| Summary: | Spatial dimension is the proper of any working situation. The space of any activity requires consideration of the activity itself in relation to its surrounding space. This article proposes a concept of space of activity that is embedded in a dual theoretical and methodological framework. The instrumental approach captures the physical and organizational dimension of space. Enaction theory captures the emerging dimension of activity space as different forms of relation and communication. In this paper we discuss the approach of intervening in design, with the objective of focusing on the flow and spatial dynamics of the activity. We put forward the idea that any activity takes place in, and determines, a material and immaterial space through actions, relationships between subjects or between subjects and surrounding objects. It is therefore necessary on the one hand to design the space as a material and organizational device, as support for the activity in an instrumental and developmental approach to activity and, on the other hand, to take into account the emerging dimension of the activity’s space. The proposed approach calls for a joint consideration of space and activity with a view to developing the activity and its spatial dimension.
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