An affordance is a use for a space or architectural detail that "affords" the inhabitants of that space to use it in a way that was not originally intended in the design. I thought this was an interesting way to look at things. So I started looking around my home to see what I could see.
I was looking for atypical "afforances" but I live in a very typical traditional home. A front foyer with the living and dining rooms to the right and left, the family room and kitchen ahead. I'm sure you can see it without even seeing it. Of course, there is the stair riser I can not only step up on but sit on and the niche that I have my wonderful Christmas village so beautifully displayed. No that's not it... to common.
Then on January 7th we had snow. Which meant the next day was going to be spent entertaining my 8 year old son. "Yeah", I had so many things to get done. Nevertheless, that morning I come downstairs to see him sitting on the center island doing his "projects". And there it was. He sat there for hours using the center island his personal play space. Not exactly what I had in mind... I had food to prepare, homework to do. But no, today this was were he was doing his "projects". For him it was the perfect spot.
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