Interiority is a concept that allows interior thinking to move beyond the interior space of the building envelope. It is also appropriate for engaging with built expressions across cultures, because interiority is not tied to western spatial organization. This paper will explore Australian Indigenous space and, in particular, the utopian cosmological model of the “sky dome” as providing an opportunity to extend the concept of interiority for the interior discipline. This paper builds on work undertaken as part of my doctoral research by positioning the sky dome in relation to three key aspects of interiority: scale, boundary, and projection. The sky dome was a cosmological model predominant, particularly in parts of south-east mainland Australia, at the time of European colonization. In this model the sky was thought of as a vault that stretched to the earth, sometimes supported on columns. This paper explores the ways this particular cosmological model can contribute to understandings of interiority. It concludes that the sky dome cosmology has the potential to act as a case study for the interior discipline when exploring the conceptualization of interiority. The cosmology also enables key ideas to be distilled in new ways. The argument draws on anthropological and historical literature but frames the discussion from within the interior architecture/interior design discipline.

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澳大利亚土著天空穹顶及其重塑内部的潜力

室内性是一个概念，它允许室内思维超越建筑围护结构的内部空间。它也适用于跨文化的构建表达，因为内部性与西方空间组织无关。本文将探索澳大利亚土著空间，特别是“天穹”的乌托邦宇宙学模型，为扩展内部学科的内部概念提供机会。本文以我博士研究的一部分为基础，通过将天穹与内部的三个关键方面（尺度、边界和投影）相关联来定位。在欧洲殖民时期，天空穹顶是占主导地位的宇宙学模型，特别是在澳大利亚东南部大陆的部分地区。在这个模型中，天空被认为是一个延伸到地面的拱顶，有时支撑在柱子上。本文探讨了这种特殊的宇宙学模型如何有助于理解内在性。它的结论是，在探索内部性的概念化时，天穹宇宙学有可能成为内部学科的案例研究。宇宙学还使关键思想能够以新的方式提炼出来。该论点借鉴了人类学和历史文献，但从室内建筑/室内设计学科内部进行了讨论。它的结论是，在探索内部性的概念化时，天穹宇宙学有可能成为内部学科的案例研究。宇宙学还使关键思想能够以新的方式提炼出来。该论点借鉴了人类学和历史文献，但从室内建筑/室内设计学科内部进行了讨论。它的结论是，在探索内部性的概念化时，天穹宇宙学有可能成为内部学科的案例研究。宇宙学还使关键思想能够以新的方式提炼出来。该论点借鉴了人类学和历史文献，但从室内建筑/室内设计学科内部进行了讨论。