For example, a long, empty hallway creates a fast rush of chi that may be right for an airport concourse but is uncomfortable in a home. A cluttered room causes the chi to swirl around and get stuck. I wasn’t sure how I felt about chi as a life force, but as a concept, it made sense to me. Chi is the circulation of air in a space, the movement of a gaze around a room, the daily orbits of a home’s inhabitants. Chi is flow.

