Repetition in interior architecture: an introduction to repetition in interior spaces

Abstract

The concept of repetition is fundamental and omnipresent. This report introduces repetition in respect to interior architecture, and reveals that it is a feature of all design principles. As such it cannot be avoided by the designer, anymore than it can be by Christopher Robin, in A.A. Milne's poem. The design principles are identified, and described; their repetitive features stressed. Emphasis is on presenting practical information, views and advice from various architects, designers, psychologists and critics. A selection of perceptual responses to repetitive features is presented, that the designer may be aware of the effects. Pattern and standardisation are cited as two familiar realisations of repetition in design. The report is a general introduction to perceptual responses and design principles, with special regard to repetition.