Abstract
COMPATIBILITY OF OPPOSITES IN THE DESIGN OF RESIDENTIAL INTERIOR SPACES (AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF THE APPLICATIONS OF FENG SHUI)
The concept of opposites has emerged since the existence of creation on earth, as it is always present and exciting to human thought in its presence around it, and feng shui by its nature deals with the relationship between opposites and between owner and his residential spaces in order to achieve a dwelling that is compatible with human nature, The living space is the basic rule from which the designer sets out to design an interior space that is compatible with its occupants. The relationship between them is mutual and overlapping between its design principles in how to show the integrative interdependence at the level of those relations according to the effects of different opposites in the living space, Therefore, the research was divided into four chapters, The first chapter contains the research problem that has arisen by summarizing it as follows:" Lack of clarity integration of knowledge on the convergence of Antonyms in the interior design within the principles of applications and concepts of feng shui", The identified of the research was determined: " Disclosure of ways to employ the visual elements of interior design according to the principle of reciprocal relations of opposites in Feng Shui", The second chapter included: The theoretical framework and previous studies in three chapters, The first chapter deals with the compatibility of opposites in interior design" As for the second chapter: It deals with "Eastern Feng Shui Philosophy and Interior Space Design", As for the third chapter, it dealt with "interior residential spaces and living room", Then it was attached to the indicators of the theoretical framework, and the researcher presented previous studies and showed similarities and differences between them and the current study, The third chapter came based on the study of an analytical theory, As it was analyzed according to a questionnaire, the axes of analysis were designed according to the literature of the topic and the indicators of the theoretical framework, While the fourth chapter came with the results, conclusions, recommendations and proposals, the research ends with a list of Arab and foreign sources and The international information network.
Keywords
opposites, interior design, residential spaces, feng shui.
