he flat
floor is an invention of the architects. It fits engines - not human beings. (...)If modern man is forced to walk on flat asphalt and concrete
floors as they were planned thoughtlessely in designers' offices, estranged from man's age
old relationship and contact to earth, a crucial part of man withers and dies. This has
catastrophic consequences for the soul, the equilibrium, the well-being and the health of
man.
(...)
An uneven and animated floor is the recoverery of man's
mental equilibrium, of the dignity of man which has been violated in our levelling,
unnatural and hostile urban grid system.(...)
. The uneven floor becomes a symphony, a melody for the feet and
brings back natural vibrations to man.
Architecture should elevate and not subdue man.
It is good to walk on uneven floors and regain our human
balance.
Hundertwasser
April,1991 |