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Abstract

The study explores contrasting narratives and the intersections between them as the basis of context-based space exploration. Narrative approaches demonstrate possibilities of creatively expanding the design process with its values on imagination and storytelling. Yet, with the focus of stories as the basis of narrative exploration, discussion about its relation to context is often limited. This study introduces the exploration of contrast narratives by exploring the intersection between the naturalistic and theatrical conception of space presented in Tim Burton's 1990 film titled Edward Scissorhands. The close relation of a film to imagination provides possibilities for a more rich and extensive spatial design. The results of this study demonstrate the contrast narratives depicted by differing colours, proportions, and conditions of space throughout the film. Intersections between narratives exist through interactions between characters that are repositioned from one narrative to the other, highlighting how users coming from contrasting contexts may adapt and appropriate new spaces in time. The idea of contrast reveals the contextual relations between narrative, space, and time, demonstrating a potential basis for developing a context-based architectural design method.

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Author Biography

Luthfia Hananti
Luthfia Hananti is a final-year undergraduate student in the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang, class of 2020. Her work explores the intersection between architectural narratives and films.

Resza Riskiyanto
Resza Riskiyanto has been a lecturer in the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang since 2012. He completed his doctoral degree in architecture at Universitas Indonesia. The focus of his study is in the field of design methods, specifically regarding tectonic and materiality. Apart from being a lecturer, he is also a practising architect, with some completed recent projects comprising of Semarang Tritunggal Christian School, Bhakti Asih Brebes Hospital, the development of the Yogyakarta DPRD Office, Yogyakarta BPPM Office, and Semarang Indosat Tower. Currently, he is a team member of the Educational Agency at the Indonesian Institute of Architects (IAI) which accommodates various studies and research in the field of architectural practice.

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