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POSITIVE SPACE and NEGATIVE SPACE

Positive elements in a space are those attract the attention of the users. The

surrounding and the contrast elements are the one that we call the negative

space. The shapes, colors, textures and other key properties of a composition in

a space define the forms that are developed within. The space around is the
negative elements and distinguish the positive from the negative. There is no

form or any structure or composition without the negative space. The

interactions of the positive and negative elements in the space define what we
perceive in the visual world. The higher the contrast between the positive and

the negative space in terms of color, size, texture and other properties, the more

dominant the forms and shapes become. As the positive elements growing more
and occupy much of the space, the contrast diminishes in size and other

elements within. The volumes begin to compete for users attention and around

the volume begin to compete for our attention to the point that the relationship
between the figures and volumes in the room. Subtraction and adding is another

approach in space planning that can make easy to for us understand the

different between the positive space and the negative space in any structure.

The ideas of minimalism and the concept of "less is more" are to save the value
and integrity of figures and shapes in an architectural space by allowing the

positive to stand out against the negative elements.

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