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Article User Satisfaction with Coffeehouses Transformed From Housing Units: An Example in the City Center of Konya, Turkey(Yildiz Technical Univ, Fac Architecture, 2016) Dinc Kalayci, Pinar; Utku, TugceHistoric buildings and more recent construction can both be repurposed as a means of adding to the habitability of a physical environment. The present study focuses on apartments that were transformed into coffeehouses in the Zafer and Alaeddin neighborhoods of Konya, Turkey. Five such renovations were categorized in terms of spatial organization, and 244 participants were surveyed to measure user satisfaction with each category. Spatial organization variables such as the type of layout (with long hall or without) and the style of layout (room concept or holistic concept) were used as independent variables, while dependent variables included frequency of use, preference of choosing a table, length of occupancy, general satisfaction, and users' perception of the location. According to the findings, the converted spaces that used a room concept (with long hall or without long hall) satisfied participants more than those with a holistic approach. Visitors responded positively to interventions that made minimal alterations and preserved the originality of the apartments, redesigning each room with a different ambiance. The study also proposes that an approach that measures user satisfaction be employed for other similar transformations.Article Citation - WoS: 1Exploring the Knowledge Level of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design Students' on Indoor Air Pollutants(Yildiz Technical Univ, Fac Architecture, 2015) Unlu, Feray; Yildirim, KemalThis study aimed to detect the knowledge levels of the final year students, attending at the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design of various universities in Turkey, on the harmful effects of the pollutants released by the interior equipment elements on human health. A detailed questionnaire developed for this purpose was administered to 95 final year students attending at the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design of Atilim University, Hacettepe University and Selcuk University. In conclusion, the study found that the participants had insufficient knowledge on the pollutants released by the interior equipment elements and that knowledge level of the participant students differed depending on the attended university. This difference may have resulted from the difference of the share of indoor air pollutants subject in the programs of the three selected universities. These results clearly point the need to allocate more space to the subject of indoor air pollutants - which have direct effects on human health-in the compulsory lesson contents of the course programs. By this way, it will be possible to educate interior architects and environmental designers who develop more sensitive and conscious approach towards human health.
