Privacy a Human Sociological Need

privacy (Photo credit: Sean MacEntee)

One thing that affect social interaction in a particular environment its People's perception of that environment a central theme for the process of Human interaction is Privacy which is another way of saying how persons make themselves more or less accessible to each others and there are several ways we achieve this by creating partitions which protect us from physical, visual and acoustical intrusion.

Many of the Modern examples of architecture design integrate so completely the exterior and interior areas of a house that you may feel expose and the only alternative left is the use of curtains to give you some semblance of privacy as you can see in these two examples one from Australia and Japan:

 Balancing Privacy and Spectacular Views: Promenade Residence in ...
http://freshome.com4/4/13
Steel screens wrap the first floor bedrooms providing a veil for the bedroom spaces within“. architecture Promenade Residence by BGD Architects Balancing Privacy and Spectacular Views: Promenade Residence in Australia ...


kimuramatsumoto architects: shino house in wakayama, japan
http://www.designboom.com4/17/13
'shino house' by kimuramatsumoto architects, wakayama, japan image © tada ... for increased privacy from the exterior garden landscape a long curtain wraps the interior of the home allowing diffuse light to the interior while ...

One strong contrast to these is the amazing manipulation of space Luis Barragan and how he achive through his design a complete control and privacy of the living spaces he created. as you can read here:


AD Classics: Casa Barragan / Luis Barragan | ArchDaily
http://www.archdaily.com1/11/11
The most prominent aspects of the design of Casa Barragan are the use of flat planes and light, both natural and artificial. ... The play of privacy and visibility are seen throughout the front and back halves of the house.

I would like to here what you think of these two opposite tendencies of architecture and how they relate to privacy in living environments.