Selected Bibliography Architecture - Form Space and Order | Page 193

VIE W

Another quality of space that must be considered in establishing openings in
the enclosure of a room is its focus and orientation. While some rooms have an
internal focus, such as a fireplace, others have an outward orientation given
to them by a view to the outdoors or an adjacent space. Window and skylight
openings provide this view and establish a visual relationship between a room
and its surroundings. The size and location of these openings determine, of
course, the nature of the outlook as well as the degree of visual privacy for an
interior space.

178 / A R C H I TE C TU R E : F O R M , S PA C E , & O R D E R