Pamantasan NG Lungsod NG Maynila College of Architecture and Urban Planning
Pamantasan NG Lungsod NG Maynila College of Architecture and Urban Planning
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
PROXEMICS
ALNIE KHAYZER HAYUDINI, RLA, RMP
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What is
CULTURE?
In an
anthropological
sense it is the
meanings and
behaviors groups
of people develop
and share over
time.
E a c h c u l t u re i s l i k e a t o o l b o x w i t h s t a c k s Page 3
o f re f e re n c e m a n u a l s o f h o w t o u s e t h e
tools inside. Each tool performing a
d i f f e re n t f u n c t i o n a n d m e e t i n g a d i f f e re n t
need in life.
B e s i d e h a v i n g d i f f e re n t p e r s o n a l i t i e s w e
all have our own set of values with which
w e l i v e b y.
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Face and
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T h e i m a g e o n e p ro j e c t s o f o n e s e l f o r o n e s
Face Saving national image in a public forum.
L o w - c o n t e x t s o c i e t i e s ( We s t e r n c o u n t r i e s )
v e r b a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n i s m o s t o f t e n d i re c t ,
little need for non-verbal cues. People
generally say what they mean and mean
w h a t t h e y s a y.
Face and
T h e i m a g e o n e p ro j e c t s o f o n e s e l f o r Face Saving
ones national image in a public forum.
L o w - c o n t e x t c u l t u re s ( U S A & C a n a d a )
t h e re i s l e s s e m p h a s i s t o n o n - v e r b a l
communication. Meaning the words
t h e m s e l v e s i s m o re i m p o r t a n t .
H i g h - c o n t e x t c u l t u re s ( E a s t e r n
countries) understanding the non-
verbal components of communication is
re l a t i v e l y m o re i m p o r t a n t t o re c e i v i n g
the intended meaning of
communication as a whole.
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PROXIMICS
are the ways we relate to space
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N o r t h A m e r i c a n s t e n d t o p re f e r a l a r g e a m o u n t o f s p a c e
E u ro p e a n s t e n d t o s t a n d m o re c l o s e l y t o g e t h e r w h e n t a l k i n g a n d a re
accustomed to smaller personal space
Distance Page
C o m p a r a t i v e s t u d i e s o f a n i m a l s h e l p t o s h o w h o w m a n ’s
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Animals Te r r i t o r i a l i t y, a b a s i c c o n c e p t i n t h e s t u d y o f a n i m a l
behavior is usually defined as behavior by which an
organism characteristically lays claim to an area and
defends it against members of its own species.
Te r r i t o r i a l i t y, h e s a y s , i n s u r e s t h e p r o p a g a t i o n o f t h e
s p e c i e s b y r e g u l a t i n g d e n s i t y. I t p r o v i d e s a f r a m e i n
w h i c h t h i n g s a r e d o n e - p l a c e s t o l e a r n , p l a c e s t o p l a y,
safe places to hide. Thus, it coordinates the activities of
t h e g r o u p a n d h o l d s t h e g r o u p t o g e t h e r. I t k e e p s a n i m a l s
w i t h i n c o m m u n i c a t i n g d i s t a n c e o f e a c h o t h e r, s o t h a t t h e
presence of food or an enemy can be signaled. An animal
with a territory of its own can develop an inventory of
reflex responses to terrain features. When danger strikes,
the animal on its home ground can take advantage of
automatic responses rather than having to take time to
think about where to hide.
Distance P a g e 10
Te r r i t o r i a l i t y o f f e r s p r o t e c t i o n f r o m p r e d a t o r s , a n d a l s o
Regulation in exposes to predation the unfit who are too weak to
Animals e s t a b l i s h a n d d e f e n d a t e r r i t o r y. T h u s , i t r e i n f o r c e s
dominance in selective breeding because the less
dominant animals are less likely to establish territories.
On the other hand territoriality facilitates breeding by
providing a home base that is safe. It aids in protecting
the nests and the young in them. In some species it
localizes waste disposal and inhibits or prevents
p a r a s i t e s . Ye t o n e o f t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t f u n c t i o n s o f
territoriality is proper spacing, which protects against
o v e r- e x p l o i t a t i o n o f t h a t p a r t o f t h e e n v i r o n m e n t o n
which a species depends for its living.
Te r r i t o r i a l i t y i s a l s o a s s o c i a t e d w i t h s t a t u s .
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P ro x e m i c s i s a p a r t o f t h e s t u d y o f n o n v e r b a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n a l o n g w i t h
haptic (touch), kinesics (body movement), vocalic (paralanguage), and
c h ro n e m i c s ( s t r u c t u re o f t i m e ) . P ro x e m i c s c a n b e d e f i n e d a s " t h e
i n t e r re l a t e d o b s e r v a t i o n s a n d t h e o r i e s o f m a n ' s u s e o f s p a c e a s a
s p e c i a l i z e d e l a b o r a t i o n o f c u l t u re " . T h e a n t h ro p o l o g i s t w h o f o u n d e d t h i s
t e r m i n 1 9 6 3 , E d w a r d T. H a l l , e m p h a s i z e d t h e u s e o f s p a c e o n
interpersonal communication. Hall believed that the value in studying
p ro x e m i c s c o m e s f ro m e v a l u a t i n g n o t o n l y t h e w a y p e o p l e i n t e r a c t w i t h
others in daily life, but also "the organization of space in [their] houses
and buildings, and ultimately the layout of [their] towns, basically their
s u r ro u n d i n g s . I t i s b a s i c a l l y t h e s t u d y o f s p a t i a l d i s t a n c e s b e t w e e n
i n d i v i d u a l s i n d i f f e re n t c u l t u re s a n d s i t u a t i o n s .
FOUR AREAS OF PERSONAL TERRITORY
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Classification of Spaces
SOCIOFUGAL SOCIOPETAL
When spaces, When spaces,
b u i l d i n g s , ro o m s , & b u i l d i n g s , ro o m s , &
f u r n i t u re f u r n i t u re a re
discourage designed to bring
interaction & social people together
contact
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keep safe.
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ASYNCHRONOUS
ACTIVITY