Abstract:

Currently, coffee houses are preferred as places for dining, spend their free time, chat, relax and socialize. It is extremely important that these places, which are increasing in number, provide customers with an appealing design. At this point, the study aims to examine the relationship between coffee houses and their users. Three cafes located on the same street in Beşirli District of Trabzon province were selected as the study area of the research carried out. The high concentration of cafes in these regions and the fact that they were preferred by the users played a significant role in selecting the research area. A questionnaire was administered to the users who were present in the three cafes that make up the study area. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with a total of 150 users, with 50 participants in each cafe. The data of the study were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics program. The analysis focused on exploring the reasons behind, the preference of cafes in terms of space-user relationship were examined under the titles of spatial, aesthetic and comfort characteristics. The study aims to uncover the factors influencing for the design criteria of the new places to be built by revealing the reasons for the users to prefer coffee places, especially cafes.

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