خلاصة:
Statement of the problem: The variety of space-place experiences can be regarded as a feature that
differentiates modern men from traditional men. Man’s existence across natural and social realms,
not only has a theoretical and epistemological history but also various distinctive perceptions of
experiencing natural and social places. Throughout history, distinctive perceptions have had a
unique spirit on one hand and a common spirit in human body on the other. Nevertheless, body
and its corporeal and physical characteristics have not been given their due attention in dominant
architectural discourses. Body has always been considered a passive object.
Purpose: The present study aims to investigate bodily perception as a source of inspiration for
redefining the concept of space in architectural experience. The secondary purposes of the study
include examining the manifestations of reading space by incorporating bodily perceptions, as
well as scrutinizing the integration of human senses in space perception.
Methodology: The current study is qualitative and uses a hermeneutic phenomenologicalphilosophical
approach. The study is “interpretive” in terms of research “purpose”, and aims to
produce new insights so as to use the findings to improve the existing knowledge about the topic
of interest. Hence, the “results” are “pure”. The “logic” of the study is “inductive.” In the present
study, a deep interview was conducted to infer and extract the “subconscious” from the responses
of interviewees. The data analysis method includes qualitative content analysis via open and axial
coding.
Conclusion: The results suggest that phenomenal reading of spatial perception experience can
be categorized into three levels of complete perception, dynamic perception of space through
senses; space as a medium for perceiving collective nostalgia, and space as the possibility of
intuition and perception of the other.