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Alien Walk: Commons Living Room Post 2

Today I worked on seeing the room. I put in earplugs and tried to not engage with friends as they walked by.

I noticed the color scheme of the room: blue chairs complimented by soft, yellow lights. The design for the soft lighting plays into the psychological effects leading students to sit and stay longer in this communal gathering space. The shiny black piano drew my eyes' attention away from the brown leather high-backed chairs and tables. Dispersed throughout the room, green plants of various sizes add life to the static scene. As always, the fire burned silently, as it is electric, but it's colors and movement screamed loudly compared to the otherwise dull, stationary furniture. I took a few panorama views of the room to get a different perspective on the center of the space. I've added one here:


Examining the walls of the room, I discovered that the designers of the room had worked hard to imbue a sense of the school's character into the walls of this central space. I found a quote from President Elrod, after whom Commons is named, inscribed on the wall. 




It was joined on the opposite side of the fireplace by the official mission statement of the school. I think that the presence of these statements in this space reaffirms the notion that this room was created with the purpose of not only being the heart of the school to students, but also the space where prospective students and their families can come and learn who we hope to be.  




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