Abstract Conjoint interiors, the semi-public interior spaces located in, for example, large-scale dwelling projects, host different functions for a variety of users. Designers of conjoint interiors today face the major challenge of accommodating the increasingly varied design briefs of this variety of users. In these environments, people today tend to emphasize intangible qualities, the “feel” of the environment, much more than tangible ones, that is, the “look” of the environment. Consequently, instead of working with a purely spatial design brief, designers are now required to work with more emotional briefs, taking into account not only the objective and physical characteristics, but also more subjective requirements. Although it is clear that designers of these conjoint interiors will need to work within a more human-centered framework, the question remains of how this process can become more focused towards creating intangible qualities and specific spatial affordances. To address this question, our contribution investigates the intangible qualities and the design approach of two cases: Dom Narkomfin, the so-called “social condenser” (designed by Ginzburg in 1928), and Layer Cake, the outcome of a 2015 design exercise of a residence for older persons that approaches the conjoint interior from a renewed social perspective. These cases will be analyzed via two lenses: (1) a societal perspective, researching context and target group, and (2) a more anthropological perspective, focusing on experiences and intangible design qualities. The results will be used to propose architectural-theoretical principles that attempt to reinvigorate the “social condenser” concept as a way to address new design briefs in conjoint interiors today.

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一点一点地走向现代的联合室内：从 Dom Narkomfin 到一个新的社交冷凝器

摘要 联合室内，位于例如大型住宅项目中的半公共室内空间，为各种用户提供不同的功能。今天，联合室内设计的设计师面临着适应各种用户日益多样化的设计概要的主要挑战。在这些环境中，今天的人们更倾向于强调无形的品质，即环境的“感觉”，而不是有形的品质，即环境的“外观”。因此，设计师不再使用纯粹的空间设计简报，而是需要更多的情感简报，不仅要考虑客观和物理特征，还要考虑更多主观要求。虽然很明显，这些联合室内设计的设计师需要在一个更加以人为中心的框架内工作，问题仍然是这个过程如何才能更加专注于创造无形的品质和特定的空间可供性。为了解决这个问题，我们的贡献调查了两个案例的无形品质和设计方法：Dom Narkomfin，即所谓的“社交冷凝器”（由 Ginzburg 于 1928 年设计）和 Layer Cake，2015 年设计练习的结果从新的社会角度接近联合内部的老年人住宅。这些案例将通过两个角度进行分析：（1）社会视角，研究背景和目标群体，以及（2）更加人类学的视角，关注体验和无形的设计品质。