| This thesis titled, Place of Comfort, explores the emotional aspects of one's physical surroundings as perceived through the senses. In this exploration, the vision centric architecture of today is criticized for its lack of comfort. The cultural uses of shelter are examined and the presence of textiles, whether literally or abstractly, is proposed as a remedy to the current architectural conditions. The emotional aspects of textiles are demonstrated physically through the senses and socially through human notions of identity. Linking the human need for expression with one's emotions towards death, this thesis explores the realms of dress and death rituals as something intrinsically human.;These investigations are demonstrated by designing a building for funerary services located within Ottawa Ontario. The building is designed to host Chinese funerary services. The detailing of the building is further influenced by the theories of Gottfried Semper. It is through these design demonstrations that emotions are expressed via the celebrations of living and dying, in all its auditory, olfactory and tactile tectonic-textility. |
