Resolution #125 - "This year I will be more organized"

I always make New Years Resolutions and many times during the year I will make random ones or do a special "mid-year" version. For almost as long as I can remember, year after year, there has been one resolution that always makes the list: "This year I am going to be super organized!!" Now let me say that this is not as easy as it seems. Perhaps my expectations of myself are somewhat unrealistic. Even though I haven't fully mastered or attained the perfect level of organization I long for, I think the yearly goal to be more organized will continue to make my list, and the lists of many other people. Humans instinctively understand and yearn for organization in their lives. Whether it's your closet, purse, tool chest, desk, office, home or life in general, we know that these things being logically organized will make our lives flow easier and will improve the quality of our lives.

The built environment is normally made up of several spaces that can be related by function, proximity, or a path of movement. There are basic ways that these spaces can be related to each other and organized into a coherent, easy-to-use overall space. There are four types of SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS that can be used to organize the individual spaces of a building:

Space within a Space - A space is contained within another space

Interlocking Spaces - The field of one space overlaps the volume of another space

Adjacent Spaces - Spaces are either side by side or may share a common border

Spaces linked by a common Space - Two spaces rely on a third space as a pass thru space to link and bind this spacial relationship.

Let's take a closer look at three  of these relationships:

SPACE WITHIN A SPACE

INTERLOCKING SPACES

SPACES LINKED BY A COMMON SPACE

There are 5 types of SPATIAL ORGANIZATIONS used in the built environment:

Centralized Organization - A central space is dominant and other secondary spaces are situated around it.

Linear Organization - A repetition of spaces in a linear progression.

Radial Organization - Secondary spaces "spin off' in a radial progression from a central space.

Clustered Organization - Spaces are grouped by spacial relationship or common visual traits.

Grid Organization - Spaces are organized in a structured grid or framework.

Let's analyze two of these organization types visually:

CENTRALIZED ORGANIZATION

RADIAL ORGANIZATION