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The Effects of Spatial Layout of Healthcare Facilities on Staff Communication
(Izmir Institute of Technology, 2022) İleri, Nurcan; Kasalı, Altuğ; Doğan, Fehmi
The space occupancy patterns of staff stand out as one of the basic function of spatial configurations that affects communication, behavior and teamwork in healthcare facilities. There is a strong relationship between staff communication, behavior and the occupancy of space in healthcare facilities, since space is considered as a primary factor to shape the modes of interaction involving occupants and care protocols. This study focuses on the space occupancy of nurses working in inpatient units (IU) as the primary form of data, and comparatively examines three different IUs with different spatial layouts, and contrasts and compares differences within. This research brings together different methods including on-site (observations, surveys, and interviews) and off-site (space syntax and statistical analysis) analytical techniques to understand the distinctive dimensions of space such as accessibility, visibility, and physical proximity. The findings of the study reveal the potential effects of different spatial layouts and space organizations to create different densities on circulation loads, which may in turn impact occupancy, accessibility, and visibility, and also communication within the unit. Although there are morphological differences between the three units, the findings suggest that particular key areas emerge to affect occupancy. There are particular zones -to attract dense circulation- observed in the units involving staff-related areas (nurse stations, nurse rooms, and medication preparation rooms) across the corridors in units. In addition to these particular staff-related areas, the different locations including break rooms and unit secretary workstations also emerged as locations where high levels of occupancy involving staff, patients, and visitors, was observed.
A Model To Interpret Bio-Inspired Design and Its Impact on Design Curricula
(Izmir Institute of Technology, 2019) Günaydın, Cansu; Doğan, Fehmi; Kasalı, Altuğ
Inspirations from nature is widely used in the field of design. Rising concerns about the irreversible and hazardous effects of humankind, direct the developments in the field of design and technology once again to nature. Biomimicry is a term that connotes the life and imitation of nature and this imitation can be applied also in the context of design as in many areas of life. Nowadays, design has started to use not only the simulation of the shapes of nature but also the structural and systemic features of the nature. In the field of architecture, there is a rising interest towards buildings designed by bio-inspired processes together with the seek for sustainable solutions. Architecture schools which are following the advancements in contemporary built environment and building technologies started to include bio-inspired design courses into their curriculums. Within the scope of this thesis the prominent bio-inspired architectural products are examined in order to; (1) a categorization proposal is developed to read bioinspired design approaches, (2) the impact and the place of bio-inspired design approaches in leading architectural school’s curriculum.
An Evaluation of Non-Classroom Spaces of Private Elementary Schools in I·zmir: Investigating Facors Affecting Interactions Among Students
(Izmir Institute of Technology, 2006) Kasalı, Altuğ; Doğan, Fehmi
This study investigates the role of non-classroom spaces of elementary school buildings where informal interactions among students take place in the example of private elementary schools in zmir, Turkey. The non-classroom spaces that students prefer during their free times are important in the way they facilitate peer interactions which may contribute to informal learning processes. The elementary school students' space and activity preferences were investigated in their free times by focusing on nonclassroom spaces of school buildings. Multiple case study method is used. The cases were selected among private elementary schools in zmir based on their educational programs and based on their characteristics of indoor and outdoor non-classroom spaces. Post-occupancy evaluation (POE) techniques were used to collect data. The research indicated that regardless of differences among schools, students want to interact with their friends during breaks. Students prefer to spend their free time at places that facilitate these interactions. This study provides a brief list of activities and places that students prefer during their free time. There is evidence suggesting that places where students prefer to spend time differ from one school to another in terms of indoors and outdoors. The research indicates that students involve in similar activities with different frequencies in schools studied and in case when students are given a choice between indoor and outdoor spaces with different degree of variety they are conscious of the difference and they tend to pick spaces which offer higher variety.

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