Interior Architecture Project Approach with Design-oriented Thinking Model: Clinic Designs

Abstract

Interior architecture can be described as the activity of a designated space to produce solutions that are appropriate to its purpose and to solve existing problems in accordance with the decisions made. However, sometimes using conventional learning techniques to comprehend and solve real-world problems is insufficient. Therefore, through the integration of many disciplines, educational models are being developed to produce new solutions that will influence the knowledge and thinking acquired. Design-oriented thinking is also becoming more and more important in the design education process, as creativity, problem-solving and innovation are indispensable. As part of a 14-week studio study for the Interior Architecture Project-V course, the study was conducted with fourth-grade students from Selçuk University's Faculty of Architecture and Design in the fall semester of 2022–2023. The study is based on a design-oriented thinking method. The objective of the four-stage study is to enable the student to produce original and innovative projects specific to the identified problems by staying attached to a method. This will enable the student to identify the learning outcomes in the process of creative thinking and transforming thinking into an idea when designing the current clinical premises.