Revising the Principles of Designing Based on Promoting Social Interactions (Case Study: Designing a Religious-Complex)

One of the most significant issues in architectural design is to take into account the users’ needs, particularly social interactions, which in turn lead to individual growth. Weakness in expressing social interactions in designing a space is among the principle issues in today’s architecture. In fact, what was not infrequent long ago, in old religious and cultural constructions of Iran, such as mosques and other religious building, was the manifestation of people interactions and relations in the body of the constructions. Based on the observations, nowadays the individuals seem to be estranged from these spaces. This leads to a lack of fascination on the users and thus a gradual decrease in the quality of the spaces. The primary purpose of the current research is to explain the criteria of designing a religious and cultural complex, the aim of which is to increase social interaction among users. This research uses library studies, and descriptive-analytic research method. The social and physical solutions that are deduced from this research are to create the affiliation, security, public participation, accessibility, cordiality, as well as creating public and collective spaces, using climate-appropriate natural elements, and variety in form and robustness.