OLD BUILDING, NEW USAGE: CASE STUDY OF A CREATIVE PRACTICE FOR AN ART STUDIO SPACE DESIGN BASED ON USERS’ MENTAL NEEDS
Year: 2018
Editor: Elies Dekoninck, Andrew Wodehouse, Chris Snider, Georgi Georgiev, Gaetano Cascini
Author: Dan Shao, Yukari Nagai
Series: ICDC
Section: POSTER 1: SHORT PRESENTATIONS
Page(s): 77-84
ISBN: 9781912254071
Abstract
This study is aimed at building a creative practice for old building renewal considering an art studio space designed from the perspective of users’ needs. The adaptive reuse of a 90-year-old dining hall served as a prototype for exploring the feasibility of such a practice. First, semi-structured interviews were conducted with the employees of the workspace to uncover problems within the existing office space, and then, a questionnaire was used to capture the specific elements that affected user needs. Second, a set of thinking models were created to express users’ needs during the design processes. Finally, applying semantic differential method, the art studio space was evaluated after the work was completed to clarify the progress with regard to users’ satisfaction. Thus, we made a practical contribution that brought new life to an old building and built a creative space for users by employing a sustainable environmental design.
Keywords: Old building renewal, Creative practice, Users’ mental needs.