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.

INTERIOR DESIGN BASICS Part 1

INTERIOR DESIGN BASICS Part 1 Human and their relation to living space

English: Shows the different spaces used in proxemics. The distances are scaled (40px = 1ft). (Mens are 1.6ft large) Rework based on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Personal_Space.svg (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

where it comes to people there are four types of classification they will make about their living space:

1. intimate - their most private area.
2. personal - the area where they interact with their closest aquaintances. 
3. social- the area for short social interactions.
4. public - area where their is not a direct interactions with others.

the way each is define through our sense of proximity, which in turn determines the area of each of the categ.

Proximity as a Prerequisite of Being Human | Future Case
http://futurecase.wordpress.com6/28/12
In 1966, US anthropologist Edward T. Hall published The Hidden Dimension, in which he delivered his version of the theory of Proxemics, the study of the human use of space within the context of culture. ... This space seems (is referred to as) physical – actual – space (we may also call it personal space) as it is always nearby and, to distinct our nearby space from other connotations such as the use of the word for the universe, far away or even more abstract, the ...


Edward T Hall - Proxemics Presentation "Visual Aid"
This video was produced as a visual aid for a nonverbal communications course at Iowa State University back in 2005 with classmates Adam Bosman, Kyle Gragert...