Virtual Dwelling: Immersiveness, Atmosphere and Spatial Presence

Fabrizia Bandi

doi:10.54103/milanoup.223

Virtual Dwelling: Immersiveness, Atmosphere and Spatial Presence

Authors

Fabrizia Bandi

University of Milan

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9008-2633 (unauthenticated)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54103/milanoup.223.c377

Synopsis

The concept of dwelling is an integral aspect of human spatiality. In the
present era, virtual and augmented reality prompt us to explore novel approaches
to spatial habitation. In one instance, this entails complete immersion in
an artificial milieu, whereas in the other, it involves the incorporation of new
content into our experience. This raises the question of how human spatiality
is reconfigured through these media. When viewed through a VR headset, also
architecture dematerialises while opening up to infinite creative possibilities. It
is possible to inhabit an artificial space that will (or will never) be built, experiencing
not only its design vision but also its perceptual dimension.

Author Biography

Fabrizia Bandi, University of Milan

is a postdoctoral researcher in the ERC project AN-ICON, at the University of Milan. Her research focuses on phenomenology and aesthetics, with particular interests in architecture and art. In 2019, she held a postdoctoral position at the Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio (USI). She taught Aesthetics at Politecnico di Milano from 2016 to 2020. Currently, she is adjunct professor of Aesthetics of Objects at the University of Milan and Aesthetics of Luxury at IULM University. She is the author of La percezione armata: esperienza estetica e immaginazione in Mikel Dufrenne (Mimesis, 2018), Spazi Virtuali. Esplorazioni estetiche fra ambienti elettronici e immersivi (ETS, 2024), and co-editor of Corpo, spazi, architettura. Fenomenologia dell’esperienza spaziale (Morcelliana, 2024, with Matteo Vegetti).