A Study of Accessible Facilities of the Department of Architecture in Feng-Chia University

• Main Authors: Chen, Chun-Liang, 陳君亮
• Other Authors: Chen, Ko-Li
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 1999
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/88499204683184697900

碩士 === 東海大學 === 建築學系 === 87 === Due to lack of the research data on the instructional and learning environment of the Department of Architecture in Taiwan, especially in terms of its functionality and utility, which not only impacts the quality of teaching but also impedes student''s self-learning from their own environment. The main purposes of this study are to understand the efficiency of utilization of the institute''s space and facilities, by means of studying the students daily activities and their responses to institute''s interior design, furthermore, to examine the effectiveness of the planning and design of the Department''s building ; eventually, to collect all these data for planners, designers, researchers, and managers to improve their work in future. The context of this study includes : (1) to understand the allocation, the facilities, the compartments of the building. (2) to investigate the interactions between facilities and students activities. (3) to explore the effectiveness of atrium and high-raise of this building from users. This study used questionnaire as a main research tool. This study tried to analyze and compare how effectively the whole environment has been used, and through observation and interviews, to clarify the problems and to explain the phenomenon we found from the questionnaire. The conclusion shows: 1. High-raise of building offers a better environment, but some teaching curricula are limited to extend to outdoor. It is also less possible to make any extension of the building later on. 2. The design of atrium improves the ventilation and lighting condition, but which is also besieged by the surrounding noises. 3. Most people could appreciate the purpose of classrooms serving as a place for teaching and learning, which justifies the necessity of setting classrooms in department''s building. 4. Most studios are situated in the easily accessible location, and the ventilation and lighting condition are also amicable. The environment however is quite uncanny and insufficient in terms of the space. The fact that all three main activities, teaching, drafting and presentation, share the same space may also pose some negative impact on each other. 5. Neglecting the part of prior programming will not only be overloading the designer''s responsibilities, but also be easy to expose the using problems after the building''s completion. 6. The designers skillfully solved the physical limitation of the building by using atrium. However, some of the arrangement of facilities are not properly designed. The physical environment with regard to the purpose of teaching is well arranged, however, the relationship between different several spaces is not properly taken care of ; neither is the prior planning of all the facilities arrangement. 7. The main issue that affects its functionality is the management. The concept of serving and the method to serve its users is demonstrated by proper management, thus only through prior and effective communication of the managerial policies with planners and designers will the full function of facilities be exerted.