Living in-between the Phenomenology of the Corridic Space

The ubiquitous corridor in contemporary multi-storied buildings, evince a strong liminal presence as a threshold space. Albeit its passivity, such a space exhibit a potential for playing a determining role in how the social forces shape the structure of community in such systems. The aim of the thesis is to extrude the liminal aspect of a corridor through a phenomenological investigation and determine a new threshold dialectics; the ‘corridic place’. The idea of the corridic place is to introduce a new perspective of social dialectics, place-building etc. and recompose the notion of dwelling in a threshold space. By giving material and expression to the dynamism of human dwelling, the corridic place transcends the physical and psychological constraints of a corridor and generates a transformative space conducive to community building.