The Space in a Room

Feeling it and playing with it

For the most part, humans live in boxes. I do. I live in a box called an apartment. Other people live in stand-alone boxes. Or giant towers of boxes stacked up into the sky. Billions of humans live in boxes they call their home. It is their personal space.

I like to think outside of the box — or, at least, in large unconventional boxes. I have fantasized for years of living in a large glass geodesic dome. Not only would I have 360 degree views but the energy of the space inside the dome would surely be different from and more vibrant than a space filled with 90 degree angles.

I have experienced the electrifying energy of the space inside a sweat-lodge — another round dome structure — but I certainly could not live in one. Teepees are okay (and round) but they are too small and, more importantly, they do not have enough windows.

I am a window freak. To me, the most important feature of any box I live in is the windows. I need lots and lots of windows facing in ALL directions. I get seriously claustrophobic being in the space of a room without windows. I also have a strong aversion to curtains, draperies, blinds, and anything used to cover up windows. Why on earth have a window if you are just going to cover it up?