Cognitive Mapping and Space Syntax Analysis of Universal Design Principles: The Case of the Üsküdar Barrier-Free Life Center

Year 2024, Volume: 9 Issue: 1, 422 - 443, 30.07.2024

Emine Banu Burkut , Bilgehan Yılmaz Çakmak

https://doi.org/10.30785/mbud.1410694

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to examine universal design concepts and principles. Within the scope of the research, the spatial and structural features of the Istanbul-Üsküdar Barrier-Free Life Center were examined. The space syntax analysis method was applied in order to access the numerical data of the syntactic analysis of the space, and cognitive mapping analysis was performed in order to reflect the spaces formed in the minds of individuals in the cognitive maps of the space on the drawings. The participants and the sample were selected among individuals who use this place via the random sampling method. As a result of this research, the design features of a space used by disabled and non-disabled individuals, design criteria, syntagmatic features of the space, and cognitive features of the space were determined, and inferences that can serve as examples for the spaces to be built in the future were presented.

Keywords

Design for all, inclusive design, universal design, accessibility, architecture.

Thanks

This article, Konya Technical University Instıtute of Graduate Studies Master's Thesis Seminar in the Department of Architecture. The data for this article were collected during the master's thesis seminar. This research was presented as a master thesis seminar on June 20, 2023. Before the research, necessary permissions were obtained from Üsküdar Municipality and Üsküdar Barrier-Free Life Center managers and administrators. This article was presented at the XIIth International Üsküdar Symposium on October 13-15, 2023. The article complies with national and international research and publication ethics. Ethics Committee approval in the study, Ethics Committee of the University of Konya Technical University 02.06.2023 dated, meeting number 2023/05 and E-2443673-051.99-115602 decision number.

Evrensel Tasarım İlkelerinin Bilişsel ve Dizimsel Analizi: Üsküdar Engelsiz Yaşam Merkezi Örneği

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı, evrensel tasarım kavramları ve ilkeleri incelenerek Üsküdar Engelsiz Yaşam Merkezi örneği üzerinden açıklanmaya çalışılacaktır. Araştırma kapsamında Üsküdar Engelsiz Yaşam Merkezi yapısal, mekânsal ve iç mekân özellikleri incelemektir. Bu araştırmada uygulanan yöntem mekânın dizimsel analizinin sayısal verilerine ulaşabilmek için mekân dizim analizi (space syntax) ve mekânın bilişsel haritalarında bireylerin zihinlerinde oluşan mekânların çizime yansıtılması amacıyla bilişsel haritalama analizi (cogntive mapping analysis) yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın evrenini Üsküdar Yaşam Merkezi ve örneklemi ise bu mekânı kullanan (engelli veya engelsiz) bireyler arasından rastgele örnekleme yöntemiyle seçilmiştir. Bu araştırma sonucunda engelli ve engelsiz bireylerin kullandıkları bir mekânın tasarım özellikleri, tasarım kriterleri, mekânın dizimsel özellikleri ve mekânın bilişsel özellikleri tespit edilerek gelecekte yapılacak olan mekânlar için örnek teşkil edebilecek çıkarımlar ortaya koymaktadır.

Keywords

Herkes için tasarım, kapsayıcı tasarım, evrensel tasarım, erişilebilirlik, mimari.

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