A Study of the Architectural Space Capabilities for Creating a Bed-ground to respond to Human's Needs from the Islamic Perspective

According to the views of researchers in the field of environment design، the issues of capabilities of architectural spaces to respond to human’s needs have not been tackled as they deserve it. Taking into consideration، the latest research outcomes about this subject، the present article is pursuing to discuss a comprehensive and applied model of human’s needs and levels of architectural space capabilities to make a bed-ground to meet his needs from the perspective of Islam. For this purpose، a review was made on the most important Islamic views about the subject. First، through a comparative study، the data obtained about the human’s needs was classified. Then، putting the definition made by Imam Ali (a. s.) on the degrees of human’s self as the pivot، a model of human’s need corresponding with his ‘self’ was presented. With regard to the findings and using the method of inference and logical reasoning، the capabilities of architectural space at four levels corresponding with the fourfold needs of human (physical، mental، rational and spiritual needs) were defined. At the following stage، considering the Islamic teachings، some samples of the conceptual strategies and practical approaches to create fourfold capability in architectural space were presented. Afterwards، in order to study the executive capabilities and materialize the approaches presented and their roles in creating lasting architectural works، two samples of Iranian architectural worlds، whose qualifications are confirmed by experts of architecture (Houses of Zinat-ol Molk in Shiraz and Broujerdis in Kashan) were studied and the presented approaches were retrieved in them. Finally، based on the outcomes of this research، it is possible to put forth that the architectural space can create four levels corresponding with the human’s fourfold needs. However، the important point is that the architectural space has this capability to meet the human’s physical and spiritual needs relatively، but it only can provide a ground to supply his rational and spiritual needs، because the humans’ evolutionary route is a knowledgeable and an optional issue.