International Design Journal
Article Title
The notion of appreciation in space design’s approach: from conception to reception and perception
Abstract
This article aims to discuss about the notion of appreciation in the domestic space design’s approach. It is a connection between persons and their private space. This puts in tension several probabilities of approaches. On the one hand, there is the subjectivist approach, which supposes that the appreciation is due to personal factors. On the other hand, there is the objectivist position. This position claims that appreciation comes from the qualities of space: aesthetic, kinesthetic, sensory, or functional qualities. The third approach, the heterocentric approach, which focuses on others and the view of others. Then, we talk about external causes, social factors, fashion, trends and economic issues. Our research hypothesis is about interactionism. We suppose that we cannot limit the notion of appreciation only in these angles: the subjectivist, objectivist, or relativist. Several factors participate in this process. What makes the difference from one person to another is the position of one factor in relation to another. This positioning in fact defines the comfort and well-being of each space receiver, which is an image of his culture. The position can be “in cascade or in juxtaposition”. Indeed, our culture defines all our personal filters, our memories, our spatial experiences and trends that we live. The notion of appreciation is all about interaction. This interaction is the image of our general culture.
Recommended Citation
SOUAYAH, Hajer
(2022)
"The notion of appreciation in space design’s approach: from conception to reception and perception,"
International Design Journal: Vol. 12:
Iss.
2, Article 27.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/faa-design/vol12/iss2/27