Theory of the Derive

I went to the building behind the music building and went up the stairs and felt the hollowness of the space. It was a very open building where you could walk up, down the hall, and right back down the stairs. There were no doors or windows, just open air and a constant light breeze. I observed the corners of the space, the open architectural balance between man made structures and nature. My eyes were parallel to the mid green lush of the trees. The main hallway was the main direction for the wanderer to go through, where the main breeze swept through. This reminded me of a quote from the reading,

"Within architecture itself, the taste for deriving tends to promote all sorts of new forms of labyrinths made possible by modern technology of construction."

Though the air and space were light and hollow, I felt that the rectangular space acted as an open cage to capture the wanderer and captivate them. There was only natural light shining through, so the long hallway was dark in the middle, as if it was meant to catch you. Or in the depth of the hall, was where a main realization came or a definite visible direction.