A Phenomenological Study of Islamic Architecture in Iran Case Study: Abbasian House, Kashan

Architecture, as an art which evokes worship and devotion, has been the ground of unity and integrity and a distinguishing feature of the Iranian-Islamic culture since centuries ago. However, with the arrival of modernity, architecture underwent tangible changes. Modern architecture is based on the rationalism and positivism of empty spaces, and even though endowed with the highest scientific facilities and technologies, it is in need of a spiritual breath to be blown upon it.
Human existence has a spatial nature; its essence is in the world, and intertwined with it. Therefore, the existence of the geographical life world, especially its spatial aspects, is the basis of the existence of the social life world. With an Introversive perception of space, human being comes to an “identity with space” and sees his own identity in the mirror of the surrounding space.
Taking into account the effects of space on human perception and the richness of Persian architecture on one hand, and the modern developments in contemporary architecture in Iran on the other , this paper is a case study of “The Abbasian House " as a place with distinguishing elements of Iranian-Islamic architecture by means of the phenomenological method.
The perception of relaxation in the house, the spiritual perception towards the domes, the perception of the spatial potentialities of solitude in the house, the expression of interest for the architectural style of the house and the ability of the contemporary (visitor) to decode the veiling principle, are among the results of this study.