Darkness - Introducing low light levels and contrast to indulge multi-sensorial design

Human existence is highly dependent on the harmonic coexistence of light anddarkness. Their intervention with the built environment defines human visualand spatial perception significantly.Our world is filled with condensed visual information forming a visual-centredreality. Blown away by a high pace daily life, we often fail to appreciate the truequalities of an architectural space and its impact on human psyche. Nonetheless,architecture shall be approached as an gateway to a full embodied existentialexperience; an experience that allows us to explore and reflect on the spacethrough our emotional synthesis.The research material to follow investigates the contribution of darkness,shadow and contrast on the sensorial impact an architectural space conveys.Ultimately, the presented information will reveal the beauty deeply embedded inthe absence of light and the rich gradients created by the purposeful interplayof light and darkness in architecture. My personal long standing interest inarchitecture and human experience funded a driving force to re-evaluate thedirection of lighting design as a emergent and crucial profession for the years to come