The concrete house, the house of the imaginary

Abstract

This article proposes the discussion of some aspects of the creative process in architecture design, particularly the house, mainly according to two authors’ views on dwelling and the interaction between the dwelling space and the human imaginary: Gaston Bachelard and Witold Rybczynski. The author examines the relationship between user and built environment and searches for links between the fore mentioned authors‘ complementary concepts and the shape of brazilian homes built in the last three decades. The conclusion is rather a question than an answer, suggesting that the creative process should be more carefully explored in order to result in better architecture for the end user.