Civil Engineering and Architecture Vol. 10(1), pp. 224 - 235
DOI: 10.13189/cea.2022.100119
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Experiencing Public Parks through Phenomenology: Case of Riffa Walk Park, Bahrain

Sandra Rachel Anil Job , Islam Hamdi Elghonaimy ^*
Department of Architecture and Interior Design, College of Engineering, University of Bahrain, Bahrain

ABSTRACT

Human beings experience the world with a natural attitude, which is often due to everyday habitual experiences. These everyday experiences require being 'in place.' It is known that the visual sense is highly dominant over other senses. By representing virtual images of architecture, which cannot be distinguished from reality, sensorial experience in spaces has been lost and has become meaningless. By introducing sensual bodily experiences in places, one can come across meaningful spatial and bodily experiences inside and outside the built environment. Senses like sight, hearing, touch, and even smell contribute to the spatial experience and pleasure. An approach that emphasizes multi-senses will not alienate people from experiencing a space. This research intends to investigate the bodily experiences within an urban place. Further, the behavioural patterns, noise levels, and issues that persist within the place are observed and recommendations are given for fostering a complete spatial experience within the site.

KEYWORDS
Phenomenology, Sense of Place, Bodily Experiences, Urban Place, Human Senses

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Sandra Rachel Anil Job , Islam Hamdi Elghonaimy , "Experiencing Public Parks through Phenomenology: Case of Riffa Walk Park, Bahrain," Civil Engineering and Architecture, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 224 - 235, 2022. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2022.100119.

(b). APA Format:
Sandra Rachel Anil Job , Islam Hamdi Elghonaimy (2022). Experiencing Public Parks through Phenomenology: Case of Riffa Walk Park, Bahrain. Civil Engineering and Architecture, 10(1), 224 - 235. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2022.100119.