Selected Bibliography Architecture - Form Space and Order | Page 265

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Entering a building, a room within a building,
or a defined field of exterior space, involves
the act of penetrating a vertical plane that
distinguishes one space from another and
separates ”here” from “there.”

The act of entering can be signified in more
subtle ways than punching a hole in a wall. It
may be a passage through an implied plane
established by two pillars or an overhead beam.
In situations where greater visual and spatial
continuity between two spaces is desired, even
a change in level can establish a threshold and
mark the passage from one place to another.

In the normal situation where a wall is used to
define and enclose a space or series of spaces,
an entrance is accommodated by an opening in
the plane of the wall. The form of the opening,
however, can range from a simple hole in the wall
to an elaborate, articulated gateway.

Regardless of