Browsing by Author "Afacan, Yasemin"
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Achieving inclusion in public spaces: A shopping mall case study
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Analysing the effects of critique techniques on the success of Interior Architecture Students
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2018)In architectural design education, the most significant part in the curriculum is the design studio, where students learn how to design. Critique has a crucial role in the design studio, and in determining the best and ... -
Analyzing occupants' control over lighting systems in office settings using immersive virtual environments
(Elsevier BV, 2021-06)Research has identified occupant behavior as one of the key contributors to building energy performance gap. Thus, this study systematically analyzed the impact of having personal control over lighting system on occupants' ... -
Approaching environmental human thermophysiological thresholds for the case of Ankara, Turkey
(Springer, 2020-10-27)The disclosed study undertook a ‘human centred-approach’ that ascertained and categorised environmental human thermophysiological risk factors by relating them to the human biometeorological system through the use of three ... -
Assessing creativity in design education: Analysis of creativity factors in the first-year design studio
(Elsevier, 2012-05)The aim of this study is to explore creativity in design education and identify the creativity assessment indicators in the first-year design studio. A measurement tool of 41 items that consists of the artifact creativity, ... -
A computer assisted universal design (CAUD) plug-in tool for architectural design process
(Bilkent University, 2008)Managing universal design process is a highly complex and challenging design task due to its multi-parameter characteristics. It becomes even more difficult while accommodating the needs of people with diverse impairments ... -
Designing for an ageing population: Residential preferences of the turkish older people to age in place
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Effects of daylight design features on visitors’ satisfaction of museums
(SAGE Publications, 2018)This study evaluates daylight performance in an art museum in İstanbul, Turkey to analyse the effects of daylight design features on visitors’ satisfaction in art museums. The study is based on users’ data obtained through ... -
Elderly-friendly inclusive urban environments: learning from Ankara
(Open House International Association, 2013-03)The aging population and their expectations have become a growing concern in Turkey as in other countries. This study aims to investigate interactions/relationships between the needs, demands and expectations of Turkish ... -
Ergonomic wet spaces: design factors in bathrooms designed for all
(Institute of India, 2012-06)Design decisions are directly related to efficient functioning of residential environments and equally responding these environments to diverse user demands. The most challenging decisions of architects and designers ... -
Exploring the effectiveness of blended learning in interior design education
(Routledge, 2016)This study explores how blended learning can contribute to interior design students’ learning outcomes, their engagement with non-studio courses and affect their learning achievements. Within the framework of the study, a ... -
Exploring the relationship between health and walkability
(Open House International Association, 2019-03)This study aimed to broaden Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) by including healthy urban performance attributes of the residential neighbourhoods as an additional predictor for walking behaviour. First, the study reviewed ... -
Extending the importance–performance analysis (IPA) approach to Turkish elderly people’s self-rated home accessibility
(Springer, 2019)Designers are still struggling to make good and fair home designs for elderly people. Although there are a lot of studies on accessibility in homes, there are few methodologies to rate the importance of accessible home ... -
Impact of building massing on energy efficient school buildings
(Springer, 2020)To produce energy-efficient buildings, optimization process for all design stages is necessary. Optimization starts with the massing of the building. This study investigates the impact of the five school massing typologies ... -
Impact of climate zone and orientation angle on the recurring massing school typologies in Turkey
(Springer Singapore, 2022-09-30)In this study, the impact of different climate zones on same massing typologies of a typical school building with different orientation angles was quantified through building energy simulations of a case building in Turkey. ... -
Impacts of biophilic design on the development of gerotranscendence and the Profile of Mood States during the COVID-19 pandemic
(Cambridge University Press, 2021-12-16)To live in a good mood is not only a key consideration for future age-friendly communities, but also a critical necessity for positive ageing. Despite growing evidence of correlations between contact with nature and stress ... -
The influence of sustainable design features on indoor environmental quality satisfaction in Turkish dwellings
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)The aim of this paper is to explore the influence of sustainable design features on occupants satisfaction levels with indoor environmental quality (IEQ) aspects in three types of dwellings. Satisfaction level was investigated ... -
An interdisciplinary heuristic evaluation method for universal building design
(Elsevier, 2009)This study highlights how heuristic evaluation as a usability evaluation method can feed into Current building design practice to conform to universal design principles. It provides a definition of universal usability that ... -
Introducing sustainability to interior design students through industry collaboration
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2014)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to introduce a sustainability course to interior design students and explore how working with industry could address challenges with integrating sustainability education into and ... -
Modeling a user-oriented ontology on accessible homes for supporting activities of daily living (ADL) in healthy aging
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2019)Inaccessibility of the buildings is the most common obstacle which presents barriers for older adults with different motor abilities. An inclusive design process, where elderly and designers work together, is required to ...
