Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Ferd JohnsTerry, Erin Michael2013-06-252013-06-252007https://scholarworks.montana.edu/handle/1/2410The intention of this thesis is to explore transitional spaces in an attempt to break the boundary between interior and exterior and regain a connection between architecture and the natural environment. I will address the history leading up to the lack of connection and transition between the built and natural environments, and illustrate the positive effects of associating transitional spaces into living and working environments. The project will use precedents to define strategies for creation of transitional spaces, and will explore these strategies in a medium density housing model.enArchitectural designInterior decorationSustainable architectureArchitectureEcologyThesisCopyright 2007 by Erin Michael Terry