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Lina Bo Bardi — Floor Becomes Boundary
Floor Becomes Boundary
OBS-ARCH-013
Systems of Clarity
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Artist:
Lina Bo Bardi
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floor; vegetation; light

Floor Becomes Boundary

Lina Bo Bardi — Floor Becomes Boundary

The horizontal plane defines a limit.

Orientation shifts.

Surface becomes edge.

How does orientation shift?

The floor is usually read as support rather than limit, but that distinction blurs.

The horizontal plane asserts separation.

What continues is boundary emerging through orientation.

Structural Concepts

Systems of Clarity
Order and coherence arise through disciplined systems and constraints.
Boundary
The limit where one form, field, or space meets another.
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