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Design tactics for enhancing the adaptability of primary and middle schools to the new needs of postpandemic reuse

Orkan Zeynel Güzelci (Digital Fabrication Laboratory, Faculty of Architecture, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal)
Asena Kumsal Şen Bayram (Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture and Design, Maltepe University, Istanbul, Turkey)
Sema Alaçam (Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey)
Handan Güzelci (Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, Faculty of Architecture, Istanbul Kultur University, Istanbul, Turkey)
Elif Işık Akkuyu (Department of Geography, Environmental Applied Science and Management, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada)
İnanç Şencan (Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey)

Archnet-IJAR

ISSN: 2631-6862

Article publication date: 11 December 2020

Issue publication date: 30 March 2021

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Abstract

Purpose

The aim of this study is to present design tactics (DTs) for supporting the adaptability of existing primary and middle school buildings into the emerging needs of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The study introduces a novel algorithmic model for postoccupancy evaluation of the existing school buildings and provides solutions to enhance the adaptability of these buildings.

Design/methodology/approach

This study employs the DTs defined by the authors, integration of DTs to the algorithmic model and tests the usability of the proposed model in the selected sample set. The sample set consists of four primary and middle school buildings with different architectural qualities. The degrees of flexibility of the existing sample set are evaluated depending on the outcomes of the implementation.

Findings

The degrees of flexibility are achieved as a result of execution of the algorithmic model for each selected school building. Initial results of the case studies show that the flexibility of a school building is highly related to affordances and design decisions of the plan layout which were considered in the initial phases of the design process. Architectural qualities such as open plan and having sufficient voids in the interior and exterior space become prominent factors for ensuring flexibility.

Originality/value

Developing a systematic approach to the adaptation problem of primary and middle school buildings to postpandemic reuse is a novel research topic. Apart from this contextual originality, the proposed taxonomy for postpandemic reuse in terms of three levels of adaptation is a new conceptual framework. Moreover, the proposed algorithmic model itself can be considered as an original contribution, as well as a merge of qualitative values such as adaptation and flexibility with an algorithmic model.

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Acknowledgements

The research activities of the corresponding author are supported by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (Grant no: 1059B191900560).

Citation

Güzelci, O.Z., Şen Bayram, A.K., Alaçam, S., Güzelci, H., Akkuyu, E.I. and Şencan, İ. (2021), "Design tactics for enhancing the adaptability of primary and middle schools to the new needs of postpandemic reuse", Archnet-IJAR, Vol. 15 No. 1, pp. 148-166. https://doi.org/10.1108/ARCH-10-2020-0237

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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