“NECESSITY OF UNDERSTANDING ESSENCE OF ARCHITECTURAL SPACE”

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NOUR MOHAMMADI SOUSAN

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Journal: HONAR-HA-YE-ZIBA Year:2009 | Volume:- | Issue:37 Page(s): 49-58

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“NECESSITY OF UNDERSTANDING ESSENCE OF ARCHITECTURAL SPACE”

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NOUR MOHAMMADI SOUSAN | Issue Writer Certificate

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ESSENCEQ3

NATUREQ2

ARCHITECTURAL SPACEQ3

HUMAN NATUREQ3

APPROACHESQ3

Abstract

Today an onthological concern in humanities and architectural theories is considered and in this respect the return to NATURE is focused. This fact in architecture is mostly reflected on the relationship of architecture with physical NATURE. It seems that ‘ESSENCE’ as one of the meanings of ‘nature’ is less valued. The major meaning of ‘ESSENCE’ is introduced as the ‘intrinsic or indispensable properties that serve to characterize or identify something’; but the reflection of this concept in ARCHITECTURAL SPACE is not clear. On the other hand, the notion of ‘ESSENCE’ in the meaning and on its influence on ‘architectural space’ cannot be separated from essential values in human NATURE. Truth, goodness, beauty, wholeness, aliveness, perfection, justice, order, simplicity and richness can be considered as the main charecteristics of human being. This article is intended to present the necessity of understanding the very unique quality of space which is considered to be present in ‘ESSENCE of ARCHITECTURAL SPACE’. Also it is intended to prepare the main criteria and factors in this undestanding. The research method in this article is based on qualitative approach with logical argumentation in the architectural theories. Due to this necessity, this article is presented in three main sections. The first part is to explain the transformation of the meaning of NATURE in history; also the relationship of ESSENCE and NATURE is regarded. In the next chapter the main APPROACHES in the understanding of ESSENCE of ARCHITECTURAL SPACE are suggested. These APPROACHES are presented as understanding ESSENCE of ARCHITECTURAL SPACE based on natural human needs and desires, similar qualities in vernacular architecture, etymological term of ESSENCE, phenomenological APPROACHES of ARCHITECTURAL SPACE, NATURE-based APPROACHES and also its relation with form. Consequently in the third chapter, the relationship of this quality of space with architectural APPROACHES based on NATURE is analyzed. In the conclusion it is mentioned that the search for true and pure qualities in ARCHITECTURAL SPACE which is arisen from natural human needs can be conceived as ESSENCE of ARCHITECTURAL SPACE. This search in architectural theories is reflected via different references. With regard to this approach it can be focused that how this quality is understood differently in the recent theories after 1900’s; organicism, structuralism, contextualism, regionalism theories and even sustainability, all seem to follow common objectives. In the 19th century organicism, this notion with regard to religion is reflected on the unity with NATURE. The main concepts of organicism in the 20th century are categorized as unity between parts and whole, natural forms and relation to physical NATURE. In the regionalism, return to regional characteristics is focused. Also sturacture as a whole being, order in Louis Kahn's idea and life in Alexander's definition are considered as the concepts in deeper level of relationship with NATURE. Sometimes the search for this essential quality of space is converted to superficial and artifitial interpretation of NATURE; in some other attitudes NATURE is respected as a sacred and metaphysical concept which has influenced in the harmony between architect's mind and NATURE.

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ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN ON THE BASIS OF BEAUTY AND FUNCTION IN NATURE

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NOUR MOHAMMADI, SOUSAN. (2009). “NECESSITY OF UNDERSTANDING ESSENCE OF ARCHITECTURAL SPACE”. HONAR-HA-YE-ZIBA, -(37), 49-58. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/5865/en

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NOUR MOHAMMADI SOUSAN. “NECESSITY OF UNDERSTANDING ESSENCE OF ARCHITECTURAL SPACE”. HONAR-HA-YE-ZIBA[Internet]. 2009;-(37):49-58. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/5865/en

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SOUSAN NOUR MOHAMMADI, ““NECESSITY OF UNDERSTANDING ESSENCE OF ARCHITECTURAL SPACE”,” HONAR-HA-YE-ZIBA, vol. -, no. 37, pp. 49–58, 2009, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/5865/en

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