INVESTIGATION OF DAYLIGHT IN UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BUILDINGS: İHSAN DOĞRAMACI BILKENT UNIVERSITY AND MERSIN UNIVERSITY

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2023-5-5

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Dökmeci, Kaan

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Daylight enhances our perception and greatly influences our psychological and physical well-being. Architecture recognizes daylight as a fundamental element, facilitating our lives. The extensive use of artificial lighting during the day masks the limitations of daylight design approaches within today’s structures. Lately, there has been a stronger emphasis on energy efficiency and visual comfort, prompting a more careful assessment of daylighting design effectiveness. Utilization of daylight in accordance with users' needs and building functions within contemporary architecture provides development of methods and strategies in architecture. In the case of faculty buildings, daylight serves to enhance the productivity and creativity of students, making it a crucial element for education and development. This study focuses on investigating daylighting strategies in two university campuses, Mersin University and İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, both designed by architect Erkut Şahinbaş. The research aims to identify various architectural daylighting strategies, in different levels such as site planning, solar orientation of the buildings, and architectural solutions such as side lighting, top lighting, or a combination of both. Through an examination of the strengths and weaknesses of each campus's approach, the research provides valuable insights and best practices for daylighting in educational spaces. Ultimately, the thesis seeks to bridge the gap between the potential of daylighting and its actual implementation in architectural design, fostering spaces that promote well-being, productivity, and a seamless connection to the surrounding natural environment. The findings contribute to a better understanding of the role of daylighting in educational settings and offer practical guidance for architects and designers to optimize daylight usage in future projects.

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Daylight, Daylighting Strategies, İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, Mersin University, Erkut Şahinbaş

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/104413

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Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Thesis