Mekanı Anlama Üzerine Süreç Odaklı Bir Yaklaşım1

Mekanı Anlama Üzerine Süreç Odaklı Bir Yaklaşım

Abstract

The aim of the study is to develop a theoretical framework and approach to understand the sensed characteristics of space which are shaped by life and lay the foundation of its spiral relationship with human. To this end, referring to the formation of space by life, the correlations and context by which space’s sensed characteristics are constructed were examined. The first correlation that assigns meaning to space is the body in which the first encounter with the space occurs. An individual living the space in the body is described as poetical thinking in the mind. The space harbors not only humans but also the things and gains meaning along with them. On the other hand, the human as an entity dependent on the society experience the space within the social structure. Space’s sensed characteristics which are formed through vital processes are lived through the body, poetic, thing and society correlations and thereby understood. These correlations that enable us to understand the sensed characteristics of space exist within a network pattern in the space. This pattern defines the context ground facilitating the understanding of space’s sensed characteristics. The context ground was elicited by synthesizing the components and concepts that form the correlation patterns. By this means, a theoretical framework was achieved to understand the sensed characteristics of space. Next, based on this theoretical framework, a process-oriented approach was developed to include randomness, direct and indirect relations into the process for understanding the sensed characteristics of space. This approach paves the way for investigating those sensed characteristics during the design process and within the present structures. Such a way of thinking was adopted in the study to attach importance not only to the result but also what this experience has to say.