| Title |
A Study on the Sense of Place in Interior Space : focused on residential environment |
| Abstract |
The complex structure of contemporary society and human needs has been researched and applied to contemporary architecture and interior design in the late half of the 20th century. Interior space as a place can be analyzed from the viewpoint of the theory of existentialism. The purpose of this research is to define the concept of place based on C. N. Schulz`s theory of space, and aims at embodiment of the sense of place in interior, especially residential, environment through applying emotional and psychological factors. Spatial characteristics that help to form and enhance the sense of place are centricity, axis and direction, and boundary and enclosure. Typical psychological factors, in other words, people`s psychological needs, especially in residential environment, are needs for control, privacy, identity, security, order, and aesthetics. The sense of place is formed and lasted, especially in residential space, mainly by personalization through the process of visualization, symbolization, and complementation of above mentioned properties and elements. |