COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HUMAN REQUIREMENTS IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIM 3543 HUMAN REQUIREMENTS IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ILKNUR TÜRKSEVEN DOĞRUSOY

Offered to

Architecture

Course Objective

This course aims to add the students the notion of establishing relations among human requirements, physical environment and architectural design and to equip students about functional dimension of architectural design.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to define physical and psyco-social human requirements
2   To be able to evaluate the relation among human requirements, function, space and morphological organization on different samples
3   To be able to research and present human requirements by means of building typologies

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General explanations, introducing the course
2 Process of architectural design, relations among function, material, form and scale during architectural design, Question-reply and discussion
3 Human requirements in architectural design, spatial requirements, antropometric dimensions, activity analysis, area and space requirements
4 Visual requirements, natural lighting, student presentations
5 Thermal requirements, natural lighting, natural ventilation, passive heating, Student presentations
6 Aural requirements, acoustical and louding control, Student presentations
7 Safety and security requirements, psycho-social requirements, privacy and territory etc. Student presentations
8 Mid term exam
9 Student presentations
10 Student presentations
11 Student presentations
12 Student presentations
13 Student presentations
14 Project Drawing Week

Recomended or Required Reading

Khan Academy, Udemy, Youtube online learning platforms.
Arcan E. F. & Evci F. (1999). Bina Bilgisi Çalışmaları, Tasarım Yayın Grubu: Istanbul,
Onat, E. (1990) Mekansal Organizasyonlarda Ihtiyaç Programlaması, Teknik Yayınevi: Ankara.
Aksoy, E. (1987). Mimarlıkta Tasarım Bilgisi, Hatipoğlu yayınları.
Gürsel, Y. (bt ). Mimarlık ve Çevre, Anahtar Kitaplar Yayınevi.
Steele, J. (2005). Ecological Architecture, Thames and Hudson.
Baker N.V & Steemers, K & A Fanchiotti (1993). Daylighting and Architecture: A European Reference Book, Earthscan Publications.
Türkseven Doğrusoy I. (2003). Pencerelerin/Açıklıkların Insan-Mekan Ilişkileri Kapsamında Irdelenmesi, Yayımlanmamış doktora tezi, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Izmir.
www.cibse.org. Daylighting and Architecture
www.digitool.library.mcgill.ca. Daylighting and Architectural Design.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
Theoretical lectures will be given and powerpoint presentations will be made during the course.
2. Research
Students will present their research and homework both in texts and by powerpoint (video, poster etc.) presentations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1
2
3
4
5
6


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Mid-term exam (%30)
Assignment (%30)
Final exam (%40)

Assessment Criteria

Mid term exam: %30 (LO1, LO2)
Assignment: %30 (LO3)
Final exam: %40, (LO1, LO2, LO3)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to course is compulsory

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ilknur.turkseven@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

will be announced later.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 7 1 7
Student presentations 6 1 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing report 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.155
LO.255
LO.355