Investigation of the effects of space based on the sense and experience on interior design: The example of the Therme Vals

The experience of space is realized through spatial perception. Developing and changing lifestyles with modernization also cause changes in architecture. As a result of the user's desires and needs turning to instant consumption, it has brought the sense of sight to the forefront in architecture and all other areas and pushed other senses into the background. One of the main reasons for the preparation of the study is a criticism against the eye-centred view. Bringing the eye to the forefront and pushing other senses into the background cause spaces to be devoid of identity, character and spirit. Space experience and perception are a whole. Spatial experience gains a meaning with the meanings revealed by the perceptions. Peter Zumthor, whose life is associated with sensory contexts, strives to create atmosphere in the space by bringing the senses to the fore in his architecture. The way the senses shape the space also affects the use and application of architectural design factors. The place should appeal to all the senses. The senses are whole and the space is perceived as a whole. In the thesis study, which was prepared based on Peter Zumthor's architecture of experience and senses, three structures belonging to Zumthor, which are places of experience and senses, were examined. This play, which deals with the waltz spas in detail, was prepared as a rebellion against eye-centrism. Keywords: spatial experience, spatial perception, Peter Zumthor, design factors