Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Journal of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture of Gazi University, cilt.40, sa.1, ss.237-249, 2024 (SCI-Expanded)
Previous research show that different spatial organization in cafés can affect users' perceptual evaluations. In this research, participants' perceptual evaluations of the physical environmental factors of cafés with regular, irregular and very irregular space organization were analyzed. To test the hypotheses of this research, the participants were asked to evaluate café spaces through a developed survey form. Research data was obtained from 192 participants with the help of a detailed survey. According to the analysis of the survey data, it was determined that the physical environmental factors of the regular café were perceived more positively for appeal (inviting, restful and warm), planning (well-organized, wellplanned) and freedom (roomy, uncluttered, uncrowded, large, wide, free-space and simple) factors than the irregular and very irregular cafes. In addition, it was determined that the irregular cafe was perceived more positively for all elements than the very irregular cafe. Accordingly, it seems that cafés are perceived more negatively depending on the increase in irregular. On the other hand, it was determined that the age difference of the participants was not statistically effective in the perception of the environmental factors of cafés with different furniture arrangements, but the differences in the participants' profession, gender and education level were effective. Therefore, it was determined that those who received design education, women and those with higher education had a more negative approach in their perceptual evaluations. The results of this research clearly showed that the different furniture arrangements often encountered in café cause significant effects on users' perceptual evaluations.