INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE IN THE SCOPE OF HUMANITARIAN AID: “SHELTER PROJECTS” EXAMPLES

Year 2023, , 246 - 264, 30.12.2023

Gülşah Şenocak , Bilge Onaran

https://doi.org/10.35379/cusosbil.1397236

Abstract

In emergency situations where people have to move away from their secure environment, one of the most basic needs that arise in crisis management is shelter. Every year, these types of crises arise due to both natural and human-made disasters. In order to meet the basic needs of displaced people, various sheltering projects are put forward. Disaster sheltering is a field of study that needs to be mastered on its own. Interior architecture is not only a discipline for luxury consumption but also reveals the main field of work that aims to increase the quality of life and to find solutions to the need for accommodation. This study aims to reveal the relationship between the design criteria expressed in the projects and the interior design criteria in disaster sheltering by evaluating the shelter projects implemented in different locations worldwide. The eighth booklet of the “Shelter Projects” reports published by the Global Shelter Cluster (GSC) platform is taken as an example of the study. Interior design criteria for disaster sheltering were read from the analysis data of 15 projects in the report. Using descriptive content analysis, the conducted qualitative research examines the relationship between the literature of the interior architecture discipline and disaster sheltering practice. The study has resulted in an effort to determine the position and significance of interior architectural design practice within the discipline.

Keywords

Humanitarian Aid, Disaster Sheltering, Disaster Relief Shelters, Shelter Projects

İNSANİ YARDIM BARINMA ALANINDA İÇ MİMARLIK: “SHELTER PROJECTS” ÖRNEKLERİ

Abstract

Yaşanan herhangi bir acil durum insanları yaşadıkları yerlerden uzaklaşmak durumunda bırakıyorsa, kriz yönetiminde ortaya çıkan en temel gereksinimlerden biri barınma olmaktadır. Her yıl gerek doğal afetlerden gerek insani felaketlerden kaynaklı bu tip krizler doğmaktadır. Yerinden edilmiş insanların temel gereksinimlerini karşılamak amacıyla çeşitli barınma projeleri ortaya konmaktadır. Acil durum ve barınma kendi başına uzmanlaşması gereken bir çalışma alanıdır. İç mimarlık sadece lüks tüketime yönelik bir disiplin değil, yaşam kalitesini artırmaya çalışan, barınma gereksinimine çözüm üretmeyi amaçlayan temel çalışma alanını ortaya koymaktadır. Bu çalışmada, dünyadaki aktif sahalardan gelen acil durum barınma projeleri incelenerek, raporlarda ifade edilen tasarım ölçütleri ile acil durum barınma alanında iç mekan tasarım kriterleri arasındaki ilişkinin ortaya konması amaçlanmıştır. Araştırma acil durum barınma alanı ile iç mimarlık disiplininin çalışma sahasının kesiştiğini ortaya koymaya yöneliktir. Global Shelter Cluster (GSC) platformu tarafından yayımlanan “Shelter Projects” raporlarının sekizinci kitapçığı çalışmanın örneği olarak ele alınmıştır. Raporda yer alan 15 projenin analiz verileri, acil durum barınma alanında mekan tasarımına yönelik kriterler üzerinden okunmuştur. Yürütülen nitel araştırma betimleyici içerik analizi kullanarak, iç mimarlık disiplininin literatür ile acil durum barınma pratiği arasındaki bağını irdelemektedir. Yapılan değerlendirme ile iç mimarlık tasarım pratiğinin alandaki yeri ve önemi belirlenmeye çalışılmıştır.

Keywords

İnsani Yardım, Acil Durum ve Barınma, Geçici Afet Barınakları, Shelter Projects

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