Abstract:

Many strategies with the themes of livability and sustainability have been developed in solving environmental problems arising with rapid urbanization. At the basis of the strategies developed, nature and human priority quality quests have taken place and concepts such as quality of life and space quality have come to the fore. In this context, the study is built on the hypothesis that "Spatial quality is an important factor in the development of design decisions for urban outdoor spaces". For this purpose, design decisions for the physical space quality of Edirne Province Selimiye Mosque and its vicinity have been developed. In line with the study, comfort-image oriented spatial quality parameters were developed within the framework of literature information and field observations. Maps regarding transportation conditions, building-function condtions, green area conditions, occupancy space, floor heights, urban images, protected areas and registered building conditions were created in accordance to the specified parameters. As a result of the study, the strengths and weaknesses of the area were determined and various design decisions were predicted to improve the quality of the space within the scope of the findings obtained from the analyzes.

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