c o m e i n - Comparison of congruent spaces

(A model study)

9m² (3x3), height 2.40m.
Subdivision of walls influences the impression of size and form.

Room A

Room A
Consisting of equally treated planes, the room serves as a neutral reference in the comparison.

Room B

Room B
The mirrors in the corners enlarge the effect of length which is already introduced by the thin dark board dividing the wall.

Room C

Room C
In "reading" the contrast between black and white, we spontaneously connect the white parts of the vertical planes with the white horizontal planes thus reducing the impression of height. We conceive the space to be wider and lower than the examples described above.

Room D
Dissolving the corner, the mirror extends the black part of the floor inwards. We conceive the space as being taller and narrower than rooms B and C.

Room E
As in room C our attention is attracted to the black parts of the planes. The similar dark circles communicate vertically expressing height and reduced width.

Room F
The spatial entity is exploded.

Room A		Room A Consisting of equally treated planes, the room serves as a neutral reference in the comparison.
Room B		Room B The mirrors in the corners enlarge the effect of length which is already introduced by the thin dark board dividing the wall.
Room C		Room C In "reading" the contrast between black and white, we spontaneously connect the white parts of the vertical planes with the white horizontal planes thus reducing the impression of height. We conceive the space to be wider and lower than the examples described above.
		Room D Dissolving the corner, the mirror extends the black part of the floor inwards. We conceive the space as being taller and narrower than rooms B and C.
		Room E As in room C our attention is attracted to the black parts of the planes. The similar dark circles communicate vertically expressing height and reduced width.
		Room F The spatial entity is exploded.