Alberto Perez Gomez, Peter Zumthor, and Steven Holl emphasize on the phenomenology in their design processes. Their compositions and beliefs are evidences of the power of phenomenon. In addition, they argue that the sensory experience between the architectural object and the audience of it should be complimentary. These designers are famous for reviving the emotion evoking spaces through expression of light and shadow, material, and intimate human perception. The manifestation of this theory will
PHENOMENOLOGY IN ARCHITECTRE BY SETAYESH NEJADI Everyone has experienced an extra-ordinary sensation while spending time in heritage sites such as tombs, shrines, castels, etc. The feeling of well-being and harmony is a conseuence of our presence in that place. Concerning Peter Zumthors definition of «Atmosphere», our context, spaces that act as a background of our daily life, apart from how they visually appear to us, can cause changes in our moods and feelings. Although the matter of phenomenology
perceiving the atmosphere within. 2. Atmosphere To some extent, atmosphere is your first impression of a building or a space, it is how you instantly feel about it, the intensity and the mood you get at that very moment. Peter Zumthor mentioned that first impressions of architecture are significant, as they are something spontaneously happen in our subconscious, where we realize and get the atmosphere through our sensory organs quickly. Such immediate form of perception enables