Interior Space Generating Strategy as Second-Skin Element

The elements in the style and aesthetic of building environment are the basis in attracting and evoke the sense of beauty to a recipient. However the effect of that excitement may not add to the mental image of the recipient. Passing by a commercial street or through retail space can leave a mental image in the recipient memory. A recipient who does not have any knowledge in aesthetic, architecture and arts, might be attracted to some of these architectural details and transform them from 'picture' in the sensory memory. A mental image registers in the 'cache' memory. As the mental images of the place is registered, he stores the image in the 'immortal memory' and neglects other details. The study explores the essential factors for the excitements, the pattern for measuring beauty and the main principles which relate to the second psychic skin. Second skin is to describe the situation of receiver comforting with the space by psychological way. Some researcher described second skin like clothes related to the space perception, it is very important that space becomes second skin, second skin should be softer and compact to comfort with a wide range of receivers, this depended on the aim of design and the strategy of design. Some measures to discover the elements of excitements and how to assign the attracting spot in interior space are discussed. The attractive spot should not always be beautiful. On the contrary the ugliness could leave a strong impression to the recipient. The ugliness could become a remarkable point in the particular space. Assessment of beauty is very difficult to measure because it differs from one receiver to another. This study explores the elements that arouse the feeling of beauty and the process of transforming these elements into a stored image in the recipient's mind as a reality. The elements which arouse the feeling of beauty to be considered in the study are colour, form, dimensions, light, pace and function. They are measured in selected areas such as certain retail interiors of international brands. Questionnaires and form applications are used in the study. Recipients are chosen from the visitors who come to the selected retail stores.

The International Journal of Architectonic, Spatial, and Environmental Design, 2015

Interior design is about the integration of numerous interior elements and products that are chosen to satisfy various spatial requirements. The unity of all surfaces, materials and products create an integral architectural character and language. Important architects of the modern period believed in "total work of art" and they felt responsible for the design and overseeing of the building's totality: shell, accessories, furnishings, and landscape. Even if they were industrial products, the same design language shaped them. Today, different designers design most of the components that shape the built environment. In other words, design and manufacturing phases of "space" and "spatial components" are considered as independent processes. On the other hand, space has contextual determinants and every specific interior is fed with different contextual data. Therefore, the most important requirement of today's design approaches is to create a new design language in relation with new technologies and new ways of living without neglecting the local and cultural differences that create architectural identity and sense of place. In this paper, contemporary design approaches will be discussed through examples in order to evaluate the role of spatial components in interior design.

International Design Journal

Applied Researches in Technics, Technologies and Education

The fence that was placed on the verandas in rural and urban houses had mainly functional implementation and then it satisfies the aesthetic criteria. Earth as a field of development in which all the primary forms-primitives reorganized in different compositions, which have application in modern interiors and exteriors. Design is used in every area of human life and creation. The things that surround us in every part of our life apart from performing a function they also have a high aesthetic and decorative part. In interior and interior decoration there is an important role which is the main factor to develop a strong emotional impact in space. Different designs in open and closed spaces could be on the floor, as wall decorations, ceilings and many additional elements that complement the space.

Art and Design Review,, 2018

Developing a design for a domestic space is associated with the evolution of the needs of both individuals and societies. Hence, the problem has emerged through multiple different types, names, various considerations of its design and many dimensions associated with it, including psychological, social, cultural and economic dimensions. The purpose of this study is to establish a conceptual frame for design considerations regarding domestic space emerges, with the determination of the common constants between different types of domestic space, and reorganizing these constants so an interior designer can apply them can help achieve the desired physical and psychological comfort for the users. This can only occur if we consider that achievement of the physical and psychological comfort for the users is usually a result of the efficiency of design of the Functionality and Aesthetic System of space. Through this study, the conceptual constants of domestic space are determined to include the concepts of Family, Social Relationship/Community, Privacy, Security, Safety, Protection, Comfort/Relaxation/Warmth, wellbeing, Emotional territory, Control and agency, Familiarity, Centrality/Continuity, Freedom, Self-expression/Self-identity/Expression and Personal Identi-ty/Personal character/Practices of personalization and Place attachment. The results of this study can be considered a scientific addition in the field of domestic space design because they discuss the basic concepts associated with the domestic space from the perspective of specialists in the field of interior design. In addition, they represent a rich guide for architects, designers and students in this field and serve as an important reference for education and awareness of society members about the basic concepts associated with domestic space.

Conference Paper, 2024

Architecture emerged with the basic need for shelter and has been shaped within the framework of life and sociocultural needs from the first human being to the present day. Houses, as living spaces, are shaped by human life. Houses can directly affect the lives and emotions of individuals. Many studies on this subject have shown that houses have a great influence on individuals. Based on this context, Kocaeli University Department of Architecture, second year, first semester Architectural Design 1 course was shaped by the question of whether the spaces that will trigger the creativity that an artist and his/her family need within the framework of their needs can be designed through the senses. Within the scope of the study, it is aimed to discuss and evaluate three projects worked on during a semester and to present a multisensory design approach to the artist's residence.

Art and Science Applied: Experience and Vision, 2022

The subject of this research includes design principles through which the integration of interior and exterior can be achieved. The principles are grouped according to the role they play in achieving the relationship between outer and inner space. Two directions of possible interactions are considered: a) the influence of the interior on the exterior and b) the influence of the exterior on the interior. The structure of design principles is conceived by applying the deductive method and is derived from the basic motives that most often cause interactions between the interior space and the environment. The analysis of characteristic motives, which are mainly a consequence of the extroverted or introverted nature of the user, the desire for intimacy or presenting material status, etc., formulates design principles that provide an answer to the needs for integration of interior and exterior. The principles are clearly presented using characteristic examples of modern concepts of spatial organization and interior design. The main goal of the research is to determine a methodical structure of creative principles, which enable the integration of interior and exterior, and supporting that relation at the same time, but also to check the stance that the architect's shaping of the user's desire to perceive the immediate environment is sufficient for the basic connection of external and internal space. In addition, it is important to emphasize that for higher levels of the mentioned integration, it is necessary for the user to see, but also to be seen, i.e. that there is a mutual interest in the interaction of both the user of the interior space and the observer who experiences the interior from the environment. The results of the research indicate, first of all, the existence of a larger number of creative principles by means of which it is possible to connect the interior space with the immediate environment. On the other hand, the paper states a close cause-and-effect relationship of motives, which arise from the specific users’ needs and the architect’s competence to recognize the wishes of users and articulate them in a contextual visual expression.

The Design Journal, 2017

The paper aims at studying the potential of art of being a metaphorical "tool" for the interior design approach. The relationship between the design approach and artistic installations can be seen in three dimensions of the design process: in exploring the theoretical meaning of the space (the art as a media to know novel vocations of spaces during the concept generation process); in experimenting the physical impact of the artefact in the space (the art as a matter of innovation during the verification of the project); in expressing innovative spatial concepts (the art as a "language" to communicate novel provocative and disruptive visions during the communication of the idea). We will choose (as case studies) those installations conceived by designers in order to underline the artistic value in the design field. In conclusion: we embrace the idea that art can be considered as a paradigmatic incubator in the process of "living" the Interiors. Starting from that, we are going to underline some methodological attitudes within the design culture in relation to the artistic research and to interpret new domestic aesthetics.

[...] it deals with interior architectural design that is a key topic in architectural practice even if it is a neglected subject in most schools of architecture nowadays as “interior design is often misunderstood as only a kind of decoration”. On the contrary, as Prof. Chen Yi states, “we believe that interior design and architectural design were indistinguishable since the beginning of the civilization”. As a matter of fact interior space is “the space enclosed by walls, wherever they are arranged or configured. It is primary and characterizing of every architectural work, it is addressed to the fruition by whom it is going through, crossing or stopping; […] it has a meaning clearly distinct from that of the other figurative arts…”. [...] this publication deals with Chinese architects from Tongji and it looks forward to deepening the cultural relationships between Chinese and Italian architectural debates that also is one of the aims of the editing this book series. Before expressing an opinion about the published projects in the book I think that it must be understood the social, economic and social context that generated them.