The Perception Of Space

The place is a kind of living environment which includes material factors and humanities'. That is an expressive way of building environment. The phenomenology discards the idea that buildings are judged merely in the way of function and geometrical construction ,and regards the living world as the essential space-pattern. As a link, phenomenology combine the geometrical space with living space. Therefore, the design according to phenomenology will lead the people satisfying material need to a broader mental outlook. The people will dwell in the place that is rich in poetic flavour.In the view of the author, the structure is the most important factor among the whole factors which organize the place. Thus, the article will discuss how to organize the place in four sides. The four sides include distinct structure which could be strongly impressed, the centre and place, the route and axis, the territory and district.The place will be constructed in definite surroundings. Natural surrounding is the main source which initiates the design of place. Among the natural factors, the author choose water feature design, natural rays and listening buildings to analyze how the natural factors be put into the design according to the place .The human element of a spot can only be realized with integration with presence of subject. The subject enters the place through the events happening. Association is a kind of deep expression that subject perceive the place. The discussion about the events and association will lead the rich and colorful living world to the abstract geometrical space.Because of subject is the difference between the place and the building related to functionalism, the article will be ended in the perception that the author once experienced the 798 factories.