Volume 5, Issue 2, February – 2020 International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology ISSN No:-2456-2165 IJISRT20FEB036 www.ijisrt.com 284 The Concept of Space from the Space-Individual Relationship Perspective Nihal Arda AKYILDIZ Firat University, Faculty of Architecture Elazığ, Turkey Abstract:- The concept of space can be defined as, what the individual percieves and experiences on an object plane, through the relationship that he / she establishes with the space. The acquired knowledge is a real life experience gathered by the effort to catch the essence of this concept. Every space is a different area for different experiences and a plane that holds the capacity to create different questions for the individual. Through this effort to understand, experience and interpret the space, every individual forms their own specific response for the space using their own and unique experience. In this context, each question regarding every space, has many different answers creating rich diversity of meaning for perception of the space; meanwhile putting forth the different mental structure with the interpretation ability of the individual. The study shows why the concept of space gives space flexibility and abstraction richness provided by the diversity of interpretation. In this sense, the study has been formed by a large literature review which put forward the ideas of the theorists who contribute to the definition of space concept. The perception of space has gained different meanings with different approaches of theorists in the context of the relationship established with the individual, and has revealed its own richness and diversity of meaning through its own ontology. Keywords:- Space, Space Theories, Individual-Space Relationship, Creativity, Social Life. I. INTRODUCTION The concept of space, when examined ontologically, has been the subject of many scientific researches and ecoles with its flexibility open to interpretation. The dynamic and relative structure of space; is considered as a special volume that provides flexibility and diversity to live, by loading different meanings with reference to culture and value from the perspective of the interpreter. The limits, diversity of meaning and the experiences staged in the space, gain meaning and value from these perspectives. This different understanding, the conceptual work shaped and diversified with imposed meaning and function; has been analyzed by many philosophers, sociologists and designers. In addition to examining the relations of space evolving according to the demands of human with changing time and geography, the researchers carried out studies by questioning the changing and transforming effects of space on individual and society and made explanations within this framework. Interpretations and references made according to the relation of time and space with the effect of geography; many definitions and insights on space have been produced along with the perspectives of the interpreting thinker. Definitions and interpretations created in this richness have reached to the present day, sometimes by the name of the ecole and on other times by the name of the researcher. When space is considered as a deep and multi - dimensional volume that encompasses all life in its broadest sense; it has always had an important place in our lives by expressing both the cities of countries in each geography that has become spatial and micro and macro spaces as open / closed spaces where life is staged. While macro space covers the whole city and the living spaces within the social life, the micro space includes all indoor / outdoor spatial designs. The concept of housing, which is one of the basic needs, refers to a defined and closed area as a field of communication in terms of function and location, as well as security, protection from natural conditions, sleep, eating, drinking, social and daily life. Accommodation spaces are determined by the design demands of individuals and it is a micro space area in which the user shapes and changes by constantly interfering with the design process while living. Therefore, the flexibility of the space to be transformed by actively changing; shapes the multidisciplinary design and the relationship of space with an innovative perspective, with the dialectics of what necessities bring and the necessity of those brought. Even with these user interventions, the concept of space, which can gain continuous form of variability and fluidity, is like a mercury in the hands of the designer; always acquiring fluid forms and volumes. The concept of space is not only the indispensable feature of an architectural product, but it should also be considered as the dominant element that creates an architectural product. In order to create a space, it does not necessarily have to be limited by certain obstacles from all sides. In fact, though the limitation that constitutes space can sometimes be physical, it is also likely to be only visual. For example, although light does not contain concrete barriers, it is one of the intermediaries used because of its ability to identify a space [1]. From this point of view; space is a concept that should not be considered only as the 'interior' or 'micro space' of a structure. Space is a flexible concept that can be considered as an 'outer space' or 'macro space', sometimes expressing the volumes that structures form on their own, on other times together with other structures and their environments. The remarkable point in the definition of the space is that the limitations that make up the space can not only be physical but also visual. Sometimes we see the boundaries of light, or visual elements, and on other times the environment defines the space by limiting it. This