Abstract Turkish-Germans who first arrived in Germany as ‘guests’ in the 1960s hold diverging att... more Abstract Turkish-Germans who first arrived in Germany as ‘guests’ in the 1960s hold diverging attitudes towards their habitat, proving that it remains a negotiated reality to this day. The place they migrated to some time ago has now come to be referred to as ‘here’ or ‘home’, after years of this group’s public and private grappling with the concept. This paper examines the home-making practices of people of Turkish descent in Geesthacht, a German city in the Schleswig-Holstein region. We presume the environment still offers opportunities for Turkish-Germans to display physical amenities that are essential for the development and expression of their transnational identities. Through the use of individual memory and personal narratives, we pledge to understand how different generations have manifested belonging and identity formation in the material and immaterial practices of their home environments, and from this understanding create a narrative of Geesthacht.
In an attempt to bridge the gap between architectural/interior design practice and education, ‘at... more In an attempt to bridge the gap between architectural/interior design practice and education, ‘atmosphere’ as a prolific contemporary architectural debate in practice and theory is covered by the experiment of ‘Staging Poe’ carried out as a first year Design Studio through the study of Edgar Allen Poe’s selected poems. Poe’s 1846 text of ‘The Philosophy of Composition’, unfolding his analytical method of writing and emphasis on “effect” in poetry, provides a ground for experimenting with facets of materiality and structuring the studio. Aiming to cultivate intuitive design experiments of students into informed processes in hybridizing conceptual/textual and material/sensual aspects, studio is structured in two phases. In the first phase, “materialization”, idiosyncratic interpretations of students from words to materials with a focus on tectonic experiments and haptic experiences are sought in between materializing and dematerializing processes. In the second phase, the “atmospheric...
This paper tackles the social and spatial needs and expectations of non-traditional alternative h... more This paper tackles the social and spatial needs and expectations of non-traditional alternative households (lone-person households, single parent families, dinks and house sharing friends) as the neglected actors of the built environment in Turkey and Istanbul in particular. The proposed research model makes use of both qualitative and quantitative methods in a dialectical relationship so as to obtain methodological triangulation. Such a mixed method, which allows taking advantage of diverse data collecting techniques and instruments (a short questionnaire, semantic differential scale, semi-structured interview, photo interview, field notes, photos and sketches), requires experiments on analyzing and displaying the data. At this point, architecture provides a basis to enhance different ways of data visualization, especially the qualitative one. This paper puts a special emphasis on data display techniques. Built environment in different scales -ranging from domestic to city scaleis ...
The Turkish Republic Ministry of Health launched the ‘National Mental Health Action Plan’ in 2011... more The Turkish Republic Ministry of Health launched the ‘National Mental Health Action Plan’ in 2011, while aiming to develop a community-centred treatment model in the mental healthcare domain in tandem with the recent trend towards patient oriented approaches worldwide. So, as the old-fashioned hospital-centred approach is subjected to change, ‘Community Mental Health Centres’ (CMHC) are established as pilot projects throughout the country. In the light of these facts, ITU-Istanbul Technical University has conducted an initial research project in collaboration with NPH-Erenkoy Neuro Psychiatric Hospital-Istanbul, to depict the current situation and to generate the future solutions for patient oriented healing environments. Three CMHCs from the initial implementations in Istanbul Turkey were chosen as case studies. By focusing on the methodology of design by research and the strategies of EBD-Evidence Based Design, an intensive research project was organised with the funds of TUBITAK- The National Scientific and Research Council of Turkey. Within the scope of the research more than 60 participants (patients, staff and patient families) from three-selected CMHC have been interviewed in order to develop interim design strategies for patient centred healing and caring environments and create first generation design criteria sets for CMHC units. Thus, referring to this national research project on CMHCs - the first research project of its kind - this paper aims to share the initial outputs of the research and open up the proposed design criteria for CMHCs for a broader discussion. The paper is divided into four subsections. The first section briefly introduces the research and frames the discussion. Subsequently, the scope and the methodology of the study is reflected in the second section, which is then pursued with the introduction of design criteria for CMHC gathered through the EBD strategies in the third section. Lastly, the discussion is finalized with concluding remarks.
This paper explores how to begin interior architecture education and provides a fertile ground on... more This paper explores how to begin interior architecture education and provides a fertile ground on which students can tackle design departures. Narratives are studied as a vehicle and an opportunity for self–expression and discovery for first–year students to explore and produce atmospheres. The project Staging Poe draws its narrative inspirations from Edgar Allan Poe's poems. It proposes to approach atmosphere through a narrative method, by translating words into materiality. Narratives of literary works are proposed to novice students as starting points while stepping into the not–yet–familiar ways of the design process. Staging Poe further envisions a first–year design studio rooted in ongoing contemporary debates on the theory and practice of atmosphere and materiality in tandem with technology. The objective is to inspire a new generation of interior architecture students. This paper begins by discussing the theory of atmospheres and the potential role of narratives in explo...
The Patient-Doctor Dynamics: Examining Current Trends in the Global Healthcare Sector, 2018
The Turkish Republic Ministry of Health launched the ‘National Mental Health Action Plan’ in 2011... more The Turkish Republic Ministry of Health launched the ‘National Mental Health Action Plan’ in 2011, while aiming to develop a community-centred treatment model in the mental healthcare domain in tandem with the recent trend towards patient oriented approaches worldwide. So, as the old-fashioned hospital-centred approach is subjected to change, ‘Community Mental Health Centres’ (CMHC) are established as pilot projects throughout the country. In the light of these facts, ITU-Istanbul Technical University has conducted an initial research project in collaboration with NPH-Erenkoy Neuro Psychiatric Hospital-Istanbul, to depict the current situation and to generate the future solutions for patient oriented healing environments. Three CMHCs from the initial implementations in Istanbul Turkey were chosen as case studies. By focusing on the methodology of design by research and the strategies of EBD-Evidence Based Design, an intensive research project was organised with the funds of TUBITAK-...
Abstract Turkish-Germans who first arrived in Germany as ‘guests’ in the 1960s hold diverging att... more Abstract Turkish-Germans who first arrived in Germany as ‘guests’ in the 1960s hold diverging attitudes towards their habitat, proving that it remains a negotiated reality to this day. The place they migrated to some time ago has now come to be referred to as ‘here’ or ‘home’, after years of this group’s public and private grappling with the concept. This paper examines the home-making practices of people of Turkish descent in Geesthacht, a German city in the Schleswig-Holstein region. We presume the environment still offers opportunities for Turkish-Germans to display physical amenities that are essential for the development and expression of their transnational identities. Through the use of individual memory and personal narratives, we pledge to understand how different generations have manifested belonging and identity formation in the material and immaterial practices of their home environments, and from this understanding create a narrative of Geesthacht.
In an attempt to bridge the gap between architectural/interior design practice and education, ‘at... more In an attempt to bridge the gap between architectural/interior design practice and education, ‘atmosphere’ as a prolific contemporary architectural debate in practice and theory is covered by the experiment of ‘Staging Poe’ carried out as a first year Design Studio through the study of Edgar Allen Poe’s selected poems. Poe’s 1846 text of ‘The Philosophy of Composition’, unfolding his analytical method of writing and emphasis on “effect” in poetry, provides a ground for experimenting with facets of materiality and structuring the studio. Aiming to cultivate intuitive design experiments of students into informed processes in hybridizing conceptual/textual and material/sensual aspects, studio is structured in two phases. In the first phase, “materialization”, idiosyncratic interpretations of students from words to materials with a focus on tectonic experiments and haptic experiences are sought in between materializing and dematerializing processes. In the second phase, the “atmospheric...
This paper tackles the social and spatial needs and expectations of non-traditional alternative h... more This paper tackles the social and spatial needs and expectations of non-traditional alternative households (lone-person households, single parent families, dinks and house sharing friends) as the neglected actors of the built environment in Turkey and Istanbul in particular. The proposed research model makes use of both qualitative and quantitative methods in a dialectical relationship so as to obtain methodological triangulation. Such a mixed method, which allows taking advantage of diverse data collecting techniques and instruments (a short questionnaire, semantic differential scale, semi-structured interview, photo interview, field notes, photos and sketches), requires experiments on analyzing and displaying the data. At this point, architecture provides a basis to enhance different ways of data visualization, especially the qualitative one. This paper puts a special emphasis on data display techniques. Built environment in different scales -ranging from domestic to city scaleis ...
The Turkish Republic Ministry of Health launched the ‘National Mental Health Action Plan’ in 2011... more The Turkish Republic Ministry of Health launched the ‘National Mental Health Action Plan’ in 2011, while aiming to develop a community-centred treatment model in the mental healthcare domain in tandem with the recent trend towards patient oriented approaches worldwide. So, as the old-fashioned hospital-centred approach is subjected to change, ‘Community Mental Health Centres’ (CMHC) are established as pilot projects throughout the country. In the light of these facts, ITU-Istanbul Technical University has conducted an initial research project in collaboration with NPH-Erenkoy Neuro Psychiatric Hospital-Istanbul, to depict the current situation and to generate the future solutions for patient oriented healing environments. Three CMHCs from the initial implementations in Istanbul Turkey were chosen as case studies. By focusing on the methodology of design by research and the strategies of EBD-Evidence Based Design, an intensive research project was organised with the funds of TUBITAK- The National Scientific and Research Council of Turkey. Within the scope of the research more than 60 participants (patients, staff and patient families) from three-selected CMHC have been interviewed in order to develop interim design strategies for patient centred healing and caring environments and create first generation design criteria sets for CMHC units. Thus, referring to this national research project on CMHCs - the first research project of its kind - this paper aims to share the initial outputs of the research and open up the proposed design criteria for CMHCs for a broader discussion. The paper is divided into four subsections. The first section briefly introduces the research and frames the discussion. Subsequently, the scope and the methodology of the study is reflected in the second section, which is then pursued with the introduction of design criteria for CMHC gathered through the EBD strategies in the third section. Lastly, the discussion is finalized with concluding remarks.
This paper explores how to begin interior architecture education and provides a fertile ground on... more This paper explores how to begin interior architecture education and provides a fertile ground on which students can tackle design departures. Narratives are studied as a vehicle and an opportunity for self–expression and discovery for first–year students to explore and produce atmospheres. The project Staging Poe draws its narrative inspirations from Edgar Allan Poe's poems. It proposes to approach atmosphere through a narrative method, by translating words into materiality. Narratives of literary works are proposed to novice students as starting points while stepping into the not–yet–familiar ways of the design process. Staging Poe further envisions a first–year design studio rooted in ongoing contemporary debates on the theory and practice of atmosphere and materiality in tandem with technology. The objective is to inspire a new generation of interior architecture students. This paper begins by discussing the theory of atmospheres and the potential role of narratives in explo...
The Patient-Doctor Dynamics: Examining Current Trends in the Global Healthcare Sector, 2018
The Turkish Republic Ministry of Health launched the ‘National Mental Health Action Plan’ in 2011... more The Turkish Republic Ministry of Health launched the ‘National Mental Health Action Plan’ in 2011, while aiming to develop a community-centred treatment model in the mental healthcare domain in tandem with the recent trend towards patient oriented approaches worldwide. So, as the old-fashioned hospital-centred approach is subjected to change, ‘Community Mental Health Centres’ (CMHC) are established as pilot projects throughout the country. In the light of these facts, ITU-Istanbul Technical University has conducted an initial research project in collaboration with NPH-Erenkoy Neuro Psychiatric Hospital-Istanbul, to depict the current situation and to generate the future solutions for patient oriented healing environments. Three CMHCs from the initial implementations in Istanbul Turkey were chosen as case studies. By focusing on the methodology of design by research and the strategies of EBD-Evidence Based Design, an intensive research project was organised with the funds of TUBITAK-...
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