The spatial continuum is an intangible architectural element that can observe human-environment connections achieved by exploring the role of environments, particularly the ocean. The ocean's influence on social health is recognised through the contexts brought by the sea-to-land evolution of the Japanese and Philippine vernacular, which established the Kuroshio as the shared oceanic force between the two societies. The comparison between the vernacular evolution of these two Asian architectural identities was pre-established through their vernacular townhouse types, the machiya and the bahay na bato. Three stages were formed through an iterative process of the grounded theory methodology. First, transferability was applied to varying definitions from established literature, extracting the general meaning and elements. Second, Wright's process of studying prints is utilised by detecting the elements and the direction and movement of subjects in 229 pieces of prints from Japan and the Philippines made between 1600 and 1959, identifying eight types. Third, the frequencies of the eight types in the spaces of assembly of the typical design of the vernacular townhouses, nine of Wright's building designs, and five public aquariums were observed and interpreted based on these frequencies, direction from the point of refuge, and elements inside and outside the spaces. Manifestations of the spatial continuum between architecture and environments are examined and introduced as a design tool for guiding spatial arrangement and human-environmental connectivity and as a methodological tool with architecture as the processor. This study investigates the interplay between architectural design and human-environment interactions.

Authors:
Allen Alteza, Mapua University, Philippines

About the Presenter(s)
Allen Alteza is a graduate of the School of Architecture, Industrial Design, and the Built Environment at Mapua University, Manila, Philippines with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture degree.

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