35 Function
The intended use of a space or environment.
“Form follows function” has become a mantra since it was coined by the Chicago architect Louis Sullivan in his 1896 essay “The Tall Office Building Artistically Considered.” In practice, the phrase dictates that the use of a space should be the determining factor in the development of a design. Sullivan’s investment in maximizing the design of an emerging typology—the skyscraper—relies on efficiency and consistency of program to determine the form, or shape, of his structures.
The role of function in interior design is often mistakenly perceived as at odds with the limited aesthetic scope that is traditionally associated with the ...
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