Categorization of Space
Space are categorized into residential, commercial, and public spaces on most educational architecture websites. Subsequently, there are healthcare, educational, and hospitality spaces etc.
Categorized of space reflects the function and purposes of the space. However, the genre of things is a way of educating audience and show authority. In a society that values labor specialization, the purpose of a space is the most important characteristics of a space. For example, restaurants are for dining, and hotel is for spending the night, and a museum is for art viewing. The function of the space quickly directs people into the right space to meet their demand of the space. My brain tells me to go a coffee shop when I need a cup of latte. However, it does not explain why I want to go to different coffee shops on different days. Since my goal is to get a cup of coffee, any coffee shop meets my demand.
As the function of the space can help me to make the decision where to go, but which coffee shop to is a not a decision made based on functionality. The decision-making process involves with both the logical thinking and intuitive emotions.
The genre of the space is obviously generated by logical thinking. Logical thinking is advocated by the society to maximize the efficiency of the society. It reduces the involvement of emotions for most general tasks, such as a restaurant is for dining.
However, spaces are much more than just their functionalities. Space can also be categorized based its atmosphere. For example, going to a landscape space can make people feel their mind is broadened. When you feel stuck, diving into the nature might help you to move out. On the other hand, a simple, small space can help people to focus comparing with a large, open space. If you feel your mind is clustered, walking into an organized space with order, can calm you down; if you feel you need to jump out of the box, when wandering on an ordinary street with unexpected events will do the trick.
空间项目的分类一般分为住宅，商业，公共。
继续往下细分又包含了各种，教育，娱乐，医疗etc.
这种分类的方式主要取决于空间的用途。
但分类的方式本身就是一种authority和education。在labor specialization的社会中，空间的用途当然是最主要的特征。Occupants被告知空间的用途，告诉我们如果去理解我们所处的空间。
比如，我现在在博物馆，我现在在餐馆，我现在在咖啡馆。
但是这无法解释为什么有的时候，我想要去公园A，有的时候我想要去公园B。有的时候我想去MOMA，有的时候我想要去MET。既然想要去喝一杯咖啡，为什么有时候想去星巴克，有时候想去一家独立咖啡店。
想去咖啡馆是大脑决定的结果，但想去哪家咖啡馆似乎就不是大脑的决定了。
所以在每天无数个决定背后，都是理性与情绪的共同决定。
按照用途对空间的分类，是符合逻辑思考的。帮助我们更快的做决定。是符合社会对效率追求最大化的。
回到空间，除了按功能，我们是否能按照情绪给空间分类？
比如说，觉得自己走进了dead end的时候，我们或许可以去一个广阔的空间。一片草地，一片汪洋。
觉得自己需要focus的时候，我们或许可以去一个狭小，简单的空间。
觉得自己思绪混乱的时候，走进任何一家充满了秩序感的空间，让你觉得，空间里的每一个角落，都是可控的。
觉得自己需要灵感，不如走到大街上，每一个行走的路人，街道的无序，都会产生一些对大脑的刺激，帮助我们跳出此刻的思维。
按照这种方式，是不是，可以更好的理解我们按快门的一瞬间，想要记录的，究竟是关于这个空间的什么。