Faculty of Design
Environmental Design
Triman Grewal
Disconnect to Reconnect
Environmental Design
2021
Humanity is becoming increasingly dependent on the digital world. Everything is controlled by technology which has left human beings feeling dizzy and breathless. The world has turned into a mix of reality and virtual where having a physical body is not sufficient to experience the feeling of having a body. It is very essential to provide spaces for people to escape from computer screens and experience some separation from the bustle of urban life. A space where people can have different sensory experiences where they feel like they are floating in the air surrounded by vegetation that is growing around them. A space that makes them feel like they are entering a different world with their senses enhanced and mind relaxed.
“This project is a speculative thesis which presents a new kind of spatial experience in a form of an alternative reality by disconnecting from the virtual space and bring the attention back to the body. This project amplifies sensory perception and becomes a new environment where there is a desire to free the body as a way to disconnect the mind. These spaces are all about how to bring back the attention onto the physical body. It is a digital detox that deals with different realities of our bodies. ”