Analysis of the Correlation Between Layout and Wayfinding Decisions in Hospitals

Esra Aksoy¹, Dicle Ayd�n², G�khan �skifo�lu³
¹Ayd�n Adnan Menderes University, Program of Architectural Restoration, Ayd�n, Turkey
²Necmettin Erbakan University, Department of Architecture, Konya, Turkey
³European University of Lefke, Department of Computer and Instructional Technology Teacher Education, KKTC

As a research topic of several disciplines such as psychology, sociology, and especially architecture, wayfinding is always on the agenda and is open to research. In this paper, the relationships between the wayfinding decisions of the users in hospitals and the layout of the hospitals were examined on inexperienced users. Hospitals, which are places where people frequently visit and compete over time to gain their health during their visits, are public spaces with the highest circulation of users during the day. For this reason, hospitals were preferred as research areas. Factors affecting the spatial perception of the users during wayfinding were tested in the real space scene. The relationship between wayfinding decisions of users and the layout of the hospital was analyzed by VGA over GoPro camera according to the selected routes. The wayfinding behavior analysis of the users was conducted with the GoPro camera. In addition, the VGA of the plans consisting of routes was performed with Depthmap software. Finally, the numerical data obtained from both analyzes were interpreted using the SPSS 24 statistical package and appropriate digital analysis. As a result of the analysis, it was revealed that the layout of a hospital is effective in the wayfinding decisions of the users due to several spatial variables, and the layout and the wayfinding behavior are closely related.

Keywords: Hospital designs, perception of space, plan layout; space syntax; wayfinding.

Hastanelerde Plan �emas� ve Y�n Bulma Kararlar� Aras�ndaki �li�kinin Analizi

Esra Aksoy¹, Dicle Ayd�n², G�khan �skifo�lu³
¹Ayd�n Adnan Menderes �niversitesi, Mimari Restorasyon Program�, Ayd�n
²Necmettin Erbakan �niversitesi, Mimarl�k B�l�m�, Konya
³Lefke Avrupa �niversitesi, Bilgisayar ve ��retim Teknolojileri ��retmenli�i B�l�m�, KKTC

Son y�llarda ba�ta mimarl��n olmak üzere psikoloji, sosyoloji gibi bir �ok disiplinin de ara�t�rma konusu olan y�n bulma, ara�t�r�lmaya a��k gündemde olan bir konudur. Bu �al��mada hastanelerde kullan�c�lar�n y�n bulma kararlar� ile hastanelerin plan �emalar� aras�ndaki ili�ki deneyimsiz kullan�c�lar üzerinde incelenmi�tir. Insanlar�n s�k�a ziyaret etti�i ve ziyaret ederken sa�l��na kavu�mak i�in zamanla yar��t�� mekanlar olan hastaneler, gün i�ersinde en fazla kullan�c� sirkülasyonuna sahip kamusal mekanlard�r. Bu yüzden ara�t�rma alan� olarak hastane mek�n� tercih edilmi�tir. Kullan�c�lar�n y�nlerini bulurken mekansal alg�lar�n� etkileyen fakt�rler ger�ek mek�n sahnesinde test edildi. Kullan�c�lar�n y�n bulma kararlar� ile hastanenin plan �emas� aras�nda ili�ki se�ilen rotalar üzerinden GoPro kamera arac�l�� ve VGA ile incelendi. GoPro kamera arac�l��yla kullan�c�lar�n y�n bulma davran�� analizi, Depthmap yaz�l�m� arac�l��yla da rotalar�n yer ald�� planlar�n VGA ger�ekle�tirildi. Son olarak her iki analizden elde edilen say�sal veriler uygun say�sal ��zümlemelerle SPSS 24 istatistik paketiyle yorumlanm��t�r. Analizler neticesinde kullan�c�lar�n y�n bulma kararlar�nda hastanenin plan �emas�n�n bir�ok mekansal de�i�kene ba�l� olarak etkili oldu�u ve y�n bulma davran�� ile plan �emas�n�n yüksek ili�kili oldu�u tespit edilmi�tir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Hastane tasar�mlar�, mekan alg�s�, plan düzeni; mekan dizimi; y�n bulma.

Esra Aksoy, Dicle Ayd�n, G�khan �skifo�lu. Analysis of the Correlation Between Layout and Wayfinding Decisions in Hospitals. Megaron. 2020; 15(4): 509-520

Corresponding Author: Esra Aksoy, T�rkiye

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