Abstract
The design proposal explores the creation of a spiritual worship space through the lens of embodied spatiality, as theorised by Maurice Merleau-Ponty. Rejecting Cartesian dualism, Merleau-Ponty understands the body not as an object in space but as the subject through which space is revealed (Merleau-Ponty, 1962). The proposed space thus does not merely house worship but participates in it—evoking an encounter between body, matter, and spirit.
The architecture seeks to dissolve the boundaries between the self and the sacred by cultivating sensuous spatial relationships—spaces that are felt before they are understood, aligning with Merleau-Ponty’s concept of the “flesh of the world” (Merleau-Ponty, 1968).
Design Intentions:
The space is conceived as a threshold experience—a progression from the profane to the sacred, choreographed not through symbolic motifs but through experiential spatial experience such as texture, temperature, light, sound, and spatial rhythm. The aim is to design a space that is felt spiritually rather than visually consumed.
The architecture seeks to dissolve the boundaries between the self and the sacred by cultivating sensuous spatial relationships—spaces that are felt before they are understood, aligning with Merleau-Ponty’s concept of the “flesh of the world” (Merleau-Ponty, 1968).
Design Intentions:
The space is conceived as a threshold experience—a progression from the profane to the sacred, choreographed not through symbolic motifs but through experiential spatial experience such as texture, temperature, light, sound, and spatial rhythm. The aim is to design a space that is felt spiritually rather than visually consumed.
| Original language | English |
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| Media of output | Online |
| Publication status | In preparation - 30 Jul 2025 |