Big Enough? Architecture Exhibition held at the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto, Canada now until July 8 features architecture firms Altius Architecture Inc., nkA and rzlbd who created new installations which explore the idea of what is big enough. In addition, artist Surendra Lawoti presents a photography installation. The Metrics or Memories? installation by nkA seeks to illustrate the potential qualitative returns should we choose to shift focus from the metrics of space to the optimization of spatial experience. More architects’ description after the break.
Big Enough? Asked in isolation, it would have us consider our living space only in quantitative terms devoid of any experiential qualities. But do we really experience space and form in static terms of floor area, length, width? Space is lived in, moved through; our experience is qualitative and dynamic. If our approach to space is focused on its dimensional aspects, are we truly optimizing what we build with the limited real estate available?
