spaces, it is important to define the space being worked into. An interior of a space is not something that is universally perceived or defined. It requires negotiation. Rather than considering the interior as something that is in\nexistence, I am advancing the notion that an interior is generated through an encounter with space. The drawing strategies discussed here, emphasise the relationship of designer and existing space. By engaging a position in space, apprehending spatial conditions and remaking an expression of the initial encounter, the drawing process builds an extended relationship to the existing.