OPEN SPACE IN THE CONTEXT OF SPATIAL ORGANIZATION

Özet

Designers should not neglect human psychology in their designs. Outdoor spaces that are not suitable for user needs could not promote individuals to visit and participate in activities in these spaces. Spaces that are not utilized by individuals are dead spaces. For the designs to succeed and to create inhabitable spaces, user needs should be recognized. Thus, the present study aimed to investigate spatial organization that recognizes human needs as a basis for spatial construction. In this context, an open space design model was constructed in the present study. The constructed model demonstrated that users need to perform adequate activities to fulfill their needs and adequate activities require available and suitable spaces. In other words, the study correlated the user needs, related activities and spatial facilities based on spatial organization. This model would be used in outdoor design to help create successful spaces.