The Influences of Physical Features of Space on Sense of Place (Case study: Prayer Rooms of Mehrabad International Airport)

Subject Areas : Urban Design

Mohammadjavad Abbaszadeh ¹ , Saba Sultan Qurraie ² , Azadeh Mohajer Milani ³

1 - M.A., School of Architecture, University College of Fine Arts, University of Tehran, Iran.
2 - M.A., School of Architecture, University College of Fine Arts, University of Tehran, Iran.
3 - Ph.D. Candidate of Architecture, School of Architecture, University College of Fine Arts, University of Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2014-05-13 Accepted : 2014-12-22 Published : 2015-01-01

Keywords: Physical features, Sense of place, Prayer room, signs, Decoration, activity,

Abstract :

Sense of place is the most important features of space for designers in relation between human and environment, although key theories of the mid-twentieth century have shown that some social and psychological factors are more effective than physical characteristics but in this research, the focus is on the physical features of space. Many researchers have been analyzed Physical features and its influence on human life in recent years. The aim of this paper is to focus on perception of users from prayer room. In other word, the objective of this paper is to find most effective features of a space that are key factors regarding physical attributes. The main question here is what are these features? Moreover, how much is their influence on sense of place? Furthermore, the attitudes and opinions of users were surveyed with the help of questionnaire and the result was calculated with SPSS. Finally, the results summarized in a form of tables show that gender and age are not major or effective factors in sense of place in prayer room. Signs, decoration and activities of prayers are among main elements of identity in prayer rooms. Overall, the result shows that physical features of spaces do not have a great influence on sense of place.

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