The cinematic space: How to use cinematography as a design tool in architecture
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Examensarbete för masterexamen
Master's Thesis
Master's Thesis
Program
Architecture and urban design (MPARC), MSc
Publicerad
2024
Författare
Bergman, Sara
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Within the cinematic universe, colour, lighting, framing, and composition
are important narrative tools used deliberately to transport the viewer from
the real world into the cinematic one. In films, these techniques are used to
steer our emotions and help us relate to the themes of the film. So, why do
architects rarely use these tools to help people understand and relate to their
designs?
This master’s thesis explores the parallels between cinematography and
architecture by examining how cinematic principles can be used as design
tools in architecture and architectural representation. By using principles such
as framing, composition, colour theory, lighting, and storytelling, the intention
was to determine how these could influence the architectural design process.
Connections between the visual language of film and architecture were drawn
to strengthen the argument that cinematography is a beneficial design tool
that should be used by architects. The theories were manifested into design
through a speculative approach where an old industrial building in Gamlesta den, Gothenburg, was transformed into a cinema using cinematographic
methods. This transformation revealed how cinematic elements strengthen
the phenomenological aspects of architecture and contribute to a more im mersive and meaningful architectural experience.
One central argument for this thesis is that storytelling is a crucial and useful
part of architecture and representation that is often dismissed or forgotten.
Storytelling has the potential to impact our spatial perception by focusing on
how human narratives instil meaning in the built environment, breathing life
into architecture. It shifts the focus from the building itself to the human per ception of it and the lived experience.
Understanding the relationship between architecture and cinematography,
provides new perspectives on how cinematography, when integrated into
the design process, can enrich architecture, and create more immersive and
emotionally resonant built environments. This research is relevant to anyone
within the fields of architecture interested in pushing the boundaries of tradi tional design methodologies.
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Architecture, Cinematography, Architectural Representation, Film, Design Tools, Phenomenology, Industrial Transformation, Spatial Experience, Cinema