The purpose of this study is to clarify how people understands the structure of interior spaces. Therefore, we developed new cognitive map "Puzzle-Map Method", and applied to the interior spaces of 10 typical planning elementary schools. As a result, it's very important to understand the interior spaces of elementary schools that the clear structure from entrance spaces to derivation spaces, effective relationships between elements and each space, and various spatial changings, i.e. open ceiling, slope, skylight.
