On the Interaction Between Shared Design Studios and Interior Architecture Students: A New Spatial Experience with Extended Reality for Supporting Place Attachment

Abstract

Place attachment is one of the basic psychological needs in the human-space relationship. It
is known that the characteristics of the shared design studios have a direct effect on the space adaptation
of the user. Place attachment occurs simultaneously with the space adaptation process of the students,
therefore these two concepts have a direct relationship with each other. Open and flexible activities in
shared design studios reduces the adaptation and working efficiency of the students. It can be said that
this situation will cause problems in the sense of belonging to that kind of learning environments. It is
known that the user of the shared workspace tends to personalize the studios as a result of the need for
belonging in the place adaptation status. The process of the study is trifold; first the concept of shared
design studios was examined and researches on the concepts of personalization and belonging were
conveyed through literature reviews in order to reveal the interior design students and shared design
studio relationship. Then using literature data, a spatial belonging scale was presented to interior design
students to determine their place attachment status and augmented reality was used to test the tendency
to customize shared studio spaces accordingly. Lastly their affiliation in the hybrid environment and
their tendency to personalize the space were analyzed.

Keywords

• Shared Design Studios
• Place Attachment
• Extended reality
• Personalization
• Interior architecture education

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