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Inhabiting the Scene: Body, Architecture, and Cinematic Narrative in Domestic Space

No. 44 (2026-01-30)
  • Mtro. Jorge Humberto Flores Romero
    Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo / Facultad de Arquitectura
    ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9462-7001
  • Juan Carlos Lobato Valdespino
    Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, México
https://doi.org/10.18389/dearq44.2026.06

Abstract

This article examines the relationship between body, architecture, and cinematic narrative in domestic space, using an interdisciplinary approach that combines bodily phenomenology, atmospheric analysis, and cinema as an interpretive tool. Through microgestural analysis and spatiotemporal cartography of the films Roma (Cuarón 2018) and Luz silenciosa (Reygadas 2007), specific bodily dynamics are identified that configure domestic territories and dwelling choreographies. The findings establish architectural design criteria grounded in the embodied experience of dwelling and propose cinematographic analysis methodologies applicable to contemporary design.

Keywords: cuerpo, arquitectura, narrativa cinematográfica, espacio doméstico, fenomenología, diseño arquitectónico, atmósferas

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