Abstract

The body’s intentions are uncertain; it can experience a space at any time in its own way and change the meaning of the space. That space is no longer a physical phenomenon that remains as it was designed but a transformed space that witnesses new, unpredictable actions of the body. This is because the body is fundamentally incompatible with the physical nature of space. The body is pressed by the concrete boundaries of physical space and needs to expand with the resulting tension. The expanding body executes a release by deforming the form in an abstract or a tangible way. Understanding the body in this manner is considered important for spatial design. Within the context of the research, this tension between body and space is taken into consideration and such spaces are conceptualized as metamorphic spaces. The aim of the study is to discuss the various ways in which metamorphic spaces can emerge in daily life. This research analyzed theories about the relationship between body and space in the context of discourses about experience. The theories were then synthesized in the context of contradictions that were derived based on their relationships with experience. The following contrasts were explored: Static form—dynamic body and designed space—the body seeking meaning. The issue of meaning has been discussed within the areas of “appropriation” and “conflict.”