Source: https://www.yellowtrace.com.au/can-lis-jorn-utzon-summer-house-mallorca-spain-architecture-classic/
Can Lis is the family summer home built by danish architect Jørn Utzon in the 1970s. Creating invisible boundaries between the inside and outside. The space of contemplation is not always being inside and looking outside. Utzon has created a space that can be viewed as interior and exterior, allowing you to contemplate in the fresh air. “The windows are built as deep niches, a sort of very wide gun slits which soften the contrast between the darkness inside the house and the dazzling brightness of the Mediterranean sun outside.” (F.B. Andersen, year unknown) The day and night can also be seen as the boundaries between the inside and the outside.
Andersen, F.B. Guide to Utzon, Can Lis. Available at: http://www.utzonphotos.com/guide-to-utzon/projects/can-lis/ (Accessed: 2 November 2022)
If the idea for contemplation is to look outside a window, then you can ask yourself what do you want to see? You might now want to see the outside clearly, rather have the glass create vague images of the outside. “He wrapped the courtyard-facing facade in translucent glass bricks, from which the house takes its name. It is said that he wanted the house to be “a box of light.” (H. MacDonald) The glass blocks served as a great inspiration for my project, it’s a form of creating movement in the room for contemplation, while still keeping the interior simple and minimal.
Macdonald. H. Maison de Verre. Available at: https://www.kinfolk.com/maison-de-verre/ (Accessed: 2 November 2022)