Assignments
Department of Interior Architecture
Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
INAR 384 USER NEEDS AND SATISFACTION IN INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
Instructor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Z. Ezgi Kahraman
FIELD STUDY
Stage 1: Analysis of the study area
You are expected to analyze the study area through the subjects mentioned below. During this stage, you are required to make a research (resources: internet, newspapers, books etc.), a field trip to Demetevler-Yenimahalle Squatter Housing Transformation Project (Demetevler-Yenimahalle Gecekondu DönüÅŸüm Projesi) Area, an interview with neighborhood officer (muhtar) and an interview with TOKI officers (TOKÄ° Projeler Dairesi) that specialized on this project.
Subjects to be examined:
- Physical features of the area
- Topography
- Geographical aspects (hills, rivers, valleys etc.)
- Climate
- Location (strategic importance)
- Topography
- Characteristics of the project area
- Housing typologies (apartment blocks, houses with gardens etc.)
- Number of storeys in different housing typologies)
- Services (social, educational, health, cultural)
- Shopping facilities (bazaar, market, mall etc.)
- Recreational facilities (parks, gardens, play ground etc.)
- Parking lots (car parking)
- Infrastructure (electricity, water, sewage system, natural gas etc.)
- Housing typologies (apartment blocks, houses with gardens etc.)
- Population of the project area
- What are the characteristics of people living in the project area? (in general)
- Family size (in general)
- What are the characteristics of people living in the project area? (in general)
- Strengths (positive aspects) of the project area
- What are the advantageous of the project area?
- What are the potentials that can be used for the development of the project are?
- What are the advantageous of the project area?
- Weaknesses (negative aspects) of the project area
- What are the disadvantageous of the project area?
- Which aspects are harmful for the development of the project area?
- What are the disadvantageous of the project area?
- Transportation network in the project area
- Which transportation vehicles are servicing to the project area?
- Is there adequate number of public transportation stations within the area?
- Which parts of the city does public transportation serve? (Kızılay, Ulus etc.)
- Which transportation vehicles are servicing to the project area?
- Characteristics of the living environment outside the project area
- Housing typologies outside the project area
- Urban facilities (transportation, cultural, educational, health, shopping etc.)
- Housing typologies outside the project area