THE GENEROUS SPACE, A CONNECTING CONCEPT FOR A WORLD IN MOTION.

The Generous Space, an interwoven concept for a world in motion.

This research by design has led to the concept of 'the generous space'. A generous space is a place that allows people to transcend themselves. It arises from trust, grows with imagination and strives for interconnectedness. A generous space is a place that brings people into motion. It aims to inspire people to make life richer by adding more nuances and layers. It provides safe and free in-between spaces for both touch points and differences. Evolving spatial interventions challenge action and interaction. Making a space more generous is going beyond the constraint of necessity in order to take the freedom to realize a dream. The concept of generous space has been brought together in a manifesto. The manifesto offers direction to the creators of a generous space, always with growth in mind, because a generous space is never finished. This research has emerged from the design practice of TC PLUS in which, over a twenty-year period (2000-2020), some forty sacred spaces were realized and some eighty teams were guided in their search for room for sacredness. The main question here was how to create a context in a super-diverse society where diversity enriched the search for meaning and responded to the desire for wholeness.