Exploring the Element of Space from the Perspective of Heidegger's Philosophical Hermeneutics; (Case study: The Culture Center of Niavaran)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 PhD Candidate in Architecture, Department of Architecture, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.

2 PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.

3 PhD, Full professor, Department of Architecture, Science and Research Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

4 PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran.

10.22034/ias.2021.278512.1579

Abstract

In the contemporary era, people have succeeded in discovering aspects of the hermeneutic category in which was constantly a part of daily lives; however, it was lesser considered. Philosophical hermeneutics, in the strict sense of the word, clearly refers to understanding, in order words, pure perception. In the process of awareness and discernment of any category, there are basically two directions; one towards work and the other focused on the audience. Heidegger's philosophical hermeneutic world is related to the audience's language and how he deals with the work. The relationship between the audience and the work is a philosophical relationship. The discussion of space is one of the main axes of Heidegger's hermeneutics. Efforts for practical adaptation of current spaces can provide the basis for better utilization of the phenomenon of space in modern architecture. The present research was conducted using the method of logical reasoning, relying on a qualitative, descriptive and analytical research method with a philosophical hermeneutic perspective. Gathering information was in accomplished in two categories: documents (library) and field observation. By conducting open and in-depth interviews and discovering the dimensions of approximation through the reading of shared texts from Heidegger's and Schultz's narratives of spaces and users, it is possible to create a model for providing patterns and qualitative components affecting architectural spaces in the process of understanding spaces and to achieve an equivalent sense with space. The components obtained from the research findings in perceiving the space of Niavaran cultural center include: orientation, identification, skyline, outside and inside dialectic, geometry and environment, which can be read the influence of these components in the process of creating a space.

Research aims:
1. Examining the aspect of space from the perspective of philosophical hermeneutics in architecture.
2. Examining the spatiality of Dasein with regard to form, space and place in Niavaran Cultural Center.

Research questions:
1. From Heidegger's point of view, in architecture, how is formed and on what components?
2. How does Heidegger's philosophical hermeneutics appear in the Niavaran Cultural Center?

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