Archetype and community character of the nest residential building development

Ewa Cisek

Abstract

Nest arrangements of the residential building development constitute one of the possible concepts of a habitat, which in its deepest layer takes into account psychology, sociology as well as history. One of the reasons why people in the past focused on central arrangements was their archetype and community character. This form with the emphasized centre – sacrum, a community forum, ensured the feeling of safety and stimulated social bonds. A round and archetypal shape of the structure expressed one of the most significant symbols – the image of the world – Imago mundi, which exposed the place by separating the internal ordered micro-cosmos from the external, chaotic and amorphous surroundings.

Carl Gustaw Jung – a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst finds origins of the concentric form of an arrangement in the mandalic archetype (circle and centre) – a supra-personal image which has a strong ordering impact and is independent of external factors.

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