Sense of place is the factor that transforms a space into a place with special sensory and behavioural characteristics for individuals. Place is a sensible and perceptible space associated with memory, of which part of meaning can be traced in human experience and emotions. The key questions addressed in this article are how human beings feel the environment through form structures, and what physical components and formal factors affect human beings’ perception of a place. Finding replies to these questions requires understanding the factors and physical components causing sense of place and the effects of such factors and components both on creating sense of place and on one another. The purpose of this paper was to evaluate the effects and roles of architectural forms and structures of an environment on creating positive and negative emotions toward a place. To this end, we mention the meanings of such concepts as place, sense of place, and physical components being effective in creating sense of place, followed by an elaboration of different types of factors and components as well as their effects on creating sense of place. The data required for this study was collected using a descriptive-analytical research method combined with a case study on Hafez Garden-Tomb in the north of Shiraz and in the south of the gates of the Quran. The results indicated that both the physical environment and forms play important roles in creating sense of place through specific mechanisms. In addition, the findings of the case study showed that the structural form of Hafez Garden-Tomb consists of components having effects not only on the sense associated with the place but also on other factors creating sense of place.
